Thursday, 9 September 2010

SINGAPORE

VIVIENNE KHOO
Belimbing is not just a Peranakan favourite. It finds its way into Indian pickles and Filipino stews too.
MOTHER, INC
A Singapore mother watches her son have his first go at a swing with relish – and some regret.
VIVIENNE KHOO
Provocative economist Lord Meghnad Desai warns against taking Asia’s re-emergence for granted.
HEATHER LIM
This is a love story more powerful and sizzling than Bella and Edward’s.
VIVIENNE KHOO
London School of Economics professor Lord Meghnad Desai discusses India’s slow growth.  
SIEW KUM HONG
Enforcement officer forbids babies to drink out of their milk bottles on the subway – what does this tell us about Singapore?
VIVIENNE KHOO
National Day and a researcher’s e-mail create a surge of interest in the collective scent memory of Singapore.
CLARISSA TAN
Movie synopses that Tinseltown may want to consider, as the city sprouts a host of new skyscrapers and landmarks
LIM JIN LI
A conversation with Boo Junfeng and Joshua Tan, the director and male lead, respectively, of the made-in-Singapore feature film.
LIM JIN LI
asia! sits down with the director and lead actor of "Sandcastle" - fresh from the Cannes Film Festival and premiering in Singapore this August - for a conversation about history, films, passion and art.
LIM JIN LI
Why studying History is good for something other than your GCE O'Levels.
CLARISSA TAN
The city takes you as its own even though you’re speaking in a strange accent, clutching a brand-new A-Z, and asking for directions to the nearest Peranakan restaurant.