CNA – Views on the News Jul 30th 2013
Dear friends, I appeared on CNA earlier this morning to talk about the Cambodia’s recent election, racism in Italy, and Twitter. Click here to watch. Continue reading CNA – Views on the News Jul 30th 2013
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CNA – Views on the News Mar 19th 2013
Dear friends, I appeared on CNA earlier this morning to talk about the proposed deposits levy in Cyprus, press regulation in the UK and, best of all, the return of David Bowie. Click here to watch. Continue reading CNA – Views on the News Mar 19th 2013
CNA – Views on the News Feb 21st 2013
Dear friends, I appeared on CNA earlier this morning to talk about Apple/Foxconn, the horsemeat scandal and proposed football goal-line technology. Click here to watch. Note to self: Stop swinging in the chair!!! Thought I had kicked the habit. Continue reading CNA – Views on the News Feb 21st 2013
CNA – Views on the News Jan 24th 2013
Dear friends, I appeared on CNA earlier this morning to talk about David Cameron’s proposed EU referendum, India’s decision not to apply the death penalty to rapists, and, best of all, Beyonce’s lip-synch. Click here to watch. Continue reading CNA – Views on the News Jan 24th 2013
The problem with the national conversation: information asymmetries
Dear friends, as long as there are significant information asymmetries in the government-citizen relationship, Singapore will never be able to have a completely fair and open national conversation. What information asymmetries exist? Simply, the government has all the data and information, and we, the people, are given only selective access to it. Whenever people talk about the “lack of information” or the need for a … Continue reading The problem with the national conversation: information asymmetries
Book interview: The Kent Ridge Common
Dear friends, a student reporter from The Kent Ridge Common, an independent online publication run by NUS students and alumni, came to interview me the other day. In his words, we “chatted for a little over an hour about everything under the sun, from education to economics, from interests to career.” Please click here to read the interview. Continue reading Book interview: The Kent Ridge Common
Our work at The Economist Group
Many people, particularly in Singapore, have asked me what exactly happens at The Economist Group, both globally and in the Singapore office. I think this is partly because quite little is known about the people behind The Economist, our flagship “newspaper” (most of the public calls it a magazine), since there are no by-lines on articles. But it’s also because we are a very small … Continue reading Our work at The Economist Group
Tackling preschool challenges in Singapore
The Straits Times, July 20th 2012 Improving Singapore’s preschool environment can, over time, help to boost birth rates, reduce social inequalities and better prepare people for work in a knowledge economy. These are some of the findings from a new report, Starting Well, published by the Economist Intelligence Unit and commissoned by the Lien Foundation. The research ranks the preschool environments in 45 countries. Singapore … Continue reading Tackling preschool challenges in Singapore