Trump’s arrest will only polarise US politics more

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Huge news coming out of the United States today. Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury in connection with a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former US president to face criminal charges. He is expected to surrender early next week.

Trump’s arrest will only polarise US politics even more, says Adrian Ang U-Jin, a Research Fellow and Coordinator of the United States Programme at RSIS. To be charged over campaign finance violations, in a locale deemed a bastion of Democratic liberalism, risks turning Donald Trump into a political martyr.

In Singapore this week, DBS suffered its second digital banking service outage in 16 months. Disruptions to online banking systems are not minor inconveniences; they affect the countless transactions customers and businesses make that keep daily life running.

As Singapore inches closer to a world where digital transactions are de rigueur, the DBS outage serves to remind us of the simplicity and resilience of cash, says Cherie Tseng, Chief Operating Officer of Secur Solutions Group. 

We hope you enjoy our selection of commentaries this week.

Alison Jenner

Senior Editor, Commentary

Snap Insight: Trump’s arrest will only polarise US politics more

To be charged over campaign finance violations, in a locale deemed a bastion of Democratic liberalism, risks turning Donald Trump into a political martyr, says Adrian Ang U-Jin of RSIS.

When shopping giant Mustafa meets retail paradise Johor Bahru

Singapore shoppers enjoy weekend trips to JB and prices in ringgit. But the arrival of another shopping mall, even one known for affordability, may not resonate with struggling Malaysians, says NUS’ Serina Rahman.

If we want to preserve Singapore’s hawker culture, we need to be willing to pay for it

Inflation is putting the squeeze on all in Singapore, including hawkers, who cannot operate within a low price ceiling given such economic pressures, says Pamelia Chia.

Why do people insist on playing pranks that are dangerous?

A Malaysian child actress fractured her hip bone in an alleged chair-pulling prank last month. At what point does a prank go too far? Yong Qiao Qing, whose daughters have multiple food allergies, shudders to think of the possible deadly consequences if her children are subjected to “harmless” food pranks.

NCID chief and vaccine expert on long days, missed meals and flying in a fog during COVID-19 fight

Caring for patients in the day, meeting global experts at night, racing against time to get a workable vaccine off the ground – NCID chief Professor Leo Yee-Sin and Duke-NUS Medical School Professor Ooi Eng Eong recall working round-the-clock on the frontlines in the battle against COVID 19. They share the highs and lows of being in the “fog of the war” with CNA’s Otelli Edwards.

Everyone has multiple selves, and psychological role-switching is important for one to put on the right hat for the right situation. The daily work commute helps with that, says psychiatrist Lim Boon Leng.

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