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Time to rethink the casino debate
Oped, Published on 13/06/2025
» I've been visiting and studying the world's casinos since 1986, particularly those in Asia. And boy, have they changed a lot in the past 40 years.
Parit slams govt's casino push
Post Reporters, Published on 07/06/2025
» Opposition MP Parit Wacharasindhu says the government's push to legalise casinos is deeply flawed, citing unclear economic gains, weak safeguards against social harm, and a lack of transparency.
More than 2,700 detained in Philippine trafficking crackdown
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» MANILA: Philippine authorities have detained more than 2,700 people during raids on several buildings in Manila where hundreds of trafficking victims were paid to recruit players for online games, police said on Tuesday.
Injury, obesity, stress: eSports starts wising up to health problems
AFP, Published on 04/08/2020
» SINGAPORE - Growing concern over health standards in eSports has prompted a new federation to pledge to address the problem, as players fall victim to conditions ranging from wrist injuries to obesity, stress and diabetes.
Post COVID-19: What should we expect?
Published on 27/05/2020
» COVID-19 has disrupted everything with whiplash effect. The science is unsettled, there's no single approach by governments, and news coverage is schizophrenic. Let's examine what is expected for society, community, family and personally.
Isolation blues? Myanmar's ex-political prisoners share survival tips
AFP, Published on 06/04/2020
» YANGON: From meditation to memory games, former political prisoners in Myanmar are dishing out tips on surviving isolation in a pandemic as the country once severed from the world again closes its borders.
Singapore the model for Japan's casino gamble
Published on 18/12/2016
» SINGAPORE: Despite being one of the world's top casino gambling destinations, Singapore is still just a shadow of Macau or Las Vegas, with just two casinos tucked away in sprawling resort facilities that beckon visitors with other delights besides betting.
Great Singapore Sale a grand bust
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/08/2014
» Retailers billed it as the Great Singapore Sale. Chinese tourist Zhu Liang bought it, only to regret afterward.
Leaving las vegas for dead
B Magazine, Published on 09/03/2014
» The sport of boxing often walks the fine line that separates fantasy from reality and you can put that fact down as one of the reasons its power brokers have set their eyes firmly on Macau.
World's billionaires worth $3.7 trillion
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/01/2014
» The richest people on the planet got even richer in 2013, adding US$524 billion to their collective net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world's 300 wealthiest individuals.