Dodging a bullet in the skies
by : Derwin Pereira
If there is one piece of good news in the horrible episode of
Singapore
Lawrence Wong: What’s coming?
by : Derwin Pereira
The orderly transition of power from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
THE SINGAPORE ECONOMY: CYCLICAL RESILIENCE AND STRUCTURAL POSITIVES
The Singapore economy has been on a roll this year, registering reasonably vibrant growth despite the increasingly difficult global environment.
IDENTITY POLITICS COMES TO THE FORE IN MALAYSIA
MALAYSIA’S 14th General Election next month will attest to the longevity of democracy in the country. However, it will also
IF XI JINPING WANTS CHINA TO SUCCEED THE US AS A WORLD SUPERPOWER, HE MUST CHOOSE CHANGE.
The best that can be said about 2017 is that it has survived both US President Donald Trump and North
AS THE US RECEDES AND CHINA LEADS, TRUMP’S ASIA TRIP SENDS OUT REASSURING SIGNALS
US President Donald Trump’s visit to South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines marks a special moment in a special
DURING HIS ASIA TRIP, CAN TRUMP ASSUAGE DOUBTS ABOUT AMERICA’S LEADING ROLE IN THE REGION?
It is an ambitious trip. He will stop in Japan and South Korea, two US allies, and China, by far
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE IN THE ROHINGYA CRISIS
The international opprobrium heaped on Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, for her inactivity on the Rohingya crisis front, obscures
THE OXLEY HOUSE: SYMBOL OF THE SINGAPORE STORY
Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew was no ordinary Singaporean. His house is no ordinary house. These facts give
NORMAL TIMES MUST END FOR TERROR TO BE FOUGHT
What’s needed to get out of terror attacks being normal? First, liberal societies may have to permit illiberal laws that
CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD PLAN DESERVES THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT
Derwin Pereira says critics wary of China’s belt and road should understand that all great powers seek to win political
PENCE’S VISIT TO INDONESIA A GOOD SIGNAL FOR SOUTH-EAST ASIA
United States Vice-President Mike Pence’s visit to Indonesia last week marked a welcome statement of American confidence in Indonesia and,