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Commentary: How do we escape the air-conditioning trap?

Commentary: How do we escape the air-conditioning trap?

Expecting people to give up air-conditioning is unrealistic, which means we must find ways to ensure that cooling our spaces does not warm the planet further, says NUS’ Khoo Teng Chye.

10/03/2026

Commentary: The oil pipelines that could decide the Iran war

Commentary: The oil pipelines that could decide the Iran war

10/03/2026

Commentary: US war on Iran forces Japan and South Korea to confront geopolitical realities

Commentary: US war on Iran forces Japan and South Korea to confront geopolitical realities

09/03/2026

Commentary: Singapore’s record low fertility rate is not all gloom and doom - it’s an opportunity

Commentary: Singapore’s record low fertility rate is not all gloom and doom - it’s an opportunity

08/03/2026

Commentary: Hormuz is the hidden risk to the AI economy

Commentary: Hormuz is the hidden risk to the AI economy

08/03/2026

Commentary: Iran war has shattered the Gulf’s image as an oasis

Commentary: Iran war has shattered the Gulf’s image as an oasis

07/03/2026

Commentary: Strength training may be the key to healthy ageing

Commentary: Strength training may be the key to healthy ageing

07/03/2026

Commentary: How the war in Iran could impact global economy, including Singapore

Commentary: How the war in Iran could impact global economy, including Singapore

06/03/2026

Commentary: As US wades into Iran, its pivot to Asia lies in tatters

Commentary: As US wades into Iran, its pivot to Asia lies in tatters

06/03/2026

Commentary: Iranians cannot just ‘take back’ their country after US-Israel strikes

Commentary: Iranians cannot just ‘take back’ their country after US-Israel strikes

05/03/2026

Commentary: The oil pipelines that could decide the Iran war

Commentary: The oil pipelines that could decide the Iran war

10/03/2026

Commentary: US war on Iran forces Japan and South Korea to confront geopolitical realities

Commentary: US war on Iran forces Japan and South Korea to confront geopolitical realities

09/03/2026

Commentary: Singapore’s record low fertility rate is not all gloom and doom - it’s an opportunity

Commentary: Singapore’s record low fertility rate is not all gloom and doom - it’s an opportunity

08/03/2026

Commentary: Hormuz is the hidden risk to the AI economy

Commentary: Hormuz is the hidden risk to the AI economy

08/03/2026

Commentary: Iran war has shattered the Gulf’s image as an oasis

Commentary: Iran war has shattered the Gulf’s image as an oasis

07/03/2026

Commentary: Strength training may be the key to healthy ageing

Commentary: Strength training may be the key to healthy ageing

07/03/2026

Commentary: How the war in Iran could impact global economy, including Singapore

Commentary: How the war in Iran could impact global economy, including Singapore

06/03/2026

Commentary: As US wades into Iran, its pivot to Asia lies in tatters

Commentary: As US wades into Iran, its pivot to Asia lies in tatters

06/03/2026

Commentary: Iranians cannot just ‘take back’ their country after US-Israel strikes

Commentary: Iranians cannot just ‘take back’ their country after US-Israel strikes

05/03/2026

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Singapore

Commentary: Why Deliveroo’s exit from Singapore isn’t quite a surprise

Commentary: Why Deliveroo’s exit from Singapore isn’t quite a surprise

04/03/2026

Commentary: There’s more than meets the eye to Singapore’s new Gulfstream G550 maritime surveillance aircraft

Commentary: There’s more than meets the eye to Singapore’s new Gulfstream G550 maritime surveillance aircraft

03/03/2026

Commentary: Unsure how to use AI at work? Try these simple steps

Commentary: Unsure how to use AI at work? Try these simple steps

02/03/2026

Commentary: Supermarket plastic bag charge – a case where policies work but expectations diverge

Commentary: Supermarket plastic bag charge – a case where policies work but expectations diverge

27/02/2026

Commentary: Singapore’s best defence against Nipah virus isn’t temperature screening at the airport

Commentary: Singapore’s best defence against Nipah virus isn’t temperature screening at the airport

27/02/2026

Commentary: Why we freeze – and film – when we see disruptive behaviour in public

26/02/2026

Commentary: Youth radicalisation now encompasses more than religious extremism

25/02/2026

Malaysia

Commentary: India and Malaysia show what middle powers can do amid a rupture in world order

Commentary: India and Malaysia show what middle powers can do amid a rupture in world order

13/02/2026

Commentary: A PAS-UMNO partnership looks attractive but will not work

Commentary: A PAS-UMNO partnership looks attractive but will not work

09/01/2026

Commentary: With Muhyiddin’s resignation and Najib’s jail term, Malaysia politics heats up in 2026

Commentary: With Muhyiddin’s resignation and Najib’s jail term, Malaysia politics heats up in 2026

02/01/2026

Commentary: DAP’s wipeout cannot be explained by ‘Sabah for Sabahans’ sentiment alone

Commentary: DAP’s wipeout cannot be explained by ‘Sabah for Sabahans’ sentiment alone

