Culture
Bombing Iran’s Great Mosque could cost the world
The US knows what can happen when its monuments are destroyed. Who can foretell the consequences if Isfahan’s mosque suffers irreparable harm?
BTS is South Korea’s biggest cultural catfish
When the band went on hiatus in 2022, K-pop lost an anchor and a catfish – a player that puts pressure on its peers, spurring them to compete and improve. Now they’re back
ChariTrees aims to raise S$1 million for its beneficiaries, which include BT BAF
More than 70 Christmas trees are on display along the Marina Bay waterfront until Dec 26
BT Budding Artists Fund celebrates 20th anniversary with ‘Here I Am’
Performance brings together past and present beneficiaries of the fund
Hotels can still be a Find Wally puzzle
In the pre-Google-maps era, new hotels started lavishing gifts upon taxi drivers to ensure they remembered the address for future fares. But taxis still get lost.
How an agonising relationship with his dad shaped Xi Jinping
The most powerful man on Earth had a grim childhood
Kwek Poh Heok named new CEO of Business China
She takes on the role of CEO-designate of the organisation from May 27
How golden ages really start – and end
The greatest civilisations of the past 3,000 years were the opposite of Maga
