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Poll news round-up; activists under threat, again; Orchard Towers now home to a church; youngsters spurning nightlife; love and passion in Chinese opera; obituary of Lim Tze Peng, hitherto Singapore’s oldest living artist; efforts to turn Punggol into Singapore’s Silicon Valley; and more.
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Dear reader, First, a quick update on the POFMA orders Jom received last Sunday. We sent an appeal to the ministers on Wednesday, and hope to hear back from them by today. If they reject us, we’ll then appeal to the High Court, as per POFMA guidelines. We’re...
Corrections regarding false statements of fact in Singapore This Week published on July 7th 2023.
On July 16th, Jom was issued directions under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019.
Dear reader, This week marks the start of Jom’s first ad campaign. It features four notable public figures endorsing Jom—our newest Jomrades, in other words. The first is Teo You Yenn, associate professor at NTU and author of This is what inequality looks like. But why even have...
The author reflects on his journey with Javanese gamelan music, one that connects practitioners and ensembles scattered across the world, and conjures musical seascapes that reflect the diverse communities encountered along the way.
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Speaker of Parliament apologises for “unparliamentary language”, transport minister on leave of absence while assisting in corruption probe, Singaporeans resigned to quiet quitting, local artists take Edinburgh Festival, Temasek Holdings in the red, and more.
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