SG+: Ageing Workforce – Finding the Silver Lining
As one of Asia’s fastest ageing populations, it is estimated that by 2030, one-fifth of the population will be 65 years or older in Singapore. This is coupled with the…
Bridging Asia: Religious Fundamentalism is a threat to Asia’s future
This House believes that religious fundamentalism, whether a political ideology garbed in religious terminology or a religious movement defining itself largely or entirely by religious values,… source
Women-only taxis hit the roads in Delhi, India
There is a unique taxi service which offers a safer option, by allowing women to take charge of the wheel. Taxis driven by women, for women passengers only, are a…
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 middle-class and affluent consumers (MACs), and they would bring an…
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 focus on the developments in the country, as it opens…
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 the 1997 James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies”. The Malaysian…