The crisis facing local hawkers; good news about low-income families on aid; improvements in foreign worker dorms; the US returns historical artefacts to Thailand; two Singaporean, Hokkien-language films gaining attention in China; an initiative to help women return to the tech workforce; and more.
Dear reader, This is Abhishek, subbing in for Sudhir who is luxuriating in the mountains of northern Thailand. If you read last week’s newsletter, you’ll know Charmaine, Sudhir and I were in Chiang Mai for the Splice Beta media festival. It was, in a word, revelatory. We often...
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.
Dear reader, Hello from Chiang Mai! Abhishek, Charmaine and I are here for the annual Splice Beta media festival. The organisers invited Jom to speak about our ongoing efforts to build a sustainable independent media firm. Still some way to go, but we’re grateful for the opportunity. Thank you...
A new documentary on Singapore’s north-east; personnel glitches at Singpass; a migrant worker fashion show; plea to add Chingay to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list; M1 Fringe Fest in trouble; IMDA bans Daniel Hui’s new film; blockchain gaining ground in traditional banking; and more.
Dear reader, Another week, another Lee/Li. This time, there’s the news that Li Hongyi, son of Lee Hsien Loong and Ho Ching, has allegedly resigned as the director of Singpass. His apparently leaked resignation message is quite telling. We may write about it in more detail in a...
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