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Diplomatic wildfires; the costs of haze; should employers ignore academic degrees; e-wallet vulnerabilities; paan and sirih in South and South-east Asia; ArtsEquator closes; and more.
Ghost stories articulate a form of reality that is different from the realisms we are used to, situating Singapore within an environment in which modernity has been experienced alongside a continuation of spiritual practices.
A conservative kampung, a racy new lingerie store, a whole host of irresistible characters—our reviewer Dan Koh enters the charming world of “La Luna”, director M Raihan Halim’s contemporary evocation of the Golden Age of Malayan cinema.
Workers’ Party chief charged with two counts of lying, gender equality not a “zero-sum” game, in whom do we trust, saving the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Eugene Tan’s many hats, the countdown on TikTok in the US, and more.
A Singaporean living in Australia explores its complex indigenous history on a trip to Tasmania, and discovers the power of truth-telling. The journey helps her reflect on Singapore’s relationship with its own “first peoples”.
All in favour of Budget said ‘aye’, Singaporean couples prefer to stop at one, the spread of misinformation about Singapore in China, drag queen Kira Moon allegedly assaulted after night out, ‘no questions asked’ tickets to Checkpoint Theatre’s shows, Shiok Meats and Umami Bioworks merge, and more.
A critic’s third watch of Wild Rice’s sprawling play “Hotel” prompts questions about how we might sojourn through a national history from a room with a specific view. Since its first staging in 2015, how has “Hotel” played host to Singapore’s societal and political changes?
Making politicians’ asset declarations public, face-shaming litterbugs, the historical threads of Glass and Swift’s musical repertoires, Kampong Gelam artwalk, Temasek in early discussions to invest in OpenAI, and more.



