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Commentary: Where is AI showing up in the productivity data?

Commentary: Where is AI showing up in the productivity data?

Signs of AI's effects are already starting to peek through, says Soumaya Keynes for the Financial Times.

08/02/2026

Commentary: There are good reasons to be cheerful about global trade

Commentary: There are good reasons to be cheerful about global trade

07/02/2026

Commentary: Southeast Asia cannot afford to just lay low until the end of Trump’s presidency

Commentary: Southeast Asia cannot afford to just lay low until the end of Trump’s presidency

06/02/2026

Commentary: Where the new Hermes 900 drone sits in Singapore’s military toolkit

Commentary: Where the new Hermes 900 drone sits in Singapore’s military toolkit

06/02/2026

Commentary: Are AI bots on Moltbook plotting a Marxist revolution or just telling stories?

Commentary: Are AI bots on Moltbook plotting a Marxist revolution or just telling stories?

06/02/2026

Commentary: What Asia risks now that the last nuclear guardrails are gone

Commentary: What Asia risks now that the last nuclear guardrails are gone

05/02/2026

Commentary: Why having a live-in confinement nanny turns out to be ‘on-the-job training’ that I needed

Commentary: Why having a live-in confinement nanny turns out to be ‘on-the-job training’ that I needed

05/02/2026

Commentary: Chinese AI videos used to look fake. Now they are making money

Commentary: Chinese AI videos used to look fake. Now they are making money

05/02/2026

Commentary: China’s US$1.2 trillion trade surplus is a sign of risk, not strength

Commentary: China’s US$1.2 trillion trade surplus is a sign of risk, not strength

04/02/2026

Commentary: There’s a quiet health evolution happening in Singapore

Commentary: There’s a quiet health evolution happening in Singapore

04/02/2026

Commentary: There are good reasons to be cheerful about global trade

Commentary: There are good reasons to be cheerful about global trade

07/02/2026

Commentary: Southeast Asia cannot afford to just lay low until the end of Trump’s presidency

Commentary: Southeast Asia cannot afford to just lay low until the end of Trump’s presidency

06/02/2026

Commentary: Where the new Hermes 900 drone sits in Singapore’s military toolkit

Commentary: Where the new Hermes 900 drone sits in Singapore’s military toolkit

06/02/2026

Commentary: Are AI bots on Moltbook plotting a Marxist revolution or just telling stories?

Commentary: Are AI bots on Moltbook plotting a Marxist revolution or just telling stories?

06/02/2026

Commentary: What Asia risks now that the last nuclear guardrails are gone

Commentary: What Asia risks now that the last nuclear guardrails are gone

05/02/2026

Commentary: Why having a live-in confinement nanny turns out to be ‘on-the-job training’ that I needed

Commentary: Why having a live-in confinement nanny turns out to be ‘on-the-job training’ that I needed

05/02/2026

Commentary: Chinese AI videos used to look fake. Now they are making money

Commentary: Chinese AI videos used to look fake. Now they are making money

05/02/2026

Commentary: China’s US$1.2 trillion trade surplus is a sign of risk, not strength

Commentary: China’s US$1.2 trillion trade surplus is a sign of risk, not strength

04/02/2026

Commentary: There’s a quiet health evolution happening in Singapore

Commentary: There’s a quiet health evolution happening in Singapore

04/02/2026

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Singapore

Commentary: The real purpose of the 10-cent deposit on your beverage container

Commentary: The real purpose of the 10-cent deposit on your beverage container

02/02/2026

Commentary: What's at stake as MOE mulls exam reforms?

Commentary: What's at stake as MOE mulls exam reforms?

31/01/2026

Commentary: 'Spending within one’s means' is advice worth repeating amid rising credit card debt

Commentary: 'Spending within one’s means' is advice worth repeating amid rising credit card debt

30/01/2026

Commentary: The tide of sexualised AI images will normalise online harm

Commentary: The tide of sexualised AI images will normalise online harm

29/01/2026

Commentary: What complaints about dancers in MRT linkways reveal about us

Commentary: What complaints about dancers in MRT linkways reveal about us

28/01/2026

Commentary: Independent Nominated Member of Parliament voices will only become more important for Singapore

22/01/2026

Commentary: Whether IP rider changes affect you or not, it’s a reminder to review your healthcare assumptions

22/01/2026

Malaysia

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

Commentary: Critics and supporters of US-Malaysia trade deal only get it half right

Commentary: Critics and supporters of US-Malaysia trade deal only get it half right

14/11/2025

China

China

Commentary: How China manages Singapore-based Manus’ sale will reveal its AI ‘red line’

Commentary: How China manages Singapore-based Manus’ sale will reveal its AI ‘red line’

Commentary: Forget DeepSeek, dying alone is China’s latest tech obsession

Commentary: Forget DeepSeek, dying alone is China’s latest tech obsession

Commentary: China’s marathon boom needs a second wind

Commentary: China’s marathon boom needs a second wind

Commentary: Are China’s ‘youth retirement homes’ a fad or an emerging industry?

