
Bhavan Jaipragas
Journalist and Editor at Freelance
Deputy Opinion Editor at The Straits Times
Deputy Opinion Editor, The Straits Times. Previously Asia Editor of South China Morning Post in HK. Opinions my own. https://t.co/yEiIHMCn6s
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4 days ago |
straitstimes.com | Bhavan Jaipragas
At the Shangri-La Dialogue, some tell-tale signs from the cramped media centre give away what will be the main story. When keyboard clattering intensifies and people crowd around screens, you know the alerts are going to fly. But when the nattering pipes up, you know there’s little interest in whatever is emerging from the sideline sessions. News veterans of this security summit know the drill and the headlines were predictable.
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6 days ago |
straitstimes.com | Bhavan Jaipragas
In Singapore, if you’re feeling particularly pugnacious – itching to stir up some fuss at a stale dinner party, revive a fading family gathering, or jolt awake a sleepy WhatsApp group – you could always talk politics or food. Both reliably spark strong opinions, though admittedly they’re a bit predictable. Here’s something better: Singlish.
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1 week ago |
straitstimes.com | Bhavan Jaipragas
The recent video by the US mission in Singapore that likened the South China Sea dispute to neighbourhood squabbles in the city-state was telling – not only in its diplomatic insolence, but also in how its subtext revealed a patronising caricature of Singaporeans. Those behind the video seemed to imagine an audience with a rudimentary understanding of the world requiring major dumbing down, rather than one of the most literate societies more than able to grasp complexities.
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1 week ago |
straitstimes.com | Bhavan Jaipragas
The midterm elections were to have been a referendum on Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s administration – and a favourable one. The results were underwhelming. PHOTO: ST FILEIn Philippine politics, never write off any possibility. Such unpredictability is the hallmark of the country’s famously byzantine internal affairs. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
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2 weeks ago |
straitstimes.com | Bhavan Jaipragas
What, from the outside, can only be described as signs of deep polarisation within PKR, sends the wrong message at exactly the wrong time, says the writer.PHOTO: NSTPPUBLISHED May 20, 2025, 05:00 AMWe are familiar with high-stakes national elections: clashes between competing world views on governance. Even within parties, we occasionally witness fierce battles for leadership – particularly after crushing defeats, as recently demonstrated by Britain’s Conservatives.
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