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Cashless but confusing: Can Singapore fix its digital payments system?

QR code complications are the tip of the iceberg. A bold transformation is needed.

The writer says that the average Singaporean consumer faces multiple cashless payment choices, but not always true convenience.

A fake friend? AI companions are exactly that

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Surge in Chinese EVs is supercharging COE prices

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Saving tropical forests: Why corporate leadership is key

The 10,000-step question: How many do you really need to walk each day?

Green activists need to think beyond carbon emissions

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Are sexual offenders on our trains giving Singapore a bad name?

Besides penalties and warnings from the authorities, commuters also have a part to play in keeping public spaces safe.

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From a super-saver to embracing ‘die with zero’

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Does the Singapore River need to change course to remain relevant?

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At 80, the jeepney is still King of the Road, but for how long?

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What Asean and buoyant Manchester United have in common

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Clippers, chatter and curry: A kampung echo at my heartland barber shop

From the radio’s croon to debates on what to have for lunch, the barber’s chair offers small joys and homely comfort.

From the radio’s croon to debates on what to have for lunch, the barber’s chair offers small joys and homely comfort.

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Letting go when your son starts a new life abroad

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That long and winding path to pleasure

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Banishing PE class baggage with spin cycling sessions

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A great wealth transfer is happening in China

Chinese seniors exercising in the vicinity of Temple of Heaven in Beijing. As their numbers rise, so will questions over inheritance and eldercare.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is booming

A Chinese construction worker helping build a new bridge against the skyline of Mozambique’s capital Maputo in 2016.

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Saving tropical forests: Why corporate leadership is key

A tree adoption site in South Sumatra, Indonesia, where mangrove seedlings have been planted.

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Surge in Chinese EVs is supercharging COE prices

China’s overcapacity has exported inflation into Singapore’s car market, with COEs becoming collateral damage of foreign industrial policy.

A fake friend? AI companions are exactly that

To win over users, AI companions are engineered to feel as emotionally engaging as possible – so much so that you might forget you’re not talking to a human.

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Cashless but confusing: Can Singapore fix its digital payments system?

The writer says that the average Singaporean consumer faces multiple cashless payment choices, but not always true convenience.

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