The end of horseracing in Singapore has brought with it an avalanche of urgent questions: Where will the horses go? Who will pay for their repatriation? Will they be cared for? It should also evoke deeper considerations of our millennia-old relationship with these majestic creatures.
A weekly magazine about Singapore
Featured
Sign up to our weekly newsletter to stay up to date with Jom’s essays, events and start-up journey.
The unmasking of NRICs and the masking of bungalow deals point to the transactional nature of life here, and to potential challenges for the ruling party.
IC-you; constructive complaining; the historic 1984 general election; the Central Arts Library opens its doors; analogue music in a digital world; a potential presidential pardon for TikTok; and more.
See what we’ve written lately
A PAP refresh, singles at fault for baby drought, majority favours same-sex unions and adoption, migrant workers up to no good, Gutzy muzzled, microplastics a rising bane, historian Carl Trocki dies, local board games make their move, and more.
Dear reader, When is our next general election (GE)? Given that the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) has not yet been convened, a September election, like some predicted, is now looking unlikely. If history is any guide, we can expect a roughly three-month gap between the EBRC’s report and...
For a Singaporean PhD candidate in New York City, literature is the source of her imagination, activism, and power.
Zelensky chides China, Singapore’s far-right wrongs free speech, M Ravi disbarred, the anglophilic origins of Shangri-La, the Kennedy Centre pays tribute to dance legend Goh Soon Chan, and more.
Dear reader, In “Singapore This Week”, we look at Pink Dot’s plea to Lawrence Wong; the sad story of MD Sharif Uddin, a Bangladeshi worker and writer forced to leave town; Siddharth Jagadeesh, Singapore’s youngest chess grandmaster; the graduating seniors from Yale-NUS College who expressed solidarity with Palestinians;...
A more diverse Parliament would generate new ideas, maintain our economic vigour and prevent the systemic decay that often results from protracted one-party dominance, writes a senior counsel and member of the Workers’ Party.
Our latest product
S$-
For those curious about Singapore, the ultimate gift: a year of Jom. Purchase more than one subscription and save up to 25%.
S$-
[Bundle] Get a 10 percent discount when you buy both together.
S$-
Discover the same high quality, long-form journalism, but with specially curated content that only a tactile, physical copy can offer.
S$-
Discover the same high quality, long-form journalism, but with specially curated content that only a tactile, physical copy can offer.