What a fortnight it was! Singapore witnessed its first riot in over 40 years and we lost Madiba. Also, WTO clinched its first-ever deal bringing back some of the credibility, the organisation has lost ever-since Doha round of talks began in 2001.
Read MoreOur world is burning. Be it the Colombian conflict in South America. Somalian Civil War, Nigerian insurgency, Sudan unrest and Egypt uprising in Africa. Or Iraqi invasion by US, Syrian rebellion, Israel-Palestine conflict and Afghanistan-Pakistan-Yemen based terrorism in Asia. If only we learnt something from the Big Three – Bapu, Madiba and King.
Read MoreA week after the December 8 riot, common concern among shops and restaurants owners in the district is that it will take at least a month or two before business return to normal in Little India
Read MoreThe country will know in six months the causes of the Little India riot and whether “unhappiness among foreign workers” led to that. But, no matter whatever the findings are, a closer look at foreign worker issues in Singapore is mandated.
Read MoreIn 2006, then in 2010, and now again, the political turmoil in Thailand seems no end. A time-line to understand the issue.
Read MoreAfter a riot in Singapore's Little India this month, spotlight is on migrant labour woes in the city-state and whether to house them on offshore islands
Read MoreThe 160-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) reached its first ever worldwide trade reform deal at its 9th ministerial conference in Bali, Indonesia, on December 7. But what's there in it for Singapore is not clear, especially since the country is already negotiating Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal with 11 other nations.
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