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The ongoing battle over democracy

Is Singapore a democracy? Are Western democracies democratic when over half their populations say the system is broken?

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Britain calls in military to help with hospital Covid-19 staffing crunch

200 Armed Forces personnel are available to support the National Health Service in London for the next three weeks.

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Singapore retail sales up 1.9% in November, slowing after October's iPhone 13 boost

Takings moderated from the 7.5 per cent growth in October.

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The NFT bubble and beyond

It will burst, but as with the dot.com bubble, that's not the whole story, says associate editor Vikram Khanna.

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In a US-China war, will the first blow be struck in space?

There's more underlying recent Chinese criticism of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite project for putting the safety of China's astronauts at risk. Information systems are key to warfare and the fear is that Starlink's satellites could be used for military ends, such as erecting a 'space blockade' against the enemy.

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Hong Kong to widen vaccine bubble to more places next month

The new rules begin on Feb 24.

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5 things to note when buying overseas property

Experts say recent property cooling measures could push local buyers to look overseas once the borders are fully opened.

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