From 'us' and 'them' to 'we'

IN a country that was built on immigration, the pressures of the pandemic have stirred up hostility towards those seen as being outsiders.

What fuels this animosity? To what extent is it addressed by existing arguments? What else can be done and how can we, as a nation, move ahead? We wade into the issues that both divide and hold us in place in tomorrow's Brunch, on Saturday in The Business Times Weekend.

One of the first challenges that Andrew Rose met, when he was named dean of NUS Business School in 2019, was charting a path to fiscal sustainability for the school. In Raffles Conversation, he tells how the school found new revenue streams, and why being adventurous is a tremendous part of education.

Does the law of gravity apply to financial markets? As markets power ahead to new highs, the most commonly asked questions from investors include: "Isn't the market at the peak and is it the right time to invest now?" The Science Of Wealth has some answers.

Meanwhile, Singapore Tourism Board CEO Keith Tan shares his favourite runs and his wellness routine, in Fit To Lead.

Despite opening in challenging circumstances, Sago House managed to find its way into the Asia's 50 Best Bars list this year. Our resident Barfly, still waiting patiently for her favourite drinking holes to re-open, eyes its innovative canned cocktails.

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