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Australian Open shines as Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev produce an epic in suffering

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz is exhausted after his semi final win against Germany's Alexander Zverev.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz is exhausted after his semi final win against Germany's Alexander Zverev.

Commentary

This time, Pep Guardiola may really retreat from a league he remade

It remains to be seen if Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will finally say goodbye to the club after this season.
It remains to be seen if Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will finally say goodbye to the club after this season.

Commentary

How Australia has changed in the one week since the Bondi Beach shooting

Australian surf lifesavers standing in silence on Bondi Beach in Sydney in honour of the victims of the Dec 14 shooting attack.
Australian surf lifesavers standing in silence on Bondi Beach in Sydney in honour of the victims of the Dec 14 shooting attack.

Commentary

With race driving a wedge in the UK, will things get worse before they get better?

Protesters at a rally organised by British anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon in London on Sept 13.
Protesters at a rally organised by British anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon in London on Sept 13.

48 hours without AI

Artificial intelligence is everywhere, and trying to avoid it is not as easy as it seems, as this writer found out.
Artificial intelligence is everywhere, and trying to avoid it is not as easy as it seems, as this writer found out.

No health without mental health

Views From The Couch: Tackling the hidden stigma around mental health in Singapore

To tackle these deeper forms of stigma, Singapore must move beyond awareness and towards empowerment.
To tackle these deeper forms of stigma, Singapore must move beyond awareness and towards empowerment.

Commentary

For South-east Asia, Gaza is no longer a distant story

A woman with a watermelon face paint shouts slogans into a megaphone during a protest in solidality with the Palestinian people in front of the US embassy in Jakarta on November 9, 2023. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by ADITYA AJI / AFP)
A woman with a watermelon face paint shouts slogans into a megaphone during a protest in solidality with the Palestinian people in front of the US embassy in Jakarta on November 9, 2023. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by ADITYA AJI / AFP)

Commentary

Critical to communicate, standardise, review if S’pore wants to raise construction productivity

The issue of raising construction productivity is not just an industry issue - it affects everything from housing prices to how soon people get their flats, says the writer.
The issue of raising construction productivity is not just an industry issue - it affects everything from housing prices to how soon people get their flats, says the writer.

No health without mental health

Views From The Couch: Singapore’s digital generation and the contagion of despair

The pressures our young people face are immense, and their digital worlds are a key part of that reality.
The pressures our young people face are immense, and their digital worlds are a key part of that reality.

No health without mental health

Views From The Couch: Embrace being different

Much of the suffering of neurodivergent individuals is not due to internal dysfunction, but rather, external misunderstanding.
Much of the suffering of neurodivergent individuals is not due to internal dysfunction, but rather, external misunderstanding.

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