Commentary: Are China’s ‘youth retirement homes’ a fad or an emerging industry?

Commentary: China’s foreign policy calculus goes beyond the current White House occupant

Commentary: China’s foreign policy calculus goes beyond the current White House occupant

Commentary: Trump’s aggression abroad undermines traditional US partnerships in Asia

Commentary: Trump’s aggression abroad undermines traditional US partnerships in Asia

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Asia

Asia

Commentary: Modi got a nice US deal. But what did he give away?

Commentary: Modi got a nice US deal. But what did he give away?

Commentary: Why US tech firms are investing billions in India

Commentary: Why US tech firms are investing billions in India

Commentary: A breakthrough law won’t kill Korea’s AI revolution

Commentary: A breakthrough law won’t kill Korea’s AI revolution

Commentary: Japanese PM Takaichi’s great election gamble

Commentary: Japanese PM Takaichi’s great election gamble

Commentary: India-EU’s ‘mother of all deals’ is much more than just a trade pact

Commentary: India-EU’s ‘mother of all deals’ is much more than just a trade pact

Commentary: Time to rethink Philippine economy’s reliance on remittances

Commentary: Time to rethink Philippine economy’s reliance on remittances

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World

Commentary: Silver and gold hit record highs – then crashed. Here's what you need to know

Commentary: Silver and gold hit record highs – then crashed. Here's what you need to know

Commentary: Gen Z trend for ‘admin nights’ is worth following

Commentary: Gen Z trend for ‘admin nights’ is worth following

Commentary: Men are embracing beauty culture - many of them just refuse to call it that

Commentary: Men are embracing beauty culture - many of them just refuse to call it that

Commentary: Why it would be a big mistake for the US to go to war with Iran

Commentary: Why it would be a big mistake for the US to go to war with Iran

Commentary: US, Russia and Ukraine keep talking past each other on peace

Commentary: US, Russia and Ukraine keep talking past each other on peace

Snap Insight

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

Snap Insight: Lions’ historic feat shows why Gavin Lee deserves to be Singapore's next football head coach

Snap Insight: Lions’ historic feat shows why Gavin Lee deserves to be Singapore's next football head coach

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

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Commentary: What Venezuela and Greenland really tell us about Trump’s America

Commentary: What Venezuela and Greenland really tell us about Trump’s America

28/01/2026

Commentary: Most AI assistants are feminine – and it’s fuelling dangerous stereotypes and abuse

Commentary: Most AI assistants are feminine – and it’s fuelling dangerous stereotypes and abuse

28/01/2026

Commentary: Middle powers may miss the global order more than they think

Commentary: Middle powers may miss the global order more than they think

27/01/2026

Commentary: Ads in ChatGPT open a new door for dangerous influence

Commentary: Ads in ChatGPT open a new door for dangerous influence

25/01/2026

Commentary: Trump walking back Greenland threats offers little relief

Commentary: Trump walking back Greenland threats offers little relief

23/01/2026

Commentary: 'Board of Peace’ looks like a privatised UN with one shareholder

Commentary: 'Board of Peace’ looks like a privatised UN with one shareholder

23/01/2026

Commentary: Europe is pushing back harder against Trump over Greenland - here’s why

Commentary: Europe is pushing back harder against Trump over Greenland - here’s why

23/01/2026

Commentary: What the Grok bans in Southeast Asia tell us about AI governance

Commentary: What the Grok bans in Southeast Asia tell us about AI governance

21/01/2026

Commentary: The maritime shipping industry is finally returning to normal

Commentary: The maritime shipping industry is finally returning to normal

21/01/2026

Commentary: Jumping into 2026 and ‘I don’t know yet’ can be the most honest answer

Commentary: Jumping into 2026 and ‘I don’t know yet’ can be the most honest answer

20/01/2026

Commentary: Why India has a private investment problem

Commentary: Why India has a private investment problem

20/01/2026

Commentary: Dementia at just 24 years old – how a UK man may help researchers understand the disease

Commentary: Dementia at just 24 years old – how a UK man may help researchers understand the disease

22/01/2026