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Jonathan Chan   |  

In exploring his Korean roots, writer Jonathan Chan uncovers Singapore's long historical links with South Korea. It's a journey that has led to the Republic's decade-long obsession with the East Asian nation's cultural exports, a wave that keeps rising.

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Damien Thow Xin Wei   |  

One person's search during the pandemic for the foods and smells of childhood, especially those that remind him of his grandmother.

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Abhishek Mehrotra   |  

Havelock, Neill and Outram, "heroes" of the 1857 war in India, were brutal, murderous generals. Singapore's street names offer an avenue to discover our colonial past, and also a path to understand our future.

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Paul Ng   |  

Traditions once thought archaic are being reimagined by young Singaporeans. By appeasing his ancestors every year with his mum, Paul Ng learns something about his past—and maybe his future too.

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