Worrying parallels between the drug and scam industries; a rise in willing workers in Scam Inc; the loneliness epidemic that’s making us susceptible to being scammed—these were some key takeaways from our latest Jom Cakap.
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The unequal division of less visible forms of domestic and caregiving work among married couples may be preventing either partner from achieving the best experience of family life and individual fulfilment.
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NGO exposes horrible worker exploitation; the deplorable practices of Singtel-owned Optus; storied soup shop closes; Singapore swaps land with Johor regent; enabling arts access for all; Indonesia’s new sovereign wealth fund; and more.
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Dear reader, It’s here! Six of us from the Jom team trod through the mud alongside many of you at the Workers’ Party rally last night in Sengkang. Whatever the final score, it was so refreshing to attend our first rally in 10 years, to breathe in the air...
Overseas Singaporean voters discuss the diaspora’s role in deepening democracy, and why they’re determined to cast their ballots in the upcoming general election.
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Dear reader, “Singapore This Week”. * The short election runway exposes Lawrence Wong’s nerves * GE update, featuring the PAP’s Aljunied, Chua Chu Kang, and Sengkang teams * Could Megan Khung have been saved? * Works by P Ramlee at SG60 * Our prolific poets * Is the use of AI in prisons a...
Polling Day two days after Labour Day; election round-up; the heart-breaking case of Megan Khung; tributes to P Ramlee; a new poetry press makes its debut; AI in prisons; and more.
Dear reader, “Singapore This Week”. * How might Trump’s tariffs and threats affect the upcoming GE? * GE update, from the PSP’s narrowing focus to the WP’s expansionism * A Palestinian book launch and community event * Are “finfluencers” charlatans or prophets? * The UK acknowledges a 1948 atrocity in Malaya, but...
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