Singapore has made big strides towards gender equality, but more support and backing is needed for women from minority groups.
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Singapore has made big strides towards gender equality, but more support and backing is needed for women from minority groups.
The deepfake porn scandal at the Singapore Sports School; a proposed law to give police here unprecedented powers to protect scam victims; the old Market Street carpark; the revival of butoh, the dance form born in the crucible of post-war Japan; a new AI model that understands Singlish; and more.
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The reasons why the first prime minister’s words swayed millions can be unearthed through comparative computational analyses of his speeches with those of modern leaders.
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