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Anti-Indian sentiment surges as politics obscures SIA-Air India scrutiny; Singapore considers chemical castration for sex offenders; the UN endorses a fairer world map; actors perform without rehearsals; and artists find new life for discarded objects
Of dugongs, mangroves, ancestors, and other victims.
Dengue in Europe; Chinese cabbage bathed in formaldehyde; Japan’s incredible soft power; ethno-fascism; and a new anthology featuring stories of nine queer families.
Less news, less reading, more video, and a still neutered mainstream media point to numerous challenges Singapore faces in nurturing a thinking, literate society.
More land reclamation; whither the plumbers; masculinism's chilling rise; the troubling culture of the gaming industry; and more.
The concept of externalities, featuring Hello Kitty, “Dear You”, and Maju Forest
Cold Storage’s curious anniversary; the perils of live commerce; changing home ownership mores; a fascinating historical saga stretching across Egypt, Singapore, and Indonesia; and the renaissance of dinner theatre.
It’s easy to trust a Finn. But how do you get a Finn to trust you? Corrie Tan spends a year in the “happiest” country in the world and tries to find out.
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