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Surekha A. Yadav
Born and bred in Singapore, Surekha A. Yadav is a freelance journalist in Southeast Asia.
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Why GameStop matters to us all
JANUARY 31 — A funny thing happened last week. An American company called GameStop — basically a chain of stores that sells video games — saw its stock market value surge...
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In the case of Australia vs Google
JANUARY 24 — The Australian government has proposed legislation that will ensure major search engines/social media companies pay news organisations for the news content...
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Is Chinese Privilege a myth?
JANUARY 17 — At a panel discussion hosted by the Institute of Policy Studies, a Singaporean think tank, it was suggested that the idea of “Chinese Privilege”...
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Singapore’s privacy vs security dilemma
JANUARY 10 — This week, it emerged that the police will be able to access information gathered by Singapore’s Trace Together contact tracing system which was rolled out to...
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What makes a Singaporean?
JANUARY 3 — The other day I watched a rerun of a TV episode where New York once again served as the backdrop for the adventures of a zany gang of friends. ...
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Singapore’s Covid-19 Christmas economics
DECEMBER 27 — There’s no snow. No real sleigh bells. And no one’s roasting anything by an open fire but this weekend Singapore celebrated Christmas like never before....
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Singapore surpasses Switzerland
DECEMBER 20 — So, after months of Covid-19’s unprecedented economic contraction, restrictions and the embarrassment of large-scale transmission within foreign workers'...
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Making Singapore a land of farmers
DECEMBER 13 — Singapore is known for its ambition. This tiny nation (just 700 square kilometres in area, 400 times smaller than Malaysia) is now one of the most...
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A car-free Singapore?
DECEMBER 6 — The invention of the automobile is credited to Karl Benz. In 1886, his motor wagon featured gears, a carburettor, radiator and spark plugs. ...
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Why should Christmas be the most prominent festival... in malls?
NOVEMBER 29 — Another year, another Deepavali past in a blur of family visits, sweets, curries and ang pows. Well, actually this year was somewhat different with...
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Remembering the days of being a dual passport-citizen
NOVEMBER 15 — Just before Deepavali, I started cleaning out my room and among the assorted detritus I discovered my old Singapore restricted passport. The blue...
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Divided, the world falls
NOVEMBER 8 — So the world’s most powerful democracy held a presidential election a few days ago and well, there were no signs of a clear victory for either candidate...
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It’s Biden vs Trump
NOVEMBER 1 — The most important political battle on earth will reach its conclusion next week. But what does it mean to us in Asia? Does it mean anything...
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Goldman Sachs – Opening the door for Asian reparations?
OCTOBER 25 – Goldman Sachs Group Inc's Malaysian subsidiary pleaded guilty on Thursday to US Department of Justice charges and agreed to pay US$2.9 billion (RM12 billion)...
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The world needs Julian Assange to be free
OCTOBER 18 — Sometime early next year, Australian hacker and activist Julian Assange will be told by a judge in the UK that he will be extradited to the USA to face a host of...