The author reflects on his journey with Javanese gamelan music, one that connects practitioners and ensembles scattered across the world, and conjures musical seascapes that reflect the diverse communities encountered along the way.
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Essays
A look back at how the Labour Front government of colonial Singapore handled the threats of a public health scare, and the importance of the media in holding the state accountable to its constituents.
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In a second piece on RidoutGate, a senior counsel questions the perceived independence of a ministerial review, and its failure to robustly assess the Code of Conduct for Ministers.
After being told that he was “morbidly obese”, and realising that his health was at risk, Donald Low, a behavioural economist, embarked on a mission to regain his health and fitness, by applying five insights from his discipline.
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“Not Without Us” is a collection of essays presenting voices that explore the personal and political of living with a disability in Singapore.
A Shift in the Wind is a "time capsule", written 37 years ago by a group of people in their 20s and 30s. It captures the exuberant months after 1984's general election, when two opposition leaders won seats in Parliament, and young Singaporeans believed that democracy would prevail.
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