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.
Bilahari’s ‘hard-truths’ on Israel-Hamas war, rise in short-sightedness among Singapore kids, influencers inject greater demand for aesthetic treatments, Manila galleons at the ACM, Objectifs turns 20, buy-now-pay-later regulations in place, and more.
Dear reader, Hello, from Chiang Mai! Three Jomrades are here for the annual Splice Beta media festival, which brings together over 150 media firms from 56 countries. Organised by Alan Soon and Rishad Patel from Singapore, it’s an antidote to typically stuffy traditional media conferences featuring lots of suit-wearing...
Having visited a museum exhibition in Boston that focuses on 19th-century pottery made by enslaved people, the writer ruminates on the power of imagination, voice and gesture.
End of the Lee reign, on your bus behaviour (please), multilateral efforts to end the illegal wildlife trade, from colonised to repressor, Ethos Books Festive Market in December, DBS slapped with acquisition ban, and more.
Dear reader, Jom’s first print issue is now on sale for S$36, which includes domestic shipping. I’m really excited about the breadth of content. There’s our usual Jom fare, including “Singapore This Year”, with contributions from our entire team, and a profile of Prashant Somosundram, general...
Off-road biking isn’t only about adrenaline-pumping action, but also about a longing for a sense of community and freedom in strait-laced Singapore.
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