The harrowing, and powerful, testimony, of a rape and molest victim underscores the need to embed consent as a cultural norm. This is only possible through greater institutional sensitivity, and sex education that’s both comprehensive and nuanced.
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.
Singapore has made big strides towards gender equality, but more support and backing is needed for women from minority groups.
Dear reader, Every week the excitement about our next general election (GE) grows. Last Friday, when the Jom team was in Siem Reap, I received a message about a walkabout by the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) around the West Coast Market the following day. Amid preparations for our Angkor Photo...
We go roadtripping with Sim Jiaying as she guides us through a meticulous reading of director Anthony Chen’s paean to disaffected Chinese youth, “The Breaking Ice”. The film becomes a point of embarkation for a broader discussion of the road movie genre—as reimagined by Singaporean filmmakers.
PSP’s Tan Cheng Bock ‘open’ to running in next GE, threat of AI-generated deepfake porn, 50th anniversary of the Laju Incident, Singapore Repertory Theatre becomes the Singapore Theatre Company, national AI strategy gets a boost from industry giants, and more.
Dear paid subscriber, This past week has seen a multitude of jokes online about S Iswaran, former transport minister with the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), who’s just been handed 27 charges by the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC). We’ve collated some of our favourites below. Many questions...
Through the process of making onde-onde, Berlin-based writer Law Zi-Ting meditates on what it means to embrace ambiguity and unpredictability in a world that operates on data and strict binaries. “Steam sweet potato until tender.”
White supremacy in Singapore, fewer teenage pregnancies, preserving our heritage trades, spotlighting new writing in theatre, leaping into green tech, and more.
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