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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.
Calvin Cheng, PAP firebrand; a history of local women in medicine; Singapore lends a helping hand in Myanmar; a decades-old mural uncovered; big changes to the NUS Singapore History Prize; Grab launches a taxi company; and more.
The reaction to Chia Boon Teck’s LinkedIn post was a reminder of how far we’ve come with gender equality, and how much further we have to go.
So many causes, so many activists, so many challenges. And, looming over them, always, the ominous shadow of a seemingly omnipresent and omnipotent state. Can solidarity exist in Singapore?
The first-ever NMP to join partisan politics; an evening with Tay Kheng Soon, architect, author, and raconteur; Chia Boon Teck thinks he’s living in 1925; ChatGPT for prompt emotional support; decarbonising rice; a new venue for immersive shows; Grab’s big move in Indonesia; and more.
Newly arrived in the capital of Ontario, a Singaporean couple grapple with the migrant experience as they figure out the contours of the puzzle that is Canada.
The lucky Ng Chee Meng; few takers for shoe recycling project; social media making crime glamorous; a fresh proposal to end transport by lorry for migrant workers; a temple makes way for a mosque in Kuala Lumpur; a new Tamil theatre company; AI in beer; and more.
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