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Commentary: Malaysia wasted an opportunity to be bold with smoke-free law

Commentary: Malaysia wasted an opportunity to be bold with smoke-free law

Will Malaysia’s new tobacco control law be effective in battling smoking and vaping, without a “generational endgame” ban? Kuala Lumpur-based health journalist Loh Foon Fong gives her take.

08/12/2023

Commentary: Should Trump win the US presidential election again, will Kim Jong Un pick up the phone?

Commentary: Should Trump win the US presidential election again, will Kim Jong Un pick up the phone?

07/12/2023

Commentary: Why dimming the sun would be an effective tool in the fight against climate change

Commentary: Why dimming the sun would be an effective tool in the fight against climate change

07/12/2023

Commentary: It’s more than a wee problem if coffee shop toilets in Singapore are dirty

Commentary: It’s more than a wee problem if coffee shop toilets in Singapore are dirty

06/12/2023

Commentary: Why Singapore could see more bus services phased out | Video

Commentary: Why Singapore could see more bus services phased out | Video

06/12/2023

Commentary: Targeted cancer drugs finally live up to the hype

Commentary: Targeted cancer drugs finally live up to the hype

06/12/2023

Commentary: Flexible workspaces are here to stay despite WeWork woes

Commentary: Flexible workspaces are here to stay despite WeWork woes

06/12/2023

Commentary: Myanmar's military stares at defeat as rebel forces go on the offensive

Commentary: Myanmar's military stares at defeat as rebel forces go on the offensive

05/12/2023

Commentary: COP28 president is wrong – science clearly shows fossil fuels must go (and fast)

Commentary: COP28 president is wrong – science clearly shows fossil fuels must go (and fast)

05/12/2023

Commentary: Misinformation a concern as respiratory illness surge in China triggers COVID-19 memories

Commentary: Misinformation a concern as respiratory illness surge in China triggers COVID-19 memories

05/12/2023

Commentary: Should Trump win the US presidential election again, will Kim Jong Un pick up the phone?

Commentary: Should Trump win the US presidential election again, will Kim Jong Un pick up the phone?

07/12/2023

Commentary: Why dimming the sun would be an effective tool in the fight against climate change

Commentary: Why dimming the sun would be an effective tool in the fight against climate change

07/12/2023

Commentary: It’s more than a wee problem if coffee shop toilets in Singapore are dirty

Commentary: It’s more than a wee problem if coffee shop toilets in Singapore are dirty

06/12/2023

Commentary: Why Singapore could see more bus services phased out | Video

Commentary: Why Singapore could see more bus services phased out | Video

06/12/2023

Commentary: Targeted cancer drugs finally live up to the hype

Commentary: Targeted cancer drugs finally live up to the hype

06/12/2023

Commentary: Flexible workspaces are here to stay despite WeWork woes

Commentary: Flexible workspaces are here to stay despite WeWork woes

06/12/2023

Commentary: Myanmar's military stares at defeat as rebel forces go on the offensive

Commentary: Myanmar's military stares at defeat as rebel forces go on the offensive

05/12/2023

Commentary: COP28 president is wrong – science clearly shows fossil fuels must go (and fast)

Commentary: COP28 president is wrong – science clearly shows fossil fuels must go (and fast)

05/12/2023

Commentary: Misinformation a concern as respiratory illness surge in China triggers COVID-19 memories

Commentary: Misinformation a concern as respiratory illness surge in China triggers COVID-19 memories

05/12/2023

Snap Insight

Snap Insight: Israel-Hamas truce is welcome, but unlikely to lead to less violence once it ends

Snap Insight: Israel-Hamas truce is welcome, but unlikely to lead to less violence once it ends

Snap Insight: Biden-Xi meeting shows progress, but it could also be their last

Snap Insight: Biden-Xi meeting shows progress, but it could also be their last

Snap Insight: How will the Johor sultan serve Malaysia as its next king?

Snap Insight: How will the Johor sultan serve Malaysia as its next king?

