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Are we about to live through a Nipah pandemic?

Preparedness – not fear – will decide how the next outbreak unfolds.

A Nipah patient being moved in the Indian state of Kerala in 2024.

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For once-dominant UMNO, playing second fiddle is as good as it gets

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Grindcore is the new hustle culture

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This Singapore Budget 2026 should look very different

Budget meals are needed, but why should hawkers bear the burden?

Fakes are good business, don’t expect AI to stop generating them

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The fall of Zhang Youxia and the new rules of power in Xi’s army

The speed and scale of the hollowing out at the apex of China’s military command are unprecedented in the post-Mao era.

General Zhang Youxia was not only China’s top-ranked uniformed officer but also a Politburo member and, until recently, widely regarded as one of President Xi Jinping’s most trusted military allies.

SG Culture Pass should open new windows – don’t narrow its potential

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For students to feel seen, class size matters

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Minnesota’s message to Trump: There are limits to MAGA loyalty

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Donald Trump may just make Europe great again

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A slice of joy: The life and legacy of Auntie Jessie’s sugee cake

At every milestone, and sometimes for no reason at all, the cake has been the one constant.

The sugee cake, baked by the author's Aunty Jessie and Uncle Gerry, has been a feature of their family gatherings.

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For three hours, my hands were busy. No spreadsheet was involved

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I know my children love me. They slip handwritten notes into my phone case

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For once-dominant UMNO, playing second fiddle is as good as it gets

Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Umno President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi speaks at the Jan 16 Umno General Assembly.

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Are we about to live through a Nipah pandemic?

A Nipah patient being moved in the Indian state of Kerala in 2024.

The death of the indie film

Robert Redford's death has triggered a sense of uncertainty over the Sundance Film Festival's future.

Grindcore is the new hustle culture

AI companies increasingly invoke bellicose language to urge staffers to work, while a shaky tech jobs market adds to the pressure.

Fakes are good business, don’t expect AI to stop generating them

The recent uproar over X’s Grok image-generation tool offers a stark example of how commercial incentives can undermine content policing, says the writer.

This Singapore Budget 2026 should look very different

If resilience was the theme of the early 2020s, the mid-2020s will demand something harder: reinvention, says the writer.

Forum: Health financing framework must support personalised medicine

Forum: Bonus issues and stock splits would make trading more affordable too

Forum: Simplify medical assessments for all older drivers

Budget meals are needed, but why should hawkers bear the burden?

Singaporeans expect affordable meals at hawker centres, but the stallholders shouldn't be expected to bear the burden of sustaining the budget meal scheme.

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