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What I Got Right, What I Missed, and What Tariffs and DeepSeek Tell Us About Economic Adaptation 0
- Fireplace, Library
- October 26, 2026
Eighteen months after my April 2025 tariff essay, I revisit what I got right, what I missed, and what tariffs, DeepSeek and the AI investment cycle reveal about a broader economic principle: systems adapt around constraints.
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How I Hacked My KL Dinner with Microeconomics 0
- Fireplace
- October 23, 2026
A rainy evening, RM80 of street food, a suspicious Ritz-Carlton discount, and an unnecessarily thorough due-diligence exercise on dinner.
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2025 AIS Reform: Has IRAS Expanded Your Employer Filing Obligations?0
- Fireplace, Library, Thought Leadership
- October 11, 2026
The 2025 AIS framework is more complicated than the familiar five-employee rule. This legal guide examines section 68 of the Income Tax Act, the 20 June 2025 Gazette, sub-five employers, directors, nil returns, digital notices, enforcement and what Singapore SMEs should check before assuming they are outside AIS.
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Can Your Tenant Stop Paying Rent Because Your Property Has Defects?0
- Fireplace, Library, Property
- October 10, 2026
By Boo Kok Chuon A rather unusual landlord and tenant dispute made the news in Singapore this week. An elderly couple in their eighties had rented out their semi-detached house at 7A Lengkong Dua in Kembangan for $7,500 a month. The tenant named in the tenancy agreement was Noranth Ventures Pte. Ltd., a company with
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Will the RTS Fill Johor Bahru? Here’s What the Numbers Say 0
- Fireplace, Library, Property
- October 5, 2026
By Boo Kok Chuon With the Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System Link approaching operation, confidence has returned to Johor Bahru’s high-rise property market. The logic is not difficult to understand. The RTS will connect Bukit Chagar to Woodlands North in approximately six minutes, replacing one of the least predictable portions of the present cross-border commute
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The Abby Choi Murder Trial: Guilty of Disposing of a Body, But Not Guilty of Murder?0
- Fireplace, Library
- October 4, 2026
Two accused admit helping dispose of Abby Choi’s body, yet deny murdering her. A third denies both. What might explain these seemingly peculiar pleas? By working backwards from the plea matrix, this article examines how evidence, timing and common purpose may shape the strategic battlefield in a multi-accused murder trial.
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