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STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 15, 2018 • 3 min read

Manuscript to bookshop Inside Singapore’s world of publishing

By Janelle Retka • Aug 15, 2018
For over a decade, Phoon Kok Hwa has coached authors on how to get their manuscript into bookshops as publisher at Candid Creation Publishing, a leading firm in Singapore. He’s helped transform the family-run business from a company focused on Chinese-language books to English-language business and self-help books

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 14, 2018 • 7 min read

UnUsUaL The brother’s empire

By Janelle Retka • Jun 14, 2018
Singapore's UnUsUaL has become Southeast Asia's leading music production and promotion company, worth $500m. Co-founder and partner Leslie Ong shares the highs and lows of building an empire from scratch

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 11, 2018 • 7 min read

Southeast Asia's choice What the Singapore summit means for the region

By Robin Spiess • Jun 11, 2018
The world’s collective gaze is fixed on Singapore this week, eager to see the outcome of US President Donald Trump’s historic meeting with North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. But how will the talks affect Southeast Asia’s relationship with the volatile and secretive nation, which, despite international sanctions, still has active trade links with many of the region’s countries?

May 28, 2018 • 7 min read
Therapy cats

Providing comfort and companionship

Singapore's feline therapists are providing comfort in a nation slow to grasp the need for mental healthcare
By Kirsten Han • May 28, 2018

Apr 27, 2018 • 2 min read
Smells like success

The Singapore café using durian in every dish

At a time when restaurants across Southeast Asia are desperate for a way to stand out from the pack, Singapore’s Mao Shan Wang Café has found its niche as the city-state’s first durian-centric eatery
By Paul Millar • Apr 27, 2018

Apr 24, 2018 • 10 min read
Creative Culture

Is Singapore losing its standing as Southeast Asia’s art hub?

Despite the government's desperate attempts to position Singapore as Southeast Asia's arts hub, flagging figures at major shows and accusations of artificiality have put the city-state's art scene under more scrutiny than ever
By Cristyn Lloyd • Apr 24, 2018

Mar 08, 2018 • 7 min read
Art

From boardrooms to brothels

Through its art walks, OH! Open House, an organisation in Singapore, leads enthusiasts through locations from boardrooms to brothels with the aim making art less of a "middle class, bourgeois pursuit."
By Paul Millar • Mar 08, 2018

Feb 27, 2018 • 7 min read
Singapore business

With a little help from a ‘golden duck’

A legal dispute led to the collapse of his nightclub, but Jonathan Shen bounced back to build a thriving snacks business off the back of Singapore’s wildly popular salted egg yolk trend
By Euan Black • Feb 27, 2018

Dec 04, 2017 • 8 min read
Technology

The fight to catch up to behemoths

Singapore and Malaysia are playing catch up with global tech capitals, but their pace may be slowed by talent that's looking too timid for the cutthroat business
By Foong Li Mei • Dec 04, 2017