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How central banks can navigate through ‘everything, everywhere, all at once’ crises
Central bankers cannot manage a poly crisis on their own. What would help is an integrated set of policies, says MAS managing director Ravi Menon.
Are South-east Asian states balancing against China?
Arms spending and defence partnerships with the US and its partners seem to point that way. But there are more factors in play.
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HK needs mindset change towards talent, says city’s first minister born and bred in mainland China
Sun Dong wants locals to focus on how well he does his job rather than on his Cantonese.
India’s new Parliament building: Sceptre from Tamil Nadu at heart of raging debate
The opposition Congress party says the sengol is being used by PM Modi for political ends.
Releasing AI into the wild ‘like open-sourcing the Manhattan Project’: Nobel laureate Maria Ressa
She says chatbots can spread faster the lies that social media platforms churn out to make more money.

‘Wang hong’ culture booms in China as more young people dream of becoming influencers
But many underestimate the difficulties in having to constantly come up with new content.
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How Singapore could use AI tools to deal with fake news and misinformation
Find out why human-based detection to sift through the Internet's growing volume of content is getting harder to do.
New youth panels: Can Singapore youth finally have a proper say on policy-shaping?
From late-2023, these new youth-led panels will be introduced by MCCY and supported by government agencies.
Does Budget 2023 symbolise start of a ‘new era’ in running a post-pandemic Singapore?
Fair, inclusive, a new era: Do these two words and a phrase best underline the spirit of Budget 2023?