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This yin and yang, East and West within the heart of Singapore is what defines us as Singaporean. Rudyard Kipling in his famous ballad said: “East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.” Whether we like it or not, the twain is meeting again, and creating, opening a new chapter …
Who’s Matt Hancock? The health secretary’s only legacy will be how quickly he’s forgotten | Denis Campbell | Opinion
I have never seen such an empty vessel as a cabinet minister”. This is one NHS chief executive’s verdict on Matt Hancock’s stint as health and social care secretary. It is a harsh judgment, but it reflects a widespread view among NHS bosses that if Boris Johnson’s imminent formation of his first government leads to …
The world is literally on fire – so why is it business as usual for politicians? | Arwa Mahdawi | Opinion
Do you remember when the weather was a reliable source of innocuous small talk? “Hot today, isn’t it?” you would observe to a colleague as you stood awkwardly in the lift together. They would reply with something about the garden needing rain, then you would go back to ignoring each other. Talking about the weather …
Breaking up big tech would be a big mistake
JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images EU Commissioner of Competition Margrethe Vestager speaks to reporters after slapping Google with an antitrust fine in March 2019. Congress, with some goading from their competitors, appears eager to apply antitrust enforcement to Facebook FB, -1.21% …
The Guardian view on Scottish drug deaths: put health and safety first | Editorial | Opinion
Better ways must be found to protect drug users. That can be the only humane response to the terrible news that drug deaths in Scotland have risen by 27% over the past 12 months. At 1,187, the number of fatalities is higher per capita than any other EU country, on a par with the US …
Opinion: Breaking Alberta’s awkward silence around money and debt
Debt is not a dirty word, says counsellor. Postmedia Summer brings with it the notion of carefree days. Four fortnights of fun are on the horizon. But standing in the way of two months of relaxed bliss is a huge elephant in the room. Consumer debt is at its highest-level ever, potentially sidetracking people’s plans …
Your View: Ballad’s customer service bodes poorly for their health care | Opinion
In the wake of the Ballad takeover of regional health care in Southwest Virginia, one would think they would have customer-friendly systems in place to accommodate transferring financial transactions from the newly acquired facilities. My wife was billed for a visit to Smyth County Community Hospital last October. We paid the bill online through our …
These 2 chip stocks are breaking out on technical charts
Here are four stocks, two of them chip makers, that are moving on news and technical momentum. Advanced Micro Devices AMD, +2.09% jumped $1.11 to $33.15 on 61.2 million shares Tuesday. An …
Despite losing the 1992 election, Ross Perot transformed the world (Opinion)
This was the case with the Texas billionaire Ross Perot, who has died at the age of 89. Although Perot’s independent candidacy was unsuccessful in the 1992 election (and he really struggled in 1996), his television-centered strategy served as a model for subsequent candidates from both major parties. For better or worse, Perot understood that …
Mueller hearing: Live commentary (opinion)
Robert Mueller is clearly not comfortable being cast as an extra in somebody else’s drama. But that is where he finds himself today. In the first hour of the hearing, Democratic lawmakers attempted to get Mueller to emphasize and expand on sections of his report that show President Trump expressing concern, rage or frustration about …