After graduating from NUS, I returned to the company I co-founded to lead a small team called the ‘Acceleration Task Force’, which combines corporate strategy and business transformation. One of my early tasks here is building the Human Resource Department from the ground up, as it has been three years since we last had one […]
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As someone who loves travelling, I often wonder why certain destinations attract more tourists than others. Why, for example, is Bali significantly more popular than Lombok? Why do Kyoto and Bangkok draw more visitors than Singapore? Today marks my final day in Hanoi, Vietnam, and throughout my travels, I’ve consistently compared cities from a tourism
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A recent announcement by Indonesia’s Education Minister reignited a familiar debate: national exams are making a comeback in 2026, this time in a new format. After being abolished in 2021, the reintroduction of the Ujian Nasional (UN) is said to be part of an effort to re-establish educational standards across the country. Reading this news
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