Logo
Advertisement

Commentary

Advertisement
Commentary: A long life means little if we’re too sick to enjoy it

Commentary

Commentary: A long life means little if we’re too sick to enjoy it

Many people are focused on how long they live, but the real prize is in how well they live, say public health experts Dr Daniel Mahadzir and Dr Vandana Garg.

17/11/2025
Commentary: Advice to CEOs - pick up a book

Commentary

Commentary: Advice to CEOs - pick up a book
17/11/2025
Commentary: Young adults are growing increasingly economically dislocated

Commentary

Commentary: Young adults are growing increasingly economically dislocated
16/11/2025
Commentary: Many women are familiar with the fear on Ariana Grande's face when that man rushed at her

Women

Commentary: Many women are familiar with the fear on Ariana Grande's face when that man rushed at her
15/11/2025
Commentary: AI bubble trouble talk is overblown

Commentary

Commentary: AI bubble trouble talk is overblown
15/11/2025
Commentary: How Singapore should tackle food resilience after dropping '30 by 30' goal

Commentary

Commentary: How Singapore should tackle food resilience after dropping '30 by 30' goal
14/11/2025
Commentary: Critics and supporters of US-Malaysia trade deal only get it half right

Commentary

Commentary: Critics and supporters of US-Malaysia trade deal only get it half right
14/11/2025
Commentary: Feel like you can’t get a job? Here’s how to work around it

Commentary

Commentary: Feel like you can’t get a job? Here’s how to work around it
14/11/2025
Commentary: China does just enough to support Russia, same as the West does for Ukraine

Commentary

Commentary: China does just enough to support Russia, same as the West does for Ukraine
13/11/2025
Commentary: What if the AI race isn’t about chips at all?

Commentary

Commentary: What if the AI race isn’t about chips at all?
13/11/2025
Commentary: Advice to CEOs - pick up a book

Commentary

Commentary: Advice to CEOs - pick up a book
17/11/2025
Commentary: Young adults are growing increasingly economically dislocated

Commentary

Commentary: Young adults are growing increasingly economically dislocated
16/11/2025
Commentary: Many women are familiar with the fear on Ariana Grande's face when that man rushed at her

Women

Commentary: Many women are familiar with the fear on Ariana Grande's face when that man rushed at her
15/11/2025
Commentary: AI bubble trouble talk is overblown

Commentary

Commentary: AI bubble trouble talk is overblown
15/11/2025
Commentary: How Singapore should tackle food resilience after dropping '30 by 30' goal

Commentary

Commentary: How Singapore should tackle food resilience after dropping '30 by 30' goal
14/11/2025
Commentary: Critics and supporters of US-Malaysia trade deal only get it half right

Commentary

Commentary: Critics and supporters of US-Malaysia trade deal only get it half right
14/11/2025
Commentary: Feel like you can’t get a job? Here’s how to work around it

Commentary

Commentary: Feel like you can’t get a job? Here’s how to work around it
14/11/2025
Commentary: China does just enough to support Russia, same as the West does for Ukraine

Commentary

Commentary: China does just enough to support Russia, same as the West does for Ukraine
13/11/2025
Commentary: What if the AI race isn’t about chips at all?

Commentary

Commentary: What if the AI race isn’t about chips at all?
13/11/2025
Advertisement

Singapore

Commentary: How Singapore preserves 38 Oxley Road site will be key for our young nation

Commentary: How Singapore preserves 38 Oxley Road site will be key for our young nation

12/11/2025
Commentary: Singlish is so much more than ‘broken English’
Commentary: Singlish is so much more than ‘broken English’
06/11/2025
Commentary: Timely for Singapore to support retail investors seeking compensation for wrongful losses
Commentary: Timely for Singapore to support retail investors seeking compensation for wrongful losses
04/11/2025
Commentary: The hidden risks behind your gel manicure
Commentary: The hidden risks behind your gel manicure
05/11/2025
Commentary: Megan Khung's story must end in enduring change of the child protection system
Commentary: Megan Khung's story must end in enduring change of the child protection system
29/10/2025
Commentary: Young workers aren’t chasing flexible work anymore – they want job security
06/11/2025
Commentary: Conversations on kids’ screen time focus too much on quantity
06/11/2025

Malaysia

Commentary: Sabah 2025 election – will Warisan’s Shafie Apdal rise again?

Commentary: Sabah 2025 election – will Warisan’s Shafie Apdal rise again?

04/11/2025
Commentary: Malaysia’s Budget 2026 could have done more to answer its own warnings about the future
Commentary: Malaysia’s Budget 2026 could have done more to answer its own warnings about the future
07/11/2025
Commentary: Trump is dominating the ASEAN Summit before he even lands in Malaysia
Commentary: Trump is dominating the ASEAN Summit before he even lands in Malaysia
07/11/2025
Commentary: Malaysian opposition party Bersatu’s lack of discipline has given PAS more control
Commentary: Malaysian opposition party Bersatu’s lack of discipline has given PAS more control
08/10/2025
Commentary: Malaysia’s fifth-generation fighter jet problem
Commentary: Malaysia’s fifth-generation fighter jet problem
27/09/2025

China

China

Commentary: How Xi Jinping withholds promotions and power says a lot about China’s new political order

Commentary

Commentary: How Xi Jinping withholds promotions and power says a lot about China’s new political order
Commentary: How long can China play its rare earths trump card against the US?

