An all-purpose National Day rally speech, PAP twinning with the opposition, students required to phone it in, a concerted effort against consumption, the new Islamic Studies college, an uptick in arts patronage, death of a local jazz master, PropertyGuru sees wisdom in going private, and more.

Gerrymandering; a nerdy Marvel superhero from Singapore; measures to help you deal with that neighbour from hell; the story of the first Sikh migrant here; Melaka in the imaginations of medieval geographers; NUS’s mysterious dropping of Haresh Sharma as lecturer; Chocolate Finance, and more.

Hackers wipe out data on student devices, Singapore's GDP per capita loses sheen when adjusted for hours worked, Ministry of Finance's AI-generated ads are nightmare fuel, Google's monopoly draws comparisons with the East India Company, edible theatre stages and more.

Calling out racism and xenophobia, bike-sharing on the right track perhaps, singer extraordinaire Nona Asiah dies at 92, new documentary “LIMINAL Space” explores the dimensions of migrant workers’ lives, an agreement with the US on nuclear energy knowledge-sharing, and more.

Singapore hands the “Donald Trump of Beijing” FICA directives; help for low-income transnational families; second volume of S.Rajaratnam's biography released, James C. Scott dies; the first Singaporean film to compete for the top prize at the Venice Film Festival; and Grab’s acquisition of Chope.

UBS report lets the Gini out of the bottle, Singaporeans prefer to keep mum in nanny state, parents of children with autism want greater inclusivity, George Town Festival faces backlash, public art becoming public enemy number one, Grab’s Trans-cab acquisition in peril, and more.