by chung chinyi | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
A Connoisseur’s Field Guide to Singapore’sBest-Value Zi Char DiningFeaturing: Kok Sen Restaurant · Est. 1965 Introduction: The Art of Zi CharZi char — literally 煮炒, meaning ‘cook and stir-fry’ in Hokkien — is arguably Singapore’s most...
by chung chinyi | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Singapore Budget 2026 — Retirement Adequacy ReformPublished February 2026 | Based on ST Analysis & Financial Expert Commentary Background and Policy ContextSingapore’s Central Provident Fund (CPF) system underpins retirement savings for the...
by chung chinyi | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
OUE Real Estate Investment Trust & United Overseas BankFebruary 2026 | Singapore Commercial Real Estate Executive SummaryOn February 20, 2026, the manager of OUE Real Estate Investment Trust (OUE Reit) confirmed via a Singapore Exchange (SGX) filing that OUB...
by chung chinyi | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Urban Compression, Housing Policy & Spatial InequalitySingapore | 1995–2025 | Urban Studies & Housing PolicyExecutive SummaryOver the past three decades, Singapore has experienced a measurable and sustained contraction in residential floor areas across both...
by chung chinyi | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Fairmont Singapore · Raffles CityA Comprehensive Dining ReviewEst. 1986 · Italian Cuisine · February 2026 Opening: Four Decades and Still StandingThere is a certain gravity that settles over a restaurant when it has outlasted the careers of most of the chefs who have...
by chung chinyi | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
I. THE GEOPOLITICAL FACTS ON THE GROUND The situation is more acute than most realize. Trump has told reporters that Iran has “10 to 15 days at most” to strike a deal, warning it would be “unfortunate for them” if talks...
by chung chinyi | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Pan Pacific Singapore · Level 3 · Promenade MRTJoyous Abundance Menu — Lunar New Year 2026A Comprehensive Culinary Review, Dish Analysis & Symbolic Study I. Ambience & SettingHai Tien Lo, perched on Level 3 of Pan Pacific Singapore along the Marina Bay...
by chung chinyi | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Singapore’s Definitive Guide to Budget Steak Buffets————————————A long-form editorial review of four budget-tier steak buffetsReviewed in Singapore, 2025The Armoury · Stirling Steaks · Boeuf · Bochinche IntroductionSingapore’s dining culture has long demonstrated a...
by chung chinyi | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
How a $40 billion Franco-Indian defence partnership is quietly reshaping the Indo-Pacific’s military calculus — and why Singapore should be paying close attention. When French President Emmanuel Macron jogged along Mumbai’s Marine Drive last week and posed...
by chung chinyi | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
— Introduction: An Unlikely Interest At first glance, the Arctic seems about as removed from Singapore’s concerns as geography allows. The island republic sits astride the equator, surrounded by the warm waters of the Malacca Strait, with no...
