Quiet quitting: Striking balance between work, leisure
AT the dawning of a new year filled with many dreams and a tremendous hope for both our own personal…
Browsing: Columns
Imagining there are Garuda and Harimau
RECENTLY, I came across the wonderful thesis by Lidya Lestari Sitohang of Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, namely ‘Cross-border interaction in the…
Gender equality …?
IN a previous column, I wrote about ‘NO POVERTY’, the first goal on the list of the 17 goals of…
Past and present leviathans of land and sea
AS the new calendar year dawns, we often reminisce on yesteryears with happy memories of dear family and friends’ gatherings…
Consumer staples: A recession-resistant defensive play for 2023
AS global growth sours and the drumbeat of recession grows louder, we believe the consumer staples sector can…
ESG Trends 2022: Energy transition
THE energy transition continued apace in 2022 despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ongoing disruptions to global supply chains and…
A big, bold and beautiful book on ‘Padungan’
TO say I was excitedly expectant of James Yong’s book on ‘Padungan’ when he had started work on it four…
Insights from travel this year
TRAVEL was a constant refrain this year, with a stream of international events compensating for the lack of travel in…