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The end of Dubai? After the war, the UAE faces a hard road back to its shining past

The UAE will need not just energy flows, but also business confidence to return – and that will take time.

Smoke billows from Jebel Ali port after an Iranian attack, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, United Arab Emirates, on March 1.

China wants more robots but not fewer workers

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The Dukono tragedy is about gaps in safety, not reckless hikers

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Big, bold, beautiful: Will premium BTO projects dampen desire for private homes?

This is why you’re drowning in busywork

Singapore’s hidden bill: From the Middle East oil shock to your wallet

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The great Australian dream and the politics of unhappiness

There are signs the dream is starting to fracture, that Australians are becoming more divided.

There are signs that Australians are becoming more divided and are at risk of swinging towards the politics of populist grievance, says the writer.

Singapore’s hidden bill: From the Middle East oil shock to your wallet

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What children wish adults understood about school bullying

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Surviving AI FOMO: Do we all need a digital second brain?

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Can a 15-minute city push up a 0.87 fertility rate?

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Forum: Let’s make a trip to the movies before the curtain falls on Yishun 10

Forum: Singaporeans supported in return to work, at every stage of their careers

Forum: Relationships, not just rewards, will secure Singapore’s blood supply

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I get by with a little help from my (work) friends

Common wisdom says work is work, and friendships happen outside that. Not for me.

Friends add another dimension, infusing meaning into the work experience, says the writer.

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In defying gravity, I’m unlearning everything I was told about ageing

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A pilot’s first flight ends on a high. What follows is even better

With my own desk at work comes a sense of belonging

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The hantavirus outbreak is reviving Covid-era conspiracy theories

Persons wearing protective suits walk toward the cruise ship MV Hondius docked in the port of Granadilla de Abona in Spain, on May 11.

A robot monk blesses the humanoid hype cycle

Gabi, a humanoid robot dressed as a Buddhist monk, attends an ordination ceremony at Jogye Temple in Seoul on May 6.

Could the hantavirus spark the next pandemic?

The current outbreak is caused by a “New World” hantavirus from the Andes.

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Big, bold, beautiful: Will premium BTO projects dampen desire for private homes?

As public housing standards improve, they’re meeting more of Singaporeans’ aspirational needs. But they may not be enough to satisfy the deeper aspirations driving the chase for private homes.

Forum: Three dates in three years since coming back to Singapore

Forum: Let’s make a trip to the movies before the curtain falls on Yishun 10

Forum: Singaporeans supported in return to work, at every stage of their careers

The end of Dubai? After the war, the UAE faces a hard road back to its shining past

Smoke billows from Jebel Ali port after an Iranian attack, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, United Arab Emirates, on March 1.

This is why you’re drowning in busywork

We have been told that AI will take people’s jobs. What no one mentions is that many of those jobs are landing on us.

China wants more robots but not fewer workers

Autonomous cars and drones are being deployed in China at a dizzying pace.

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