12 Dec 2013:Interview with Jeremy Tan, from Building and Construction Authority
The number of fallen windows has dropped to lowest in the past five years. We speak with Jeremy Tan, Deputy…
22 Dec 2013 Spotlight: A look back at Singapore’s first riot in more than 40 years
2 weeks on from the night of December 8, we look back at the series of events that unfolded the…
Cosmetics now becoming a must-have for South Korean men
Foundation, mascara, eyeshadow — items you would usually associate with women. But in South Korea, they are becoming must-haves for…
Indonesia’s middle-income group to grow to 140m by 2020
In less than a decade from now, more than half of Indonesia’s population of 240 million would be categorized as…
MYANMAR: Channel NewsAsia officially launches Myanmar bureau
Channel NewsAsia officially launches its Myanmar bureau. This is the thirteenth bureau in Southeast and East Asia, and it will…
Michelle Yeoh’s aspirations for 2013
Michelle Yeoh is one of a handful of Asian actresses to break into the Hollywood scene with her role in…
SINGAPORE: Channel NewsAsia documentary offers deeper insight into Konfrontasi
A special preview of an episode on Channel NewsAsia’s documentary Days of Rage was screened on Thursday for school principals…
Bridging Asia: Should happiness be the national target?
GDP has traditionally been used to measure how well a country is faring. This has led many politicians to prioritise…
Bridging Asia: Ageism is a necessary evil for progress in Asia
Demographics is not destiny, but Asia’s meteoric growth in recent decades cannot but be linked to its young and fast-growing…
Bridging Asia: Does Asian migration bring more benefits than drawbacks?
Conventional wisdom holds that migration is generally a good thing: host countries can plug the gaps in their labour markets,…
28 Nov 2013: TV50 Interview
Visitors to the National Museum will be transported back in time, to when television first began in Singapore. We speak…
INDONESIA: Jakarta clamps down on street monkey performances
Jakarta is putting a stop to street monkey performances, known locally as “topeng monyet”. The city’s administration has begun rounding…
10 Dec 2013: Interview with Professor Lily Kong from National University of Singapore
We speak with Professor Lily Kong, from the National University of Singapore, on the issue of integrating transient migrant workers…
15 Nov 2013: Interview with Jack Sim
“If the toilet respects the user, the user will respect the toilet.” We chat with Jack Sim, founder of the…
TAIPEI: Ilo Ilo doing well for box office
Singapore film Ilo Ilo has debuted in Taiwan, a week after sweeping four Golden Horse Awards. It took in some…
17 Dec 2013: Interview with Vikram Nair
Vikram Nair, member of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Law, joins us to discuss foreign worker concerns…
15 Jan 2014: Interview with Associate Professor Lim Poh Lian
A baby infected with measles on a Singapore Airlines flight sparks a health alert in New Zealand. Associate Professor Lim…
Indonesia Fashion Week
As New York Fashion Week comes to an end, Indonesia kicks off its own Fashion Week that promises a new…
15 Nov 2013: Interview with Dr Terence Kee
Dr Terence Kee from the Singapore General Hospital shares what transplant patients can look forward to at the Singapore General…
Rural Education in China
Despite China’s progress, the quality of its rural education still lags behind that in urban areas. There are some undergraduates…
Conversation With: K Shanmugam
Singapore Law & Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam gives his take on prickly foreign issues and future political leadership in…
8 Oct 2013: Interview with Zainudin Nordin
With V Sundramoorthy quitting as the LionsXII coach, could Fandi Ahmad be one of the candidates to fill the post?…