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...
by chung chinyi | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
M&A CASE STUDYPortfolio Strategy, Value Destruction & Implications for SingaporeFebruary 2026Metric DetailDepop Acquisition Price (2021) USD 1.6 billionDepop Sale Price to eBay (2026) USD 1.2 billionImplied Value Destruction USD ~400 million (–25%)Etsy Share...
by chung chinyi | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
AI-Assisted Development, Configuration Risk, and the Implications for a Smart Nation Executive SummaryThe February 2026 Moltbook breach — in which 1.5 million API authentication tokens and 35,000 email addresses were exposed within days of a platform’s launch...
by chung chinyi | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
CASE STUDYImpact of Security Compass SD Elements for Agentic AI Workflowon Singapore’s Digital Economy & Regulated SectorsSingapore stands at a critical inflection point in its AI governance journey. As agentic AI becomes embedded in software development...
by chung chinyi | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Ichiban一番 Singapore stands as one of Southeast Asia’s most extraordinary stages for Japanese cuisine. Across its dense constellation of malls, shophouses, and heritage corridors, Japan’s culinary artistry has been transplanted, adapted, and celebrated —...
by chung chinyi | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
A Comprehensive Field Review & Culinary AnalysisKim Keat Palm Market & Food Centre, Toa Payoh, Singapore Quick ReferenceAddress 22 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh, #01-07, Kim Keat Palm Market & Food Centre, Singapore 310022Opening Hours Sunday – Friday, 6:00 AM – 8:00...
by chung chinyi | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
How a global scandal touching royals, intelligence networks and illicit finance is testing the city-state’s hard-won reputation as Asia’s premier financial hub When the United States Department of Justice released more than three million pages of documents...
by chung chinyi | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS EXECUTIVE SUMMARYAs February 2026 begins, the fragile Gaza ceasefire — brokered in October 2025 — faces its most serious structural threat yet, not from the rubble of Gaza itself, but from the occupied hills of the West Bank. Israel’s...
by chung chinyi | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Visa’s acquisition of two Argentine payments platforms — Prisma and Newpay — from Advent International is a story that appears, at first glance, to belong entirely to Latin America. It does not. Decoded through the lens of Visa’s accelerating global...
