Today is the first day of the Gregorian solar calendar. January 1st 2023. Although the vast majority of countries marks time according to this calendar, it’s not the only one. Until the 1500s, the western world used another solar calendar to mark time – the Julian calendar. Some countries that follow the Orthodox Church still…
QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 – DOING ONE’S DUTY A meme cartoon that has been going viral in the UK has the late Queen Elizabeth walking away, holding Paddington Bear’s hand. She says “I’ve done my duty.” If one is reading the obituaries in the British papers today, this is the enduring theme – that the Queen…
I am co-Chairman and co-founder of Retech Technology Ltd, which is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. In 2010, I founded a training company, which I grew and merged with a larger technology company, which I eventually led to what was Australia’s largest tech IPO in 2017 (about 110m SGD). Our stock price has languished…
A few days ago I wrote on the cultural gaps I encountered at Davos; on my way back to Singapore, I stopped by Paris and spoke at the The France China Foundation about the cultural gaps in doing business in China. I am a freestyle speaker at such talks, and don’t have a script to…
So I have finally left the ‘Magic Mountain’ and am back in Zurich. The start of the World Economic Forum of Davos 2018 was chaotic, after the heaviest snowstorms in decades. Trains broke down and people started taking to the roads, leading to huge jams going into what is essentially a little village. I however…
The one thing that stood out in yesterday’s Presidential Address was the remarks about possible changes to Singapore’s political system. As I have argued before, whilst the PAP still has its 2/3 majority, it needs to implement constitutional changes to safeguard the future of Singapore, and ensure we avoid the degeneration that Western political systems…
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