Singapore’s High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong, congratulated the re-elected Chief Minister (CM) of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on May 12 in a post on X.
The post reads: “Big congratulations to our friend #himantabiswa. Your new term as Chief Minister will no doubt propel Assam to greater heights. As your trusted friend, we will stand by Assam as always.”
Mr Himanta, who is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, will be serving his second term as CM after...
Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions, energy insecurity, and a fragmenting global economy, policymakers, academics, and industry leaders gathered at the second India-Singapore Futures Forum to chart a path for deeper bilateral cooperation in sustainability, energy transition, and emerging technologies.
Held by the Institute of South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore, the forum centred on the theme “Accelerating Green Transitions: India-Singapore Cooperation in a Fragmenting World Economy”.
Opening the session, Associate Professor Iqbal Singh Sevea said the...
The lunch crowd thins and The Bagel Bunch’s three-person crew takes a breather. Tucked in the office-heavy stretch of Buona Vista, this afternoon pause is the favourite part of founder and co-owner Hemant Mathy’s day.
“It’s not so rushed at this time. You can actually see what the space becomes,” the 29-year-old said.
The brand was conceived in his home in 2021, which he ran as a home-based business for over three years before making the leap to a brick-and-mortar...
When Mr Chandra Mohan K Nair received the National University of Singapore Society (NUSS) Long Service Award in April, it marked not just 45 years of steadfast contribution, but a life defined by purpose, integrity, and community building.
For many, such recognition might signal a time to slow down. For 76-year-old Chandra Mohan, it is simply another milestone in a journey centred on giving back to society.
His association with NUSS dates to the early 1980s, when the alumni body...
Most people spend their lives surrounded by people in their immediate periphery – family, partners, old friends, and colleagues. Vir Das, however, has spent most of his adult life in rooms full of strangers.
This revelation led to the inception of his new stand-up show, Hey Stranger.
In this show, he captures the fleeting intimacy that arises during exchanges with these strangers. The one question he ruminated over before writing his new special was: “What would you say to a...
