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Singaporeans vie for a spot on MrBeast’s Amazon TV reality show; prediction markets heating up; clean chits all around in SPH probe; Persians and Persianate culture in Singapore; China stomps on Meta-Manus deal; and more.
The longer fans ignore football’s rotten governance, the more complicit we become. Change will take a long time, but we can start with small steps today.
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Dear reader, Today we’ve published: * “Singapore This Week” by Jom * “Everyday Economics: What my mother taught me about mental accounting” by Serene Koh Zohran Mamdani! Gosh, I think I’m getting tired of seeing him on my feed, attractive and charming as he is. Still, it’s arguably one...
Our natural tendency to allocate money (or any resource) into little mental “jars” has profound implications for how we spend and save.
The Noor Deros saga singes Workers’ Party; Twelve Cupcakes crumbles; our lost youngsters; 30 by 30 sleeps with the fishes; play with clay keeping old age at bay; and more.
Dear Jomrade, Congratulations to SGAG, whose parent, Hepmil, has just been acquired by the Publicis Groupe, an advertising giant. SGAG made its name locally through memes and punny videos, but evolved into an influencer agency with over 3,000 creators serving more than 450 brands across South-east Asia. Journalistic snobs...
Our first reader survey was in 2023 when we had over 3,000 members. With over 8,000 now, and the GE past us, we felt the time was right for another.
Singapore’s far right; our links to one of Asia's largest crime syndicates; demand for organic meat; the lives of the ultra-rich; John Miksic passes on; a winged wonder returns; intentionality at the SG Biennale; and more.
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