The recent Forward SG exercise hints at the radical promise of deliberative democracy in Singapore. Can we live up to it?
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Japan’s first female prime minister; the joys of shedding corporate responsibility; the pleasantly surprising acquittal of three activists; the importance of caregivers; Changi airport becomes more inclusive; the cinephiles battling to keep big screens alive; and more.
Protector, surrogate parent, role model: is there anything an eldest daughter can’t do? Cherry Tan reads three new Singaporean books that examine sisterhood and daughterhood—Sister Snake, The Original Daughter, and The Story Game—and considers how eldest daughters might (re)write their own story.
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Dear reader, Happy Chinese New Year! And for those who missed last week’s very topical essay, do check out “The unbearable silence of Chinese New Year”, which examines an almost universal aspect of being Asian: family gatherings. “Singapore This Week”. In our weekly digest, we examine Donald Trump’s...
A conventional “success” story reflects on her experience in the GEP programme, and what it says about the Singaporean education system.
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Singaporeans for Trump; hoarding a symptom of a deeper malaise; a botanical window into South-east Asia’s past; Jonathan Lim passes on; and more.
Dear reader, “Letters to the Editor”. Reader responses add so much to the conversation, and this week we have two. First, Shawn Loh questions some of Bobby Jayaraman’s arguments about the use of our CPF monies and reserves. Second, Joshua Wong wonders if the protest against local academic links...
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