Singapore’s consistently dizzying PISA rankings point to the latent potential in the nation’s children. But is the system set up to nurture it to its fullest?
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POFMAs; denials of entry; how other countries do tax; trust eroding in the age of technological, political, and environmental uncertainty; and Singapore’s high-flying translators.
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In a year of political spectacle, the Singapore Biennale turns its gaze to the decidedly unspectacular. What might we find in the basic building blocks— mall units, shoebox flats, cookie-cutter classrooms—that form our country? Our writer explores the sprawling exhibition to see if she can find out.
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Dear reader, Happy new year! We hope you had a restorative break. Today we have a contemplative piece on how we can each find greater fulfilment and balance by normalising rest. So even as we all rev up for the new year’s work rhythms, let’s think about how...
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Dear reader, It’s our last issue of the year! To give everybody here a break, we’re off for the next two weeks. And to keep you occupied till January 10th, we’ve got two essays and much else. Festive discount. We’re offering a festive discount—just S$...
The end of horseracing in Singapore has brought with it an avalanche of urgent questions: Where will the horses go? Who will pay for their repatriation? Will they be cared for? It should also evoke deeper considerations of our millennia-old relationship with these majestic creatures.
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