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Opinion
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Singaporeans need a little more space
JULY 4 — The past year has been tough on all of us. Lockdowns meant keeping within exceptionally close quarters and for many Singaporeans, this meant the confines of our...
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'Censor' and 'The Power': Two new British horror movies ripe for discovery
JULY 3 ― While the UK may have a rich history of horror filmmaking, with famous studios like Hammer and Amicus at the forefront in the 1960s and 1970s, and classic films like...
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Playing at the Olympics: It's bigger than your individual sport
JULY 2 — Justin Rose speaks with a golden glint in his eye whenever the topic turns over to the Olympic Games. In 2016, Rose, representing Team Great Britain, claimed a...
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Don’t put all your hope in food baskets
July 1 — They save lives. Baskets, parcels, boxes or bags — whatever that holds the essential supplies. Rice, cooking oil, eggs and maybe a box of detergent. Thin lines...
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Makan apa: The air fryer is your pandemic BFF
JUNE 30 — I used to joke that you would know an air fryer owner because they would let you know. Now I am that air fryer owner as I've spent a lot of time through lockdown...
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Are migrant workers treated better in Singapore?
JUNE 27 — Earlier this month, Vice magazine asked: Has Singapore learned to treat its migrant workers better. A pertinent question considering it was a year ago...
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Big tent Umno bursting at the seams
JUNE 24 — Almost three months ago, in the aftermath of the Umno general assembly, this column predicted the then-condemned would fight back. Those lambasted by party president...
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The poor deserve more than 1GB of internet and exploding phones
JUNE 23 — Last week we got a reminder that too many of us, politicians included, have the mentality that the poor do not deserve nice things. Take the fiasco of donated phones...
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Are private schools immune to the gig economy?
JUNE 21 — At first glance, one can easily imagine that private tuition teachers could have/should have/would have replaced private schools by now. Even before the...
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Does music help spread Covid-19?
JUNE 20 — So in good news, Singapore is loosening the restrictions it imposed in May following a spike in locally transmitted Covid-19 cases. Almost a month ago,...
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In praise of ‘A Ghost Waits’
JUNE 19 — One of the most satisfying things that can result from my never-ending hunt for new horror/genre films is when I encounter something so special that it, despite...
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A recovery plan that is too slow, lacking in courage
JUNE 17 — Cristiano Ronaldo’s second goal two days ago in the 3-0 taming of Hungary was a team goal of rare beauty. To witness Portugal’s win "live" were more than 67,000...
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Golf is a funny sport
JUNE 16 — When I earned my first PGA Tour victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson in May, one of the best messages I received was from my parents who sent a congratulatory video....
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Where is the apology Sabah is owed?
JUNE 16 — The Sabah state election was where the Covid-19 nightmare truly began for Malaysia. There really can be no denying it and the fact our government spent more money and...
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Christian Eriksen and the intimation of mortality
JUNE 14 — Two nights ago, Danish footballer Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during the Denmark-Finland game. For about 10 excruciating minutes, the whole world...
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Divided, we fail
JUNE 13 — Somewhere in the suburb of Yishun is a shrine to the Hindu god Muneswaran. Believed to be one of the many avatars of Lord Shiva, he is a deity that Tamil families...
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'Those Who Wish Me Dead' and 'The Woman In The Window': Two critically panned movies that might actually be worth your time
JUNE 12 ― While I very rarely let film reviews and internet chatter get in the way of my movie viewing, in the sense that I’ll watch whatever I feel like watching regardless...
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Covid-19: Press conferences can cause confusion when speakers go rogue
This was the riposte from fictional President Schwarzenegger in the 2007 Simpsons Movie. He randomised a critical decision, because to him leaders act, not think or read or...
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Arresting people for tweeting is not the answer to vaccine frustration
JUNE 9 — “Why haven't I got a vaccine appointment yet?” It's what I'm hearing not just from senior citizens but from people my age who, by right, should have started getting...