Nicholas Fang

The writer is the managing director of Black Dot Research, a market and social research consultancy which operates an independent fact-checking platform. A strategic communications expert and former journalist, he was a Nominated Member of Parliament from 2012 to 2014.

Insurance underwrites risks that unfold over decades, often across a policyholder’s working life and into retirement.
THE BROAD VIEW

Singapore’s insurance sector needs strategic consolidation, not perpetual flux

Potential sale of HSBC Life in the Republic highlights challenges posed by a fragmented market to both insurers and consumers

Ice baths not only help people recover from the stresses of modern life, but also offer environments conducive to socialising and networking.

Ice baths: Chilling proposition makes for hot business

Ice baths are fast-evolving into a multi-million dollar global industry as a result of growing demand

Simba and M1 have pledged to retain their popular S$10 and S$12 mobile plans for at least two years, and to maintain pricing for existing customers during that period.
PERSPECTIVE

Rare public consultation on Simba-M1 deal will test our telco values

In an age of cyberthreats and foreign interference, decisions on who controls core infrastructure must go beyond closed-door reviews

For Singapore as a whole, regional collaboration is essential. Sharing intelligence, detection methods and best practices with Asean neighbours can help us anticipate tactics before they reach our shores.
THE BROAD VIEW

Beyond politics, disinformation and hybrid threats strike at Singapore’s economy

At stake is more than national security; it is the integrity of our economic ecosystem and the trust that underpins it

Spectators at an International Champions Cup match at the National Stadium in 2019. The government’s intent to embed sports more firmly in the community, and to allow Singaporeans greater access to the Sports Hub will go a long way to encouraging a more vibrant sporting culture.

From commercial to community – the next lap for the Sports Hub

WHEN news broke recently that the government would take back the Singapore Sports Hub from private consortium SportHub Pte Ltd (SHPL) on Dec 9 this year, the first reaction from many in my network was...