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SINGAPORE – The new Government’s first priority is to secure for Singapore an assured place in a changed world, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. With major world powers reassessing strategies and shifting positions to gain the upper hand, competition is intensifying, and smaller nations risk being caught in the crossfire, or being cut out of the conversation altogether, he warned. “Singapore will not stand still. We cannot afford to be passive. We must be clear-eyed, proactive and adapt nimbly to the shifting dynamics,” he said on May 23, at the... Read More

Lead cast: Kim Da-mi, Son Suk-ku A mysterious serial killer taunts a pair of mismatched detectives with a cryptic string of murders dating back years in Nine Puzzles, a new series starring Kim Da-mi (Itaewon Class) and Son Suk-ku (Heavenly Ever After) as the most unlikely of collaborators. Directed by Yoon Jong-bin (Narco Saints) and written by Lee Eun-mi (Tunnel), the compelling K-drama interweaves elements of humour and workplace drama in a high-stakes psychological thriller that is buoyed by the playful dynamic between its central pairing. Nine Puzzles opens in... Read More

There are times when a thriller starts slowly, because it needs to set up who the main players are and what the case that’s being investigated is all about. A new Korean thriller streaming on Hulu not only has to do that, but it also has to set up a scenario that took place ten years before the main action occured. Opening Shot: A teenager in a school uniform walks in the rain. The Gist: Jo I-na (Kim Da-mi) goes to her uncle’s massive modern house and punches in the... Read More

When they finally come together at the beach, we know they have something to say to each other, but we don’t find out about it until later. Even then, we don’t see what they said, or know the full extent of it. Was there a version of the episode in which you wrote a scene where we see that conversation? Where they admit they want to try and be together? Yes and yes. Yes, I wrote it for my own edification and education. I needed to really understand what exactly... Read More