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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.
Migrant domestic workers who’re trapped in debt-bondage—because of unscrupulous recruitment agencies—are sometimes unwittingly hired by foreign finance executives. The writer urges financial firms and their institutional investors to address this form of modern-day slavery.
Lui Hock Seng, photographer extraordinaire; Singapore fetes sinkhole heroes; AI, friend or foe?; latest IPS survey a window into minority and elderly lives; the newly opened Bidadari Park; Carousell’s bid for reinvention; and more.
A revival. A triumph. And a blossoming of hope that sport can help shatter age-old prejudices, helping build a more inclusive and compassionate society.
Our cyber sentinels; a potential new vaccine for dengue; recycling woes; the scourge of teenage vaping; the other Padang; some good news for bookworms; academic institutions trying to prop up sagging venture funding; and more.
A shift to an open-by-default data governance structure would foster the more participatory society the PAP claims to want.
Marina Bay Sands and the amorality of capital; ST’s past and future; mental health among primary schoolers; preserving animal species through cryo-conservation; unboxing 19th century Malaya; Amanda Heng in Venice; the rise of eSIMs; and more.
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