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Climate governance is a mess. Orjan Ellingvag / Alamy (Art: ‘The Thinker’s Burden’, by environmental artist Benjamin von Wong outside the UN headquarters) Francesco Grillo, Bocconi University Nearly three decades…

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Singapore’s national identity excludes those who don’t look like a ‘regular family’

October 9, 2025

A couple embraces next to Marina Bay, Singapore, in 2021. Pavan Mano, King’s College London Nationalism usually works on the basis that a nation should imagine itself as a…

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Cities

Politicians love comparing NZ’s economy to Singapore or Ireland – but it’s simplistic and misleading

September 21, 2025

Angus Dowell, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Unveiling Amazon Web Services’ long-awaited NZ$7.5 billion “cloud region” – a cluster of local data centres – Prime Minister Christopher Luxon specifically…

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Technology

Malaysia’s ‘ASEAN Shenzhen’ needs some significant legal reform to take off — here’s how

August 25, 2025

Nuarrual Hilal Md Dahlan, Universiti Utara Malaysia The Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) has been hailed as a game changer for ASEAN. Launched in January 2025, this cross-border initiative brings…

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New Trump tariffs: early modelling shows most economies lose – the US more than many

August 6, 2025

Getty Images Niven Winchester, Auckland University of Technology The global rollercoaster ride of United States trade tariffs has now entered its latest phase. President Donald Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day”…

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Introducing Surface Laptop 5G: Seamless connectivity, built for business

July 23, 2025

We’re excited to announce the expansion of our Surface Copilot+ PC portfolio for business customers. The new Surface Laptop 5G, 13.8-inch powered by Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) processors, will begin shipping Aug.…

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Technology

ESWIN Computing launches the EBC77 Series Single Board Computer with Ubuntu

July 17, 2025

ESWIN Computing partners with Canonical to unveil a low cost, performant RISC-V SBC with Ubuntu as the preferred operating system We are excited to announce that ESWIN Computing, in collaboration…

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Meralco PowerGen’s PacificLight starts up 100 MW fast-response plant in Singapore

June 20, 2025

Bilyonaryo Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGEN), through its subsidiary PacificLight Power Pte Ltd (PLP), has commissioned a 100-megawatt (MW) fast-start ancillary services facility in Singapore. The gas-fired facility,…

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It’s time to stop debating whether AI is genuinely intelligent and focus on making it work for society

June 8, 2025

‘Pleased to beat you.’ Aileenchik Andrew Rogoyski, University of Surrey Half of entry-level white collar jobs might cease to exist in the near future, according to Dario Amodei, the CEO…

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Singapore PM Wong arrives in Malacañang

June 4, 2025

Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong arrived at Malacañang Palace on Wednesday for a bilateral meeting with President Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Wong is on official visit to the Philippines from…

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