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'I love the inflation': Trump comment on latest price jump sparks backlash

Trump also repeated his prediction that inflation would "come down like a rock" after the Iran conflict ends.

Commentary: Fans attending World Cup 2026 face an epic, expensive voyage

What should be a celebration of football may be a nightmare of costs and logistics for fans flying to North America, says sports writer Michael Church.

Commentary: Comparing the Straits of Malacca and Singapore to Hormuz is a fallacy

Comparing the Strait of Hormuz with the Straits of Malacca and Singapore is like comparing apples and oranges, say Collin Koh, Thomas Lim and Eric Ang from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

Commentary: Indonesia hits the panic button over the rupiah

Restoring calm to the country's financial markets will require a more definitive step, say Daniel Moss and Karishma Vaswani for Bloomberg Opinion.

Commentary: Threat of influence operations in Singapore is undefined but ever present

The origins and motive of social media posts attacking Singaporean society are hard to discern, but there are ways to respond, says strategic consultancy managing director Nicholas Fang.

Commentary: Renewed hostilities in the Middle East is a question of when, not if

Tit-for-tat strikes may have stopped, but Israel and Iran have left the door open to a renewal of hostilities whenever the opportunity arises, says James M Dorsey of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

Commentary: If AI is addictive, who is responsible - big tech or users?

There is a significant amount of data showing how heavy use of chatbots can lead to behaviour associated with addiction, says an academic.

Warwickshire RFU chair Smith quits over comments about player-turned-pundit Alphonsi

Commentary: Healthpoint rewards for blood donations are a right step forward

Properly regulated incentives can address Singapore’s blood shortage without compromising the safety of donors or recipients, says Julian Savulescu of Centre for Biomedical Ethics.

Commentary: Brace for a flood of oil as soon as Hormuz reopens

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will be an extraordinary event, but the oil industry doesn't have a playbook for it, says Javier Blas for Bloomberg Opinion.

Commentary: Are we at the start of a new investment super-cycle?

AI, clean energy and defence spending are reinforcing each other, amplifying potential investment, says Rana Faroohar for the Financial Times.

'It's hard for a K-pop star to be healthy': Aespa's Giselle wins praise for candid livestream

Giselle, a member of the popular K-pop girl group Aespa, has won praise for a recent livestream that saw her speaking candidly on numerous topics, including comments about her body and the K-pop industry.

Commentary: Iran war has raised inflation risks. Why are Asian economies still growing?

For all the attention on inflation, the bigger surprise this year may be how resilient the region has been, says DBS chief economist Taimur Baig.

Commentary: What if AI retraining is just a comforting lie?

If upskilling is being touted as the bridge to an AI future, it must lead somewhere, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.

Social cohesion takes long time to build, can be broken if not careful: Josephine Teo

The Minister for Digital Development and Information was commenting on the problematic narratives found in several blocked posts and urged people not to share them.

Social cohesion takes long time to build, can be broken if not careful: Josephine Teo

The Minister for Digital Development and Information was commenting on the problematic narratives found in several social media posts and urged people not to share them.

Commentary: The Strait of Hormuz is getting less dire by the day

The longer we go without oil from the Persian Gulf, the less we’ll need it, says Christopher Smart for the New York Times.

Commentary: UMNO’s ‘selective confrontations’ in Johor, Negeri Sembilan seek to push Anwar into a corner. What's next?

The impending snap polls in Johor and Negeri Sembilan are not simply state-level electoral contests. They are opening salvos by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) to set the stage for a national power struggle that will test the foundations of Malaysia’s first genuine multi-coalition government, writes CNA's Leslie Lopez.

Commentary: It may be time to rethink Singapore’s Foreign Sports Talent Scheme and its future

If the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme is to play a continued role, looking only at short-term achievements - specifically in securing medals - risks missing the larger picture, says RSIS’ Lam Teng Si who was a former national youth table tennis player.

Iran FM says 'no tangible progress' in talks but Trump says deal close

Despite comments by Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi that "no tangible progress" had been made in negotiations, US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that the Iran talks could yield a result "over the weekend".