Dear reader, First, a quick update on the POFMA orders Jom received last Sunday. We sent an appeal to the ministers on Wednesday, and hope to hear back from them by today. If they reject us, we’ll then appeal to the High Court, as per POFMA guidelines. We’re...

Dear reader, This week marks the start of Jom’s first ad campaign. It features four notable public figures endorsing Jom—our newest Jomrades, in other words. The first is Teo You Yenn, associate professor at NTU and author of This is what inequality looks like. But why even have...

Dear reader, “The [Singapore] government’s responses and general attitude towards the epidemic appeared not only lackadaisical, but also sanguine in contrast to the lived experiences of laymen on the ground.” If “lackadaisical” doesn’t sound like the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) in the face of an epidemic,...

Dear reader, On the Rajahs of Ridout: we’re trying to get a commentary out by tomorrow morning, ahead of the parliamentary debate on Monday. If that happens, I’ll share it on my own social media channels, including Telegram. (Not ideal. We’d rather share it on Jom’s,...

Dear subscriber, Many of you want to share Jom’s paid content with friends to let them see what they’re missing. Here’s your chance. We have just taken out of the paywall two quite different pieces from last year: * “Chew Kheng Chuan, the connector”. It’s the anniversary...

Hi everyone, It’s Charmaine, Jom’s co-founder and head of visual culture and media, writing this week and here to welcome you to Pride Month. For increasingly many around the world, June is when rainbow flags are flown slightly higher, when the media highlights queer stories (“The Ultimatum: Queer...