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Russia and Ukraine now fighting a new war – in the Middle East

The proxy war has given Zelensky a new card as Gulf states seek Ukrainian weaponry while Russia steps up military support for Iran.

A Shahed drone being paraded in Tehran in 2025. By last year, around 90 per cent of all the Iranian-designed Shahed drones used against Ukraine were made in Russia.

A face-saving chance for Trump to pause the war on Iran. Will he take it?

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Was the Iran war really necessary?

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The war that could break America’s borrowing machine

‘Mutual maxxing’: Singapore, Hong Kong must back each other amid disruption

Disney’s next act isn’t streaming. It’s floating

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Inside the speculative world of trading cards, and why Singapore needs a new rulebook

The proposed regulations may sound like we’re taking the fun out of a childhood game, but the trading card world has changed.

The “rip and ship” live stream has come amid a global resurgence of interest after the Covid-19 pandemic in collecting Pokemon cards.

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How BTS went on hiatus yet returned with the biggest comeback of all time

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Migrant workers: Let’s not make them invisible again

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Dear graduates, education rewards individual brilliance – but fit is key to work success

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Time to rethink ‘Made in China’ – it’s cheap and shoddy no more

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Forum: Recognise UV exposure as significant workplace hazard

Forum: Kudos to RSAF for repatriation flights

Forum: Return Right scheme complements existing recycling efforts 

Finding Joy

Finding Joy

Jumping off the career ladder to be an entrepreneur is the best decision I’ve made

Leaving the security of full-time employment brought the writer fear and uncertainty, but also personal growth.

The writer left the security of full time employment to start her own practice.

Finding Joy

From Bedok to the Barbican – why I’ll never stop going to the movies

Finding Joy

Making time to hold space (and planks) with Mum

Finding Joy

Grandchildren are gifts and a source of great happiness

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Was the Iran war really necessary?

Drones hit a fuel tank and sparked a fire at Kuwait International Airport, the civil aviation authority said on March 25, as Iran presses on with its attacks in the nearly four-week regional war.
Drones hit a fuel tank and sparked a fire at Kuwait International Airport, the civil aviation authority said on March 25, as Iran presses on with its attacks in the nearly four-week regional war.

Russia and Ukraine now fighting a new war – in the Middle East

A Shahed drone being paraded in Tehran in 2025. By last year, around 90 per cent of all the Iranian-designed Shahed drones used against Ukraine were made in Russia.
A Shahed drone being paraded in Tehran in 2025. By last year, around 90 per cent of all the Iranian-designed Shahed drones used against Ukraine were made in Russia.

A face-saving chance for Trump to pause the war on Iran. Will he take it?

An anti-US banner on display in Tehran. The China guarantee is possibly the best exit opportunity for Mr Trump to extricate himself from the quagmire, says the writer.
An anti-US banner on display in Tehran. The China guarantee is possibly the best exit opportunity for Mr Trump to extricate himself from the quagmire, says the writer.

The war that could break America’s borrowing machine

Mortgage rates have spiked in the US as the Treasuries market comes under stress. Similar pain may be felt across the world.
Mortgage rates have spiked in the US as the Treasuries market comes under stress. Similar pain may be felt across the world.

Forum: Recognise UV exposure as significant workplace hazard

Forum: Return Right scheme complements existing recycling efforts 

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.