Video Commentaries

Commentary: Why Singapore could see more bus services phased out | Video

Commentary: Why Singapore could see more bus services phased out | Video

Commentary: What next after New Zealand scraps generational smoking ban? | Video

Commentary: What next after New Zealand scraps generational smoking ban? | Video

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Commentary: Why recent bank service outages are a national security concern | Video

Commentary: Why recent bank service outages are a national security concern | Video

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Other latest commentaries

Other latest commentaries

Commentary: Modi shouldn’t chase Elon Musk to make EVs in India

Commentary: Modi shouldn’t chase Elon Musk to make EVs in India

04/12/2023

Commentary: COP28 - health is finally on the climate change agenda but there’s more to do

Commentary: COP28 - health is finally on the climate change agenda but there’s more to do

04/12/2023

Commentary: Should businesses have to share profits with employees?

Commentary: Should businesses have to share profits with employees?

03/12/2023

Commentary: Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?

Commentary: Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?

04/12/2023

Commentary: Can the land that country clubs occupy be put to better use in Singapore?

Commentary: Can the land that country clubs occupy be put to better use in Singapore?

03/12/2023

Commentary: If you want to succeed like Warren Buffett, find a 'second banana' like Charlie Munger

Commentary: If you want to succeed like Warren Buffett, find a 'second banana' like Charlie Munger

02/12/2023

Commentary: Will leaving stubborn children behind teach them a lesson?

Commentary: Will leaving stubborn children behind teach them a lesson?

04/12/2023

Commentary: What next after New Zealand scraps generational smoking ban? | Video

Commentary: What next after New Zealand scraps generational smoking ban? | Video

02/12/2023 2 mins

Commentary: ChatGPT turns 1 - its success says as much about humans as technology

Commentary: ChatGPT turns 1 - its success says as much about humans as technology

01/12/2023

Commentary: How will Henry Kissinger be remembered in Southeast Asia?

Commentary: How will Henry Kissinger be remembered in Southeast Asia?

01/12/2023

In Singapore

Commentary: Dangers and opportunities in the role of religion in Israel-Hamas war

Commentary: Dangers and opportunities in the role of religion in Israel-Hamas war

01/12/2023

Commentary: Why Singapore needs a dengue vaccine

Commentary: Why Singapore needs a dengue vaccine

30/11/2023

Commentary: Nobody deserves to be trolled, even when they seem to be asking for it

Commentary: Nobody deserves to be trolled, even when they seem to be asking for it

26/11/2023

Commentary: What holds us back from helping traffic accident victims?

Commentary: What holds us back from helping traffic accident victims?

23/11/2023

Commentary: Money changers have their own fintech disruption to grapple with

Commentary: Money changers have their own fintech disruption to grapple with

22/11/2023

Commentary: Fast tracking Singapore’s new Prime Minister - it’s not business as usual

21/11/2023

Commentary: Small country, large research trials – what Singapore can learn from Denmark

19/11/2023

Spotlight on Malaysia

Commentary: Malaysia opposition leader Muhyiddin pulls off shrewd political move with '24-hour resignation’

Commentary: Malaysia opposition leader Muhyiddin pulls off shrewd political move with '24-hour resignation’

29/11/2023

Commentary: Malaysia’s new budget and the long road to fiscal consolidation

Commentary: Malaysia’s new budget and the long road to fiscal consolidation

26/11/2023

Commentary: Anwar consolidates power, but has he delivered in his first year as Malaysia PM?

Commentary: Anwar consolidates power, but has he delivered in his first year as Malaysia PM?

24/11/2023

Commentary: Malaysian MP Syed Saddiq was in limbo even before graft conviction

Commentary: Malaysian MP Syed Saddiq was in limbo even before graft conviction

15/11/2023

Commentary: Malaysia opposition party PAS has a long-term plan to go its own way

Commentary: Malaysia opposition party PAS has a long-term plan to go its own way

12/11/2023

China

China

Commentary: China is a rich country. It can no longer cry poor on climate

Commentary: China is a rich country. It can no longer cry poor on climate

Commentary: China seeks to lessen developing countries’ reliance on the US dollar

Commentary: China seeks to lessen developing countries’ reliance on the US dollar

Commentary: Biden-Xi meeting at APEC a reminder of the importance of global summits in dangerous times

Commentary: Biden-Xi meeting at APEC a reminder of the importance of global summits in dangerous times

Commentary: Taiwan opposition parties’ joint election bid is an opportunity for China

Commentary: Taiwan opposition parties’ joint election bid is an opportunity for China

Commentary: Fighting cybercrime to win China’s favour has become a common goal in Myanmar’s civil war

