Ted Macauley

On the corner of Stamford Road and North Bridge Road, in the heart of Singapore’s civic and cultural district, lies the newly-renovated Capitol Theatre. It is an art-deco gem which began its life in 1930 and was designed by the neo-classical architects Keys and Dowdeswell, taking inspiration from the iconic Roxy theatre in New York.

“Honestly speaking, the term ‘smart city’ is way overused; no one can pinpoint what it means,” said data scientist Dr. Lau Cher Han during the panel discussion in July’s Tech in Asia Kuala Lumpur City Chapter gathering. I first went to Kuala Lumpur in the early nineties, before the Twin Towers were built. Coming directly from Hong Kong, the city seemed like a quiet country town or a small provincial capital. There were many small streets with food stalls and Jalan Alor was not a happening place.

casa Vincke - copyright Ted Macauley A few years ago, I wrote an article for my Hotel Insights column entitled "A tale of three castles." It wa