Commentary

Commentary: How long can China play its rare earths trump card against the US?
Commentary: US and China as co-equals? Trump-Xi meeting hints at new G2 world

Commentary

Commentary: US and China as co-equals? Trump-Xi meeting hints at new G2 world
Snap Insight: Trump-Xi meeting in Busan cools tensions, but mistrust still runs deep

Commentary

Snap Insight: Trump-Xi meeting in Busan cools tensions, but mistrust still runs deep
Commentary: China needs a consumption target

Commentary

Commentary: China needs a consumption target
Commentary: China is closing the quantum technology gap

Commentary

Commentary: China is closing the quantum technology gap
Advertisement

Asia

Asia

Commentary: South Korea’s tightrope walk between China and the US

Commentary

Commentary: South Korea’s tightrope walk between China and the US
Commentary: Japan needs to treat matcha more like champagne

Commentary

Commentary: Japan needs to treat matcha more like champagne
Commentary: To join the ASEAN neighbourhood, Timor-Leste should connect with Indonesia

Commentary

Commentary: To join the ASEAN neighbourhood, Timor-Leste should connect with Indonesia
Commentary: Amazon’s layoffs show how AI is coming for India

Commentary

Commentary: Amazon’s layoffs show how AI is coming for India
Commentary: Now comes the real test of Thailand and Cambodia’s border truce

Commentary

Commentary: Now comes the real test of Thailand and Cambodia’s border truce
Commentary: ASEAN knows what Trump wants, but did it give away too much?

Commentary

Commentary: ASEAN knows what Trump wants, but did it give away too much?
Advertisement

World

Commentary: Are COP climate talks still relevant? That’s the wrong question

Commentary: Are COP climate talks still relevant? That’s the wrong question

Commentary: Why AI-fuelled layoffs will backfire on employers
Commentary: Why AI-fuelled layoffs will backfire on employers
Commentary: How women could be the key to unlocking longer life
Commentary: How women could be the key to unlocking longer life
Commentary: Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is celebrated by sceptics and frustrating scientists
Commentary: Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is celebrated by sceptics and frustrating scientists
Commentary: How Zohran Mamdani’s ‘talent for listening’ won over voters in New York mayoral election
Commentary: How Zohran Mamdani’s ‘talent for listening’ won over voters in New York mayoral election

Snap Insight

Snap Insight: Trump-Xi meeting in Busan cools tensions, but mistrust still runs deep
Snap Insight: Trump-Xi meeting in Busan cools tensions, but mistrust still runs deep
Snap Insight: Trump’s Gaza peace plan – some cause for optimism, but will it be enough?
Snap Insight: Trump’s Gaza peace plan – some cause for optimism, but will it be enough?
Snap Insight: The assassination of Charlie Kirk leaves America at a turning point
Snap Insight: The assassination of Charlie Kirk leaves America at a turning point

In Case You Missed It

Commentary: A wistful farewell to Warren Buffett’s annual letters
Commentary: A wistful farewell to Warren Buffett’s annual letters
06/11/2025
Commentary: What is the price of gold telling us?
Commentary: What is the price of gold telling us?
05/11/2025
Commentary: 10,000 steps a day, but just how many really count?
Commentary: 10,000 steps a day, but just how many really count?
03/11/2025
Commentary: Your headache is serious. Science should take it seriously
Commentary: Your headache is serious. Science should take it seriously
03/11/2025
Commentary: Extraordinarily dangerous for humanity if US resumes nuclear weapons testing
Commentary: Extraordinarily dangerous for humanity if US resumes nuclear weapons testing
01/11/2025
Commentary: A dynamite film, but a house of cards on nuclear reality
Commentary: A dynamite film, but a house of cards on nuclear reality
05/11/2025
Commentary: Nvidia’s US$5 trillion valuation redefines what Big Tech means
Commentary: Nvidia’s US$5 trillion valuation redefines what Big Tech means
06/11/2025
Commentary: Japan’s new leader revives Abe’s economic vision – with a twist
Commentary: Japan’s new leader revives Abe’s economic vision – with a twist
07/11/2025
Commentary: Pakistan is paying a high price for its Taliban strategy
Commentary: Pakistan is paying a high price for its Taliban strategy
30/10/2025
Commentary: Is the India-China detente real?
Commentary: Is the India-China detente real?
29/10/2025
Commentary: Not another work email with exclamation marks!
Commentary: Not another work email with exclamation marks!
06/11/2025
Commentary: The K in K-pop is already silent. And that’s okay
Commentary: The K in K-pop is already silent. And that’s okay
28/10/2025