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Identity Politics in Indonesia: Implications on the 2024 Indonesian General Election
By Desiree (Editor) Potential Candidates in Indonesia’s 2024 Elections Indonesia’s 13th general election is scheduled to be held on 14...
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The Convergence
Apr 9, 202211 min read
Will History Repeat Itself? Cambodia's 2022 ASEAN Chairmanship
By Roshni, Editor On October 28, 2021, Brunei handed over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chairmanship to Cambodia,...
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The Convergence
Apr 6, 20228 min read
On Ideology and Scholarships in Singapore
By Eldrick, Editor Many would agree with the characterisation of Singapore as a tuition haven. As the longtime champion and producer of...
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The Convergence
Mar 14, 20226 min read
Are Electric Vehicles Truly Worth the Hype?
By Leney, Senior Editor In its 2021 special report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that climate change constitutes the single...
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The Convergence
Feb 22, 202212 min read
Conflict at the Russia-Ukraine Border: A Far-flung Issue to Singapore?
By Jun Hui, Editor In February 2014, mass political protests in Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, culminated in the ouster of Ukraine’s...
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The Convergence
Nov 2, 20217 min read
The Afghanistan Crisis and Its Impact on Singapore
By Eldrick, Editor The recent takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban has aroused numerous responses from leaders across the world, with...
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The Convergence
Oct 5, 20218 min read
South China Sea Disputes: The China Dimension
By Jun Hui, Editor One regional development that has seen frequent news coverage is the territorial disputes in the South China Sea...
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The Convergence
Aug 27, 20214 min read
Women and political participation in Singapore - where are we in 2021?
By Zheng Huifen, Guest Writer In 2002, as an NUS law undergraduate, I wrote an article commenting on the number of female politicians in...
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The Convergence
May 26, 20218 min read
Can Singapore confront the Myanmar dilemma?
By S Preethiba, Senior Editor More than 3 months have passed since the coup d'état in Myanmar on February 1. The anti-coup demonstrations...
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The Convergence
Feb 24, 20218 min read
Biden’s presidency and US-China relations: Implications for Asia and Singapore
By Lee Jun Hui, Guest Writer During the tumult of World War II, the English poet T.S. Eliot penned a series of four poems, which covered...
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The Convergence
Oct 15, 20208 min read
The US-China Conflict: Singapore's Dilemma
By Quek Ee Pin, Editor Introduction As Singapore celebrates the 30th anniversary of its bilateral relationship with China this year, it...
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The Convergence
Oct 11, 20203 min read
Trump gets Covid-19, now what?
By Lim Yun Hui, Guest Writer When Donald Trump announced on 1st October that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the...
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The Convergence
Sep 27, 202010 min read
Aspirations for the 14th Parliament of Singapore: Youths Speak Up
By Wayde Chan, Editor Introduction The 14th Parliament of Singapore was opened on 24 August 2020, with President Halimah Yacob delivering...
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The Convergence
Jul 12, 20201 min read
What does GE2020 mean to you?
What Does GE2020 Mean To You?" With GE2020 coming on 10 July, NUSPA posed this question to first time voters. Watch the video below to...
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The Convergence
Jul 8, 20208 min read
The finishing mark – a look back at some online election rallies and campaigns
By Rebecca Metteo, Managing Editor (Operations) Videos, videos and more videos. As physical rallies and campaigns shift online, it has...
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The Convergence
Jun 29, 20206 min read
GE2020 - Prelude to election campaign: Who stands out?
By Rebecca Metteo, Managing Editor (Operations) On 23 June (Tuesday), 4 pm, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced in a Facebook live...
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The Convergence
Apr 1, 20207 min read
Memes as harmful banter or transmission of political ideologies?
By Muhammad Quraishi, Guest Writer On the Transmissibility of Memes With the world in repose and people being confined to their homes in...
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The Convergence
Feb 4, 20203 min read
What comes after the Singapore Bicentennial?
By Preethiba, Commentary Associate Editor Singapore commemorated its 200th year since the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles last year yet...
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The Convergence
Jan 17, 20206 min read
A First Time for Everything: A chat with Singapore’s Youth Voters
By Nicolette Chua and Rachel Yap As Singapore’s next General Election (GE) draws near, a new wave of Singaporean youths aged 21 and above...
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The Convergence
Oct 23, 201912 min read
Has Singapore built sufficient assets to ensure its resilience and survival in a crisis?
By Arash Shah, Essays Editor Introduction As a state which came abruptly into being with its separation from Malaysia in 1965, Singapore...
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The Convergence
Sep 5, 20196 min read
Is political will and leadership key to the success of Singapore’s Smart Nation?
By Lim Yun Hui, Associate Commentary Editor The Need for a Smart Nation Smart Nation is an ambitious plan by the Singapore government to...
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The Convergence
May 28, 20195 min read
Why the EUSFTA is good for interregional cooperation between the EU and ASEAN
Commentary | Zhou Xizhuang Michael, Editor-in-Chief The European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) was given the green light...
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The Convergence
Apr 3, 20193 min read
Singapore’s future challenges and our tug-of-war With globalisation
Commentary | Nicole Foo, Opinion Associate Editor Like all annual announcements of the Singapore Budget, the recent Budget 2019 has...
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The Convergence
Mar 23, 20193 min read
Seeking solace in the "Singapore Model": UK, China and beyond
Commentary | Nicole Foo, Opinion Associate Editor For all the dissent of its semi-authoritarian rule, Singapore has remained the envy of...
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The Convergence
Feb 28, 20194 min read
4G leadership in Singapore
Commentary | Ayisha Sithika, Event Associate Editor On 23 November 2017, the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) Central Executive Committee...
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The Convergence
Feb 28, 20193 min read
A closer look at Singapore's foreign policy
Commentary | Ayisha Sithika, Events Associate Editor 2018 was a huge year for foreign affairs in Singapore. With the ASEAN chairmanship,...
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The Convergence
Feb 27, 20194 min read
Singapore and the Rohingya Crisis
Commentary | Syamilah Razali, Event Associate Editor 25thAugust 2017 marked the beginning of a ‘humanitarian nightmare’ with an exodus of...
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The Convergence
Feb 20, 20194 min read
Globalisation and its discontents: what should our response be?
Commentary | Teo Teck Leon, Guest Writer As the Trump administration continues to lurch from one crisis to another and Brexit rapidly...
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The Convergence
Feb 12, 20195 min read
ASEAN's Singapore: surfing the waves of change?
Commentary | Qoi Wen Ting, Event Associate Editor The ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN), established by Singapore in 2018, attests to...
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The Convergence
Feb 12, 201914 min read
Corruption and Its Mitigation Measures: A Comparison Between Singapore and Indonesia
Essays | Written by Megan Yeo, Associate Editor (Essays)
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The Convergence
Feb 11, 20193 min read
The Ethnic Integration Policy Remains Relevant Today
Commentary | Lian Jiade In an article written by Kishore Mahbubani titled "Social Cohesion must be Engineered" published in the opinion...
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