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Singapore’s press overhaul will stay true to Lee Kuan Yew’s 50-year-old blueprint The SPH News Centre in Singapore. Photo: Handout
It is a fitting coincidence that the biggest shake-up of Singapore s news media industry in decades has been announced in the 50th anniversary month of the country s biggest ever crackdown on press freedom.
Thursday s news that Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) would hive off The Straits Times and other media outlets into a new not-for-profit company appears on the surface a radical, forward-thinking response to global journalism s chronic financial crisis. Look back at history, though, and it becomes clear this is also a rearguard action to preserve the ruling party s dominance over mainstream media.
Classic TCM book translated for world By Wu Yong in Shenyang | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-12-14 17:35 Share CLOSE
Eric Brand is translating a classic of traditional Chinese medicine into English in hope of promoting wider use of TCM around the world.
Brand has a passion for herbs. He served as chair of the US delegation to the International Organization for Standardization technical committee for international TCM standards. He earned a PhD at the School of Chinese Medicine at Hong Kong Baptist University focusing on Chinese herbal pharmacy, and serves as a TCM adviser to the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia, a nonprofit organization that promotes responsible use of herbal medicines.
How to get through the holidays without going broke
14 Dec, 2020 07:52 PM
6 minutes to read
Having a financial plan in place will help you be (a lot) less stressed and get through the holidays with your finances intact for 2021. Photo / 123RF
Having a financial plan in place will help you be (a lot) less stressed and get through the holidays with your finances intact for 2021. Photo / 123RF
Harvard Business Review
By: Daniel Lee The holidays are usually filled with joy and celebration, but I think we can all agree that this year feels drastically different. This is especially true for new grads and young professionals feeling the strain