I never knew how famous my country was until I lived in Nepal for five months last year. Everyone, from a bespectacled high school principal to a battle-hardened Maoist guerrilla, seemed to have heard of the tiny island state known as Singapore. “Good economy, very clean,” they all said approvingly. … Full story

When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in 2007, it drew loud cheers and applause from the audience.

Then, the iPhone’s role was immediately obvious. It combined three much sought after functions into one mobile device: a music player, a phone and a web browser.

Of course, devices that have all these functions … Full story

Belmont Lay laments the loss of JBJ in his role as a dissenting voice for a progressive and democratic Singapore. Full story

Couples have long made use of popular music and songs in their wedding video montages freely. Now that composers and lyricists are stepping up efforts to claim royalties for use of their work, many are crying foul. But Lin Junjie argues that these music authors ought to be paid what they deserved. Full story

At the Ministerial Forum a month ago, Prime Minister Lee addressed the issue on whether there is room for more foreigners. What about the pre-independence generation who had toiled to build Singapore to what it is today? Full story