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What Singapore General Election 2020 result means for foreigners
I analyzed Singapore's immigration data post-2020 election to answer what every foreigner here wants to know: your odds of getting PR just got tougher, with transnational spouses now taking 20%+ of limited spots.
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How to apply Ray Dalio's sharings to your personal finance?
I've learned to apply Ray Dalio's big cycle insights to my personal finance by prioritizing debt reduction and defensive positioning—here's how you can prepare for the volatility ahead.
12 Mobile SEM ad best practices
I've updated my 2015 mobile SEM guide with 12 current best practices covering responsive search ads, ad extensions, and optimization tactics that drive clicks today.
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Indonesia e-commerce landscape: key players and trends (updated Jun 2020)
No. 05Book reviewI almost made the wrong conclusion about "the Epidemic of Despair" by Anne Case and Angus Deaton
No. 06GeopoliticsThoughts on "The big cycles over the last 500 years" by Ray Dalio
No. 07LeadershipThe forgotten crisis
No. 08GeopoliticsCOVID 19 - A looming public health and humanitarian crisis in developing countries
No. 09Geopolitics"The changing world order" Ray Dalio's insights about what to come in the next 5 - 30 or 50 years
No. 10Greater ChinaCOVID 19 learnings from Vietnam - a developing country
No. 11GeopoliticsCovid 19 - The lesson from China from Bruce Aylward, leader of the W.H.O. team that visited China
No. 12GeopoliticsCovid 19 - currently it takes about 7 days for the total confirmed cases to double
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