Esther Lee

An artificial intelligence AI sign at the Cloudflare house pavilion ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Sunday, Jan 18, 2026. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from Jan. 19-23. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

When skills beat degrees in an AI economy

Hiring in Singapore has long revolved around paper qualifications despite efforts to make them less relevant. While nearly 80 per cent of the country’s job postings...