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Dear reader, Happy National Day! I’m writing this from Malaysia, the land where my father was born, where the word jom first emerged, and from which our country separated on August 9th 1965. It feels like an appropriate place to ponder notions of belonging, identity, and citizenship. Wherever you...
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Dear reader, “Singapore This Week”. In our weekly digest, we discuss blackface at Raffles Institution, Lim Tean’s nativism, and their respective connections to the historical words and contemporary policies of the ruling People’s Action Party; bike-sharing in Singapore; the late Nona Asiah, singer extraordinaire; “LIMINAL Space”, a micro-documentary...
Singapore must prioritise the creation of clear, transparent pathways that enable transgender Singaporeans, including youths, to access the appropriate care that they need.