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.
‘No’ to all rallies linked to Israel-Palestine conflict, community library shuts due to theft and vandalism, endangered croc culled for public safety, film festival season starts, Grab-Trans-cab anti-competition concerns, and more.
Global plutocrats have long regarded Singapore as a safe haven for their investments. Recent revelations point to illicit flows that are possibly far more nefarious in nature.
‘Fujian gang’ launderers get charitable, parents charging kids’ rent, Gen Zs putting the ‘fun’ in funemployment, Palestinian-Israeli bloodshed, Drake raps Singapore, cutting e-waste, and more.
Dear reader, It’s been one of those weeks when we’re left gasping for air. First, a shooting in a Bangkok mall, so close to home that we worry about friends who might have been there, and by a perpetrator so young that we’re left with a deep...
Dear reader, Over 100 people have bought tickets for our next “Jom cakap”, at 7pm on October 16th, at The Projector. It features three of Asia’s top journalists: Shibani Mahtani of The Washington Post, Karishma Vaswani of Bloomberg Opinion, and Sue-Lin Wong of The Economist. I think this is...
Singapore’s sense of security and invulnerability amidst the climate crisis is an illusion, says SGCR, as its fortunes are tied to its neighbours’, some of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. Bolder steps towards regional climate action are needed.
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