OPINION: A Biden win is better for Singapore, SEA and other takeaways
Every four years, the US election captures the world’s attention; it has all the elements of a great story – the intense competition, opposing forces, […]
Insights
What to do if you’re a victim of cyberbullying and doxxing
Doxxing may have been outlawed earlier this year (January 2020), but given the spate of COVID-19 shaming on the Internet, it would appear that there […]
CNN’s Singapore ‘not a country’ blunder is a reminder that we should keep creating stories about this country
In an Oct 7 CNN report, the American news outlet published a COVID-19 story that will be remembered by many Singaporeans, because it erroneously stated […]
OPINION: Losses aside, SPH newspapers are the best news media to keep the government accountable
Not satire. Singapore Press Holdings’ recent announcement of losses amounting to $83.7 million is another blow in a harsh 2020 for the media giant. Prior […]
How markets will react to Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis (including Singaporeans social media reactions)
October is traditionally the month that US stock markets surge forward, following the annual September declines. This also meant that I confidently increased investments into […]
The ‘dark’ reaches of Singapore Internet culture: the trolls and the anti-establishment
Somewhere from the 1960s to the 80s, the culture of ‘hacking’ subsisted in the dark reaches of the Internet. Hacking was borne out of this […]
Southeast Asia’s lucrative e-commerce landscape is a battle between China Tech firms Alibaba & Tencent
Investors outside of Asia may be familiar with major China Tech firms – the famous BAT: Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent – and their business operations […]
TikTok owner’s billions and what it means for Singapore and the region: All you need to know in byte-size portions
This includes the real reason why TikTok is targeted by US President Trump Chinese tech unicorn, ByteDance, says it “plans to invest billions of dollars […]
Two takeaways and some feedback on Mr Baey’s parliamentary address hailing the BTS business model
Member of Parliament, Baey Yam Keng, made an address in parliament recently that drew headlines because he referenced K-pop boyband, BTS’s profit-churning virtual concert. He […]
Guide to Singapore stocks: A round up of 10 stocks to watch from the pandemic-proof to the potentially undervalued media businesses
In a 26 August CNBC report, UBS Global Wealth Management’s Kelvin Tay was quoted as saying that Singapore’s market could be “undervalued”, given the sluggish […]