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Singapore's lonely seniors: Why the super-aged feel isolated even when living with family
Season 1 Episode 81
Seniors are increasingly feeling lonelier. Learn why preventing elderly loneliness starts in your 20s.
Synopsis: On Wednesdays, The Straits Times ta…
1 month ago
Still party leader: why the WP continues to back Pritam Singh
Season 1 Episode 100
Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh fobbed off talk that he would face a challenge to his position at the party’s proceedings on June 28.
The results f…
1 month ago
Will the Johor polls kill the unity government before GE16?
Season 2 Episode 77
Johor votes in July – but the real contest is whether Malaysia's unity government survives the campaign trail.
Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the m…
1 month, 1 week ago
'Dear You' controversy: Is it time to lift Singapore's movie ban on dialects?
Season 1 Episode 99
The Chinese film Dear You, shot almost entirely in Teochew, is not only a box office hit - it has ignited intense debate among Chinese Singaporeans.
…1 month, 1 week ago
A focus on one-child couples is an easier baby booster than large families
Season 1 Episode 80
Targeting one-child couples to have a second child is lower-hanging fruit than trying to get families to have a third under the Large Families Scheme…
1 month, 1 week ago
What can be done about the explosion of disinformation?
Season 2 Episode 76
The menace is everywhere and you can hardly spot it, stop it or punish it.
Synopsis: Every third Friday of the month, The Straits Times gets its US B…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Why are Chinese content creators targeting Singapore?
Season 1 Episode 98
Independent content creators in China are making online posts disparaging Singapore, its politicians and minorities.
The latter, in particular, has ma…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Deepfakes, $50 intimate photos amid new digital regulations
Season 1 Episode 79
Singapore's new Online Safety Commission (OSC) rolls out to combat cyberbullying, deepfakes, and online harms. But will this law protect victims, or …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Award-winning Singapore clown Shanice Stanislaus on why we need to embrace failure
Season 2 Episode 44
Are Singaporeans too rigid to be funny? How to take ourselves less seriously to overcome stress.
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month,…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Why Beijing now sets the agenda for US-China ties
Season 2 Episode 75
Can Trump and Xi’s new ‘constructive’ framework bring stability to the US-China dynamic?
Synopsis: The Straits Times’ senior columnist Ravi Velloor d…
1 month, 3 weeks ago