Thinking Aloud

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Children are national assets. Our support must reflect that

A case for treating children as Singapore’s long-term equity

When someone does actually sound the alarm over a legitimate threat to our well-being from AI, nobody will hear it since we might have collectively tuned out by then.
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If everything is an AI crisis, then nothing is

Beware the absurd tyranny of what-if scenarios

Are the market gains seen in February built on durable fundamentals or, to borrow a famous phrase from former US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, on “irrational exuberance"?
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Dow at 50,000, STI at 5,000, Singtel at S$5 – what’s next?

Bullish investors beware: record highs and the breaching of psychological barriers tend to lead to an underpricing of risk

Residents protesting against the lack of water in many parts of Johannesburg, South Africa. Affluence is not an absolute defence against water shortages.
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Amid digital push, real-world problems such as water bankruptcy risk being overlooked

As countries race to push technological boundaries, similar attention should be paid to fundamental resource needs

The Post's death spiral began not with market forces but with moral failure.
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Requiem for The Washington Post

The newspaper that brought down a president is dying in darkness – and its billionaire owner lit the match

Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica more than tripled sales of its Meta AI glasses in 2025, selling more than seven million units.
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The rose-tinted inevitability of smart glasses

I laughed at them in 2013; I might buy a pair in 2026

As the World Population Review notes, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea top the list for plastic surgery among East Asians.
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The coming brave new world of designer babies

Genetic testing and other genomic services will likely be a hit in Asia

Converting policy-driven momentum into a durable ecosystem ought to be underpinned by recognition that markets do not function as theory dictates.
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Why was EQDP necessary in the first place?

Market foundations must be strengthened, improving transparency, liquidity, governance and information flow to boost confidence

The question is not whether technology replaces human care, but whether it can stand in when human presence is absent.
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Growing old alone with technology as the last quiet witness

For seniors who live alone, being ‘tracked’ is less about surveillance than being accounted for

Gold has been doing what it said it would on the tin, becoming an asset of refuge in a time of de-dollarisation fears and geopolitical tension.
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Gold is a ‘Bad Feeling’ asset; Bitcoin is a ‘Good Feeling’ asset

Why the precious metal took off during troubled times while the cryptocurrency faceplanted in front of punters