12/12/2025

Commentary: Sabah state election sends a clear message to KL – it’s time for a reset

Commentary: Sabah state election sends a clear message to KL – it’s time for a reset

01/12/2025

China

China

Commentary: Japanese investment in China keeps rising despite political tensions

Commentary: Japanese investment in China keeps rising despite political tensions

Commentary: ‘Becoming Chinese’ TikTok trend is part parody and part politics

Commentary: ‘Becoming Chinese’ TikTok trend is part parody and part politics

Commentary: China’s gold rush comes to Xi's tariff-free paradise

Commentary: China’s gold rush comes to Xi's tariff-free paradise

Commentary: What the West gets wrong about Chinese manufacturing

Commentary: What the West gets wrong about Chinese manufacturing

Commentary: Chinese electric vehicles made in the US - is that possible?

Commentary: Chinese electric vehicles made in the US - is that possible?

Commentary: ‘King Dollar’ risks losing its crown to an Asian mutiny

Commentary: ‘King Dollar’ risks losing its crown to an Asian mutiny

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Asia

Asia

Commentary: Why the Iran war has morphed into panic selling in Asia

Commentary: Why the Iran war has morphed into panic selling in Asia

Commentary: India’s risks in the Iran conflict go way beyond oil

Commentary: India’s risks in the Iran conflict go way beyond oil

Commentary: Paddington, pints and the art of modern diplomacy

Commentary: Paddington, pints and the art of modern diplomacy

Commentary: My aunties now debate Trump’s tariffs on Indonesia. Here’s what they miss

Commentary: My aunties now debate Trump’s tariffs on Indonesia. Here’s what they miss

Commentary: Myanmar and Timor-Leste quarrel calls ASEAN’s conventional wisdom into question

Commentary: Myanmar and Timor-Leste quarrel calls ASEAN’s conventional wisdom into question

Commentary: Bangladesh did more than elect a new government – it voted for change

Commentary: Bangladesh did more than elect a new government – it voted for change

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World

Commentary: Tussle between Pentagon and Anthropic is dark news for ‘ethical AI’

Commentary: Tussle between Pentagon and Anthropic is dark news for ‘ethical AI’

Commentary: Iran strikes will be nasty for oil prices but not a shock

Commentary: Iran strikes will be nasty for oil prices but not a shock

Commentary: The bar US set for victory in Iran is higher than Khamenei’s death

Commentary: The bar US set for victory in Iran is higher than Khamenei’s death

Commentary: Does ‘free’ shipping really exist? Here are the marketing tricks you need to know

Commentary: Does ‘free’ shipping really exist? Here are the marketing tricks you need to know

Commentary: Violent aftermath of Mexico’s ‘El Mencho’ killing follows pattern of other high-profile cartel hits

Snap Insight

Snap Insight: There’s no liberation from Trump’s tariffs, even after court ruling

Snap Insight: There’s no liberation from Trump’s tariffs, even after court ruling

Snap Insight: Budget 2026 offers some stability in a changed world

Snap Insight: Budget 2026 offers some stability in a changed world

Snap Insight: US attack on Venezuela further erodes what is left of old world order

Snap Insight: US attack on Venezuela further erodes what is left of old world order

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Commentary: No end in sight to Russia’s war in Ukraine on its fourth anniversary

Commentary: No end in sight to Russia’s war in Ukraine on its fourth anniversary

24/02/2026

Commentary: Gold enters the storybook stage

Commentary: Gold enters the storybook stage

24/02/2026

Commentary: Stop mourning strata-titled malls and start ensuring their survival

Commentary: Stop mourning strata-titled malls and start ensuring their survival

23/02/2026

Commentary: A US war with Iran is close. But what's the goal?

Commentary: A US war with Iran is close. But what's the goal?

23/02/2026

Commentary: Hello, Kitty - Japan’s US$20 billion cat boom

Commentary: Hello, Kitty - Japan’s US$20 billion cat boom

22/02/2026

Snap Insight: There’s no liberation from Trump’s tariffs, even after court ruling

Snap Insight: There’s no liberation from Trump’s tariffs, even after court ruling

21/02/2026

Commentary: Trump’s diplomatic blitz exposes a misunderstanding of peacemaking

Commentary: Trump’s diplomatic blitz exposes a misunderstanding of peacemaking

21/02/2026

Commentary: Sluggish Indonesia market clouds aviation outlook for Southeast Asia

Commentary: Sluggish Indonesia market clouds aviation outlook for Southeast Asia

20/02/2026

Commentary: India is having its AI moment at global summit

Commentary: India is having its AI moment at global summit

20/02/2026

Commentary: The next cancer breakthrough may be stopping it before it starts

Commentary: The next cancer breakthrough may be stopping it before it starts

20/02/2026

Commentary: Singapore films win international awards - they need to win over the local audience too

Commentary: Singapore films win international awards - they need to win over the local audience too

19/02/2026

Commentary: We have to stop calling some jobs ‘low skilled’

Commentary: We have to stop calling some jobs ‘low skilled’

19/02/2026