Even with the pandemic in full swing, climate change concerns ranked among the top three concerns of the region last year. Continue reading Climate Change in the Covid Era | An Analysis of Southeast Asia
One of the first decisions that every entrepreneur needs to make before they set up shop is to decide on the structure of the organisation itself. Continue reading Setting Up the Business | The Sole Proprietorship and The Partnership
Business people will do what they have always done. They will look at a crisis as an opportunity to find new ways of doing business. Continue reading Local and Global | Growing Your Business During Covid-19
Build the business that only you can build. Continue reading The Soul of the Singaporean Entrepreneur | Interview with Dipa Sanatani
“From both the perspective of someone who is working for, and someone who is buying from a large corporation, they eventually fail to fulfil the needs of their employees or customers. I believe this is fundamentally due to the ever-changing nature of needs of … all humans.” Continue reading What are the key ingredients of a successful business?
The other day, I saw a tree. It was a tree unlike any other. Its branches did not reach out for the sky. It did not attempt to bear fruit. It stood there, proud and unyielding–an outsider who neither demanded praise nor attention. Continue reading The Secret Whisper of the Banyan | Musings from Singapore’s East Coast
The Kinokuniya flagship store is located on Orchard Road–Singapore’s iconic shopping district. I’ve always found the entrance to the bookstore rather modest and inconspicuous. The moment I walk in, however, I am always spellbound by the impressive 33,000 sq. ft. space that houses an extensive collection of more than 400,000 titles from all over the world. Continue reading Kinokuniya | The Business Journey Behind Books
The idea of democracy as a form of government first appeared in ancient Greece in the city-state of Athens during classical antiquity. The word democracy comes from the Greek demos ‘common people’ and kratos ‘strength’. It is a system where people get to choose their leaders. This is in contrast to other forms of government like monarchy, oligarchy or aristocracy. Continue reading The History of Democracy | My Right to Vote
On 21 March 2020, Saturn exited Capricorn – and entered Aquarius. Every time the slow-moving planet changes signs, it signals a huge energy shift. Since Saturn is the principal (and rule maker) of the cosmos, Saturn’s transits inform us how society and the individual deal with structures. Saturn strips away structures that are pass their due date so that society may implement new ones to replace them. Continue reading Saturn in Aquarius: Coronavirus and the Disruption of Old Structures
Sometimes it takes a serious blast from the past to make you realise how far you’ve come from where you first started. Two nights ago, I unexpectedly found myself in Singapore’s Holland Village. I hadn’t been there in years – not since I was an accounting student. It was a popular date spot and I had many flashbacks of my life in my late teens. Continue reading The Fulfilment of a Dream
