With vast social, technological and economic changes afoot, Singapore must slay one of its sacred cows to keep up.
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The reaction to Chia Boon Teck’s LinkedIn post was a reminder of how far we’ve come with gender equality, and how much further we have to go.
The Women’s Charter 1961 can be further improved, a lawyer argues, by awarding spousal maintenance based on fairness and not gender; and by using a gender neutral name for the Charter. But, contrary to popular belief, the maintenance provision to wives has evolved and is fair and relevant today.
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The Singapore government’s clampdown on demonstrations related to Israel’s war on Gaza elicited imaginative ways of showing support and creating community.
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Singapore’s primary education system is riddled with problems and is fundamentally unsuited to 21st century demands, writes the co-founder of an NGO calling for far-reaching reforms.
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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