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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.
Origins of the Singapore-India love affair, the PM wants more women in the next election, blackface (again!), High Court moves to protect rape victims, a new memorial to Bukit Brown, Carro makes a shocking move into recruitment, and more.
To understand Singapore's north-east, one must dig into its colonial past, its religious and ethno-linguistic moorings as well as post-independence resettlement policies.
Workers' Party enters the hallowed POFMA club, SMEs fret over parental leave, yet another country wants to become Singapore, a collector enriches NAS holdings, Ayad Akhtar's “Disgraced”, MoneyHero makes a laughable offer to acquire a competitor, and more.
By living abroad, a Singaporean journalist becomes more aware of her own social conditioning, and attempts to rewire her “authoritarian brain”, in the process opening herself up to more of life’s possibilities.
An all-purpose National Day rally speech, PAP twinning with the opposition, students required to phone it in, a concerted effort against consumption, the new Islamic Studies college, an uptick in arts patronage, death of a local jazz master, PropertyGuru sees wisdom in going private, and more.
"How could I compete when other people’s brain waves march to the beat of a steady hand–and mine dance to jazz?" asks the young writer who was handed an epilepsy diagnosis in childhood.
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