Commentary: Fighting cybercrime to win China’s favour has become a common goal in Myanmar’s civil war

Commentary: Deflation is the last thing China’s recovery needs

Commentary: Deflation is the last thing China’s recovery needs

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Asia

Asia

Commentary: Thai PM’s first 100 days in office follow a populist path

Commentary: Thai PM’s first 100 days in office follow a populist path

Commentary: India’s denials on Sikh separatist assassination plots are sounding hollow

Commentary: India’s denials on Sikh separatist assassination plots are sounding hollow

Commentary: India is making too many disasters in the Himalayas

Commentary: India is making too many disasters in the Himalayas

Commentary: Can Indonesia’s three presidential candidates deliver on their promises?

Commentary: Can Indonesia’s three presidential candidates deliver on their promises?

Commentary: The Myanmar military is losing control

Commentary: The Myanmar military is losing control

Commentary: Foxconn founder Terry Gou’s presidential candidacy may shift Taiwan’s political landscape

Commentary: Foxconn founder Terry Gou’s presidential candidacy may shift Taiwan’s political landscape

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World

Commentary: How Qatar became mediator in the Gaza war

Commentary: How Qatar became mediator in the Gaza war

Commentary: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year, ‘authentic’, reflects growing concerns about AI

Commentary: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year, ‘authentic’, reflects growing concerns about AI

Commentary: Why neither Israel nor Hamas can win the war and a viable Palestinian state is now a pipe dream

Commentary: Why neither Israel nor Hamas can win the war and a viable Palestinian state is now a pipe dream

Snap Insight: Israel-Hamas truce is welcome, but unlikely to lead to less violence once it ends

Snap Insight: Israel-Hamas truce is welcome, but unlikely to lead to less violence once it ends

Commentary: US will only have itself to blame if China’s economic influence in Asia grows

Commentary: US will only have itself to blame if China’s economic influence in Asia grows

Climate Change and Sustainability

Commentary: As disasters and heat intensify, can the world meet the urgency of the moment at COP28 climate talks?

Commentary: As disasters and heat intensify, can the world meet the urgency of the moment at COP28 climate talks?

Commentary: Myths about plastic pollution are leading to public confusion

Commentary: Myths about plastic pollution are leading to public confusion

Commentary: Sustainable fashion is a farce without virtual try-ons

Commentary: Sustainable fashion is a farce without virtual try-ons

Commentary: Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags

Commentary: Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags

Commentary: The iPhone 15's message about mindless consumerism

Commentary: The iPhone 15's message about mindless consumerism

Everything else

Commentary: How old is too old for your profile pic?

Commentary: Menopause - how to talk about something that’s mortifying for many women

Commentary: Menopause - how to talk about something that’s mortifying for many women

Commentary: ‘Double dipping’ - why managers worry that staff have a second job on the sly

Commentary: ‘Double dipping’ - why managers worry that staff have a second job on the sly

Commentary: In a time of shrinkflation, how will consumers’ elasticity of forgiveness hold up?

Commentary: In a time of shrinkflation, how will consumers’ elasticity of forgiveness hold up?

Commentary: Does a company-paid overseas trip sound fun, until you realise you’re sharing a room with colleagues?

Commentary: Does a company-paid overseas trip sound fun, until you realise you’re sharing a room with colleagues?

Commentary: Why the breakdown of the 9-to-5 job is making us lonelier

Commentary: Why the breakdown of the 9-to-5 job is making us lonelier

Commentary: I’ve just been diagnosed with cancer, now what?

Commentary: I’ve just been diagnosed with cancer, now what?

Commentary: The fraught politics of chipping in for office gifts

Commentary: The fraught politics of chipping in for office gifts

Commentary: When heart attack symptoms are a false alarm - more awareness needed on panic attacks

Commentary: When heart attack symptoms are a false alarm - more awareness needed on panic attacks

Commentary: Luxury fashion prices have gone too far

Commentary: Luxury fashion prices have gone too far

Commentary: Sam Altman’s OpenAI return is a strategic win for Microsoft

Commentary: Sam Altman’s OpenAI return is a strategic win for Microsoft

Commentary: When to give your child their first mobile phone - and how to keep them safe

Commentary: When to give your child their first mobile phone - and how to keep them safe

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