Kolette Lim
Reporter, Asia
Kolette Lim joined the Post’s Asia desk as a reporter in 2025, and writes about a wide range of topics concerning Singapore and the region. She graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a degree in Communication Studies and a second major in Business. She previously wrote for The Straits Times, where she covered breaking news.
Kolette Lim joined the Post’s Asia desk as a reporter in 2025, and writes about a wide range of topics concerning Singapore and the region. She graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a degree in Communication Studies and a second major in Business. She previously wrote for The Straits Times, where she covered breaking news.
Languages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
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Joining the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation gives Singapore influence, but may affect its Pax Silica role, analysts say.
PM Wong defended the new salary structure for leadership renewal while Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh sought more modest increases over time.
First pay update since 2012 aims to ensure political salaries do not ‘fall further behind’ market rates, the prime minister says.
From Singapore to Thailand, private operators and luxury resorts are cashing in, as more retirees seek care on their own terms.
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong says Singapore aims to explore ways to boost cooperation between both regions in various sectors.
Analysts say real overseas stocks, trading platforms and chat groups can give scams a veneer of legitimacy.
The new rules shift more responsibility to messaging platforms, in a move analysts say could become a regional model.
Speaking at the National Day Rally, PM Lawrence Wong says the easing comes with the prerequisite that a Mandarin-dubbed version is available.
Apart from a tax exemption for investment profits, Singapore plans to relax a visa rule for fund management professionals.
‘Unless Singapore changes its work culture, no amount of money can change our minds,’ a resident says.
More employers are emphasising AI literacy and are willing to pay more for graduates with the relevant skills, analysts say.
Activists and residents ask authorities to protect Maju Forest and greenery near Gillman Barracks and consider other sites for development.
Singaporeans have largely moved on from the long-running saga involving the WP chief due to ‘political fatigue’, analysts say.
Owners say they face hurdles including stiff competition, rising costs and a lack of desire from their children to take over the business.
Analysts say the move, an ‘extreme’ form of unbundling, risks backlash and added fare complexity.
Formal religious affiliation has been slipping in the city state, but surveys show belief in a higher power endures.
Nature lovers say the project to clear 15 hectares of Maju forest for housing will affect more than biodiversity, call for more transparency.
Kim Yo-jong says Asean’s call for denuclearisation has ‘distorted the essence of the situation in the Korean peninsula’.
From Singapore to Dubai, global capital favours predictable courts over tax breaks. Experts say Jakarta should take note.
A new law lays the legal groundwork, but economists warn governance will decide the financial centre’s fate.
Luhut Pandjaitan wants investors to imagine kamikaze drones over Abu Dhabi, then picture themselves in Bali instead.
Addressing the Nusa Dua Forum, Pandu Sjahrir said the fund should build investor confidence through ‘quick wins’ and stock market reforms.
Indonesian and Hong Kong officials, as well as investors across the region, converge at the Nusa Dua Forum to discuss the island’s potential.
Bangkok talks spark warnings that Southeast Asian diplomats are legitimising a military regime still waging a bloody war on its own people.
The city state crossed the super-aged threshold this year, making carer support even more critical, experts say.
