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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.
A conventional “success” story reflects on her experience in the GEP programme, and what it says about the Singaporean education system.
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Workers' Party asks if People's Action Party propagates falsehoods, shoes donated for recycling end up being exported for resale, Cross Cultures at the ACM, carsharing revs up, and more.
Throughout his life the boss of hedge fund Quantedge has had to grapple with questions around privilege, tokenism, and meritocracy. They inform his view of the just, equitable and race-neutral Singapore that he is striving to help build.
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Dear reader, Today we’ve published a profile of Suhaimi Zainul-Abidin, CEO of Quantedge, a leading Singapore-founded hedge fund. Suhaimi’s also commonly known for being the son of Zainul Abidin Rasheed, a former minister of state with the ruling People’s Action Party. Zainul was part of the George-Yeo-led...
Singapore's first vaccine-complication death, ChatGPT flunks school, Objectifs to expand in size and programming, PayNow goes to India, and more.
Dear reader, “Sorry for the inconvenience caused. We are fighting for our freedom.” Some version of this message can be seen on placards held by activists from Hong Kong to Mexico City. It’s an apology from a small group of citizens to the rest: the roads we block, the...
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