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The rubbish chute problem in Singapore that won’t go away

The history of the rubbish chute is full of examples of the authorities adapting to new forms of abuse, says the writer.

Why Singapore has become a target on the Chinese internet

It is an uneasy combination of respect, frustration and disdain that often surfaces whenever Singapore becomes a topic of debate online, says the writer.

China’s surprise blockbuster Dear You is a love letter to the Nanyang generation

What Dear You, China’s surprise blockbuster of the year, does is rewind the clock to remind audiences that before there was prosperity, there was hardship.

Why China’s defence chief may skip the Shangri-La Dialogue again

The 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue will be held at Shangri-La Singapore from May 29 to 31.

The real message behind Beijing’s back-to-back summits

epa12977159 Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 20 May 2026. EPA/ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/KREMLIN / POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

What Xi Jinping’s banquet seating chart said about China and America

China's President Xi Jinping (left) and US President Donald Trump attend a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on May 14.

S’pore depends on migrant workers. Why do we accept conditions we would never tolerate ourselves?

Generic of construction workers at a construction site in Clementi on April 16, 2026. Can be used for stories on foreign workers, migrant workers, workplace safety

Xi Jinping has just rewritten the rules of US-China rivalry

US President Donald Trump (right) gestures to China’s President Xi Jinping as he leaves after a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, on May 15.

The Devil Wears Prada 2: Hitting the ‘pocket Asian’ panic button too soon

dtdevil - Screenshot. Helen J. Shen as Jin Chao (left) and Anne Hathaway as Andy in The Devil Wears Prada 2 PHOTO: 20THCENTURYSTUDIOS/YOUTUBE

The day we took away the blue bins

We like to think of ourselves as principled or having the right values, but in reality, most of us are conditional do-gooders, says the writer.

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