Commentary: Drone cameras and social media pages, how religion keeps up with the digital age

But religion also has to contend with the invasion of religious spaces by smartphones and its associated challenges, says NUS’ ...

Commentary: Chinese leaders must convince others of China’s peaceful rise

While China revels in its birthday celebration, the outside world is worrying about China’s aspirations to become a global ...

Commentary: Reverence for the rich and powerful hold Hong Kong back from badly needed reforms

The movement should be taking aim at vested economic interests that have entrenched inequality but do not, says the City ...

Commentary: Islamic State militant group ran an info war ‘like a viral marketing campaign’

Publicity is the lifeblood of all terrorist groups, say Anne-Marie Slaughter and Asha C Castleberry.

Commentary: I care about climate change. I don't wish to live in a Waterworld like Kevin Costner

Singapore, ASEAN and other parts of the world, facing sea level rise, must do more, says Singapore Youth for Climate Action ...

Commentary: Love for the game? Is owning a football club worth the trouble?

Peter Lim’s tussle with Valencia fans, culminating in the firing of much-loved coach Marcelino Garcia Toral, and scores of ...

Commentary: Why are we playing chicken with global recession risks?

There are now several geo-economic games of chicken playing out. Failure to compromise would lead to a collision and a global ...

Commentary: 3 reasons Forever 21’s bankruptcy doesn't spell the end of brick-and-mortar retailing

Consumers often still want to touch, feel or try a product before making a purchase, says Anthony Dukes.

Commentary: The future is tech but where is Singapore’s engineering and IT talent?

The number of graduates from STEM disciplines has fallen over the same period, even as the number of STEM jobs has surged, ...

Commentary: Parenthood should be taken off its pedestal

There is nothing innately virtuous about having children, says the Financial Times’ Janan Ganesh.

Commentary: Flying and the pain of dealing with allergies, anxieties and emergencies while up in the air

As people live, work and travel longer, whether on business or holiday, there is a greater likelihood of medical problems in ...

Commentary: Trump’s impeachment highly likely but don’t hold breath (yet) for conviction or removal

Here’s why US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and the senior Democrats calculate that they should impeach Trump now, says ...

Commentary: China’s military might is much closer to the US than you probably think

China’s military budget is usually thought to be about 40% of that of the US. In reality it's about 75%, says University of ...

Commentary: Israel’s Arabs awaken to their electoral power

Arab Israelis have been slow to realise their potential pivotal role in the nation’s politics. That’s changing, says ...

Commentary: The uncomfortable North Korea wedge between Japan and South Korea

The major divergence in Seoul and Tokyo's strategic views towards North Korea have added fuel to the bilateral fire, says ...

Commentary: Droughts and dams are drying up the Mekong river

The combination of drought and the construction of dams in China, and now in Laos, has created a new situation in the Mekong ...

Commentary: So much for eradicating corruption in Indonesia

The Indonesian Parliament’s passing of a sweeping law that many say will hamstring the Corruption Eradication Agency should be ...