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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
From Malaysia’s sovereign cloud to Vietnam’s data curbs, critics say the rush to regulate will deter investment.
Some Singaporeans are resigned to tolerating the annual occurrence despite the health risks and higher electricity bills.
A new study also shows 64 per cent of respondents in Singapore agree that efforts to give women equal rights with men ‘have gone far enough’.
Forget doing nothing. At the city state’s active hubs, the soundtrack to ageing is sewing machines, exercise bikes and guitar lessons.
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Birth rates are falling. Populations are ageing. In Southeast Asia, the business of dying has never been bigger.
Wong and Takaichi are expected to discuss economic stability and AI, and tread cautiously amid superpower rivalries, analysts say.
Speaking about a project in the Chinatown area, a minister says the government would look for more opportunities to build taller flats.
Observers say SMEs are typically more vulnerable as they have less capital to absorb sudden increases in operating costs.
The government says the move improves workers’ safety, but advocacy groups say the wider transport risks remain.
Analysts say Singaporean companies are still likely to bet on China’s massive market, but could now adopt a more selective investment approach.
Home-grown brands such as Zus Coffee are betting on cultural fluency, halal positioning and digital tools to make further inroads.
As young Asians turn more health-conscious and watch their spending, drinks giants and bars are planning more low- and no-alcohol options.
Malay and Indian households are increasingly embracing the festivities, tossing ‘yusheng’ and giving hongbao to show ‘unity in diversity’.
The mystery surrounding the purchase of blind boxes has prompted concerns of gambling-style risks faced by consumers, especially minors.
PM Lawrence Wong says while defence spending will be kept at about 3 per cent of GDP, Singapore is prepared to spend more if the need arises.
Wang Qing says both sides should uphold multilateralism and oppose external interference, even as Asean members seek trade deals with US.
The figure will be beyond Prabowo’s 8 per cent target, Hashim says, as he credits the president’s ‘iron will’ in overcoming bureaucracy and corruption.
Increased investments and lessons learned from improving capital markets could help Indonesia as it ‘opens shop’, insiders and observers say.
Chief Investment Officer Pandu Sjahrir is committed to operating the fund with transparency – even if he has to say no to the government.
The Indonesian president’s brother talks ‘fried’ stocks, ‘mosquito’ rivals and MSCI’s Turkmenistan insult in an exclusive interview.
Airlangga Hartarto also tells This Week in Asia that Indonesia is not on a nationalisation drive, but merely targeting illegal operations.
A viral MRT incident has revived debate over whether Singaporeans should intervene when disorderly behaviour plays out in public.
Concerns about hygiene and attacks grow as wildlife becomes ubiquitous in Singapore’s urban landscape.
The city state’s president urges nations to build resilient global alliances and, at a separate panel, calls for ways to boost job creation.
The PMO says the LO office will ‘remain vacant until such time that the WP is ready to nominate someone to take on this responsibility’.
Nations are likely to try to avoid early commitment while steering clear of outright rejection to minimise US retaliation, analysts say.
Some observers warn that public perception could be warped since popular foreign chains in places with high footfall may be more visible.
Wong invites the Workers’ Party to nominate another elected MP to serve as the next Leader of the Opposition.
The city state will study and incorporate into policy frameworks relevant observations made by the Hong Kong authorities about the fire.
