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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?

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Commentary: Why China has said little about Vietnam’s South China Sea build-up

Commentary: Why China has said little about Vietnam’s South China Sea build-up

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Commentary: Elon Musk and Bill Gates were both wrong on the future of trucks

Commentary: Elon Musk and Bill Gates were both wrong on the future of trucks

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Commentary: From ‘skibidi’ to ‘tradwife’, dictionary entries are never neutral

Commentary: From ‘skibidi’ to ‘tradwife’, dictionary entries are never neutral

29/09/2025

Commentary: China plans, America reacts

Commentary: China plans, America reacts

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Commentary: Malaysia’s fifth-generation fighter jet problem

Commentary: Malaysia’s fifth-generation fighter jet problem

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Commentary: Japan faces a fundamental dilemma on counterstrike missiles

Commentary: Japan faces a fundamental dilemma on counterstrike missiles

26/09/2025

Commentary: The post-American order starts in Riyadh and Islamabad

Commentary: The post-American order starts in Riyadh and Islamabad

26/09/2025

Commentary: The race to stack internships is hurting young people

Commentary: The race to stack internships is hurting young people

25/09/2025

Commentary: The US assault on the UN rests on a tragic misunderstanding

Commentary: The US assault on the UN rests on a tragic misunderstanding

25/09/2025

Commentary: Why China has said little about Vietnam’s South China Sea build-up

Commentary: Why China has said little about Vietnam’s South China Sea build-up

30/09/2025

Commentary: Elon Musk and Bill Gates were both wrong on the future of trucks

Commentary: Elon Musk and Bill Gates were both wrong on the future of trucks

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Commentary: From ‘skibidi’ to ‘tradwife’, dictionary entries are never neutral

Commentary: From ‘skibidi’ to ‘tradwife’, dictionary entries are never neutral

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Commentary: China plans, America reacts

Commentary: China plans, America reacts

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Commentary: Malaysia’s fifth-generation fighter jet problem

Commentary: Malaysia’s fifth-generation fighter jet problem

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Commentary: Japan faces a fundamental dilemma on counterstrike missiles

Commentary: Japan faces a fundamental dilemma on counterstrike missiles

26/09/2025

Commentary: The post-American order starts in Riyadh and Islamabad

Commentary: The post-American order starts in Riyadh and Islamabad

26/09/2025

Commentary: The race to stack internships is hurting young people

Commentary: The race to stack internships is hurting young people

25/09/2025

Commentary: The US assault on the UN rests on a tragic misunderstanding

Commentary: The US assault on the UN rests on a tragic misunderstanding

25/09/2025

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Singapore

Commentary: The false dawn of Palestinian recognition

Commentary: The false dawn of Palestinian recognition

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Commentary: Singapore's mid-cap moment has finally arrived

Commentary: Singapore's mid-cap moment has finally arrived

24/09/2025

Commentary: With COE prices at another record high, alternatives to car ownership make more sense

Commentary: With COE prices at another record high, alternatives to car ownership make more sense

18/09/2025

Commentary: Singapore’s stock market is no longer just about the big boys

Commentary: Singapore’s stock market is no longer just about the big boys

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Commentary: Teenagers are dying by suicide in a world that looks connected, but isn’t

Commentary: Teenagers are dying by suicide in a world that looks connected, but isn’t

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Commentary: A challenging term ahead for Singapore’s 15th Parliament

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Commentary: Teenagers know vaping is harmful. That doesn’t mean they’ll stop

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Malaysia

Commentary: Malaysia has something great powers want

Commentary: Malaysia has something great powers want

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Commentary: Anwar holds his ground by seizing eleventh-hour deals

Commentary: Anwar holds his ground by seizing eleventh-hour deals

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Commentary: Why students from China are picking Malaysia over traditional destinations

Commentary: Why students from China are picking Malaysia over traditional destinations

31/07/2025

Commentary: Organised crime and gun violence are a vicious cycle in Malaysia

Commentary: Organised crime and gun violence are a vicious cycle in Malaysia

30/07/2025

Commentary: At 100, Dr Mahathir has a unique opportunity to shape his legacy in the era of Trump

Commentary: At 100, Dr Mahathir has a unique opportunity to shape his legacy in the era of Trump

17/07/2025

China

China

Commentary: China and South Asia need consensus on water amid tensions

Commentary: China and South Asia need consensus on water amid tensions

Commentary: What China’s weapons parade says about its military might

Commentary: What China’s weapons parade says about its military might

Commentary: What resuming direct India-China flights reveals about Modi’s and Xi’s priorities

Commentary: What resuming direct India-China flights reveals about Modi’s and Xi’s priorities

Commentary: Look beyond the spectacle of China’s WWII parade for the political messages

Commentary: Look beyond the spectacle of China’s WWII parade for the political messages

Commentary: A China-India thaw is underway, but flashpoints haven’t gone away

Commentary: A China-India thaw is underway, but flashpoints haven’t gone away

Commentary: The bigger story behind Modi’s China trip

Commentary: The bigger story behind Modi’s China trip

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Asia

Asia

Commentary: Will India’s and Pakistan’s EV bets pay off?

Commentary: Will India’s and Pakistan’s EV bets pay off?

Commentary: Can Filipinos transcend polarised politics to reject corruption?

Commentary: Can Filipinos transcend polarised politics to reject corruption?

Commentary: India is discovering its place with the US

Commentary: India is discovering its place with the US

Commentary: Several US trade ‘deals’ later, there are still more questions than answers

Commentary: Several US trade ‘deals’ later, there are still more questions than answers

Commentary: How Gen Z protests toppled Nepal’s government in 48 hours

Commentary: How Gen Z protests toppled Nepal’s government in 48 hours

Commentary: Deadly Nepal protests reflect wider pattern of Gen Z political activism across Asia

Commentary: Deadly Nepal protests reflect wider pattern of Gen Z political activism across Asia

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World

Commentary: Suicide by chatbot – Big Tech is in the product liability hot seat

Commentary: Suicide by chatbot – Big Tech is in the product liability hot seat

Commentary: What Trump's announcement about autism and Tylenol got so wrong

Commentary: What Trump's announcement about autism and Tylenol got so wrong

Commentary: The enduring appeal of workplace television

Commentary: The enduring appeal of workplace television

Commentary: TikTok deal would be a major win for Trump, but not in the way you might expect

Commentary: TikTok deal would be a major win for Trump, but not in the way you might expect

Commentary: The smart glasses race has finally started

Commentary: The smart glasses race has finally started

Snap Insight

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

Snap Insight: Why Trump-Zelenskyy meeting was a success, even with no Ukraine peace deal

Snap Insight: Why Trump-Zelenskyy meeting was a success, even with no Ukraine peace deal

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Commentary: Charlie Kirk was emblematic of a polarised and imploding United States

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Snap Insight: The assassination of Charlie Kirk leaves America at a turning point

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Commentary: Thaksin may be in jail, but don't count him out yet

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