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Cold Storage’s curious anniversary; the perils of live commerce; changing home ownership mores; a fascinating historical saga stretching across Egypt, Singapore, and Indonesia; and the renaissance of dinner theatre.
It’s easy to trust a Finn. But how do you get a Finn to trust you? Corrie Tan spends a year in the “happiest” country in the world and tries to find out.
An intimate piece of documentary theatre performed by three respected practitioners reveals how the Singaporean theatre industry has come of age—and how that generation has shaped the theatrical age we now live in.
Iswaran charged with multiple offences, a very important panda heads home, commuters cry foul over SimplyGo transition, Malayan revolutionary Che’ Dat Bin Anjang Abdullah dies at 101, M1 Singapore Fringe Festival opens, Shein investigation could scupper IPO, and more.
The recent spate of high-profile scandals in Singapore has prompted observers to discuss the political fortunes of the PAP and the WP. Yet, these have overlooked the more fundamental question of what the incidents reveal about the nature of political legitimacy in Singapore.
Arms dealer caught skipping town with over half a million, concerns about shared public spaces under threat, urbanisation contributed to loss of traditional housing and rising temperatures, Singapore Art Week takes over, layoffs at Lazada ahead of its parent’s potential IPO, and more.
Iceland and Singapore, two nations separated by climate, geography, history. Photographs help bring back memories across these oceans, to bridge that divide—a diminishing iceberg, a towering mountain, the babbling of a brook. But photos don't only look backwards. They look forward, too.
The lure of multi-level marketing, more Singaporean women freezing their eggs, review of HIV disclosure law, how the north-east monsoon has shaped South-east Asia’s history, Singapore Palestine Film Festival at The Projector, and more.
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