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.
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This is Faris, taking over newsletter duties from Sudhir for the week. I’m in London wading through archives at the British Library. In the silence of the stacks, among other time-travellers, I’ve encountered some intriguing people. There’s a Tamil Muslim woman from Melaka who bequeathed...
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.
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Newsletters. Thanks to the over 5,500 of you who’re now with us on this journey. It’s an appropriate juncture...
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Join Jom and our comrades at the Singapore Independent Media Fair 2024 on July 20th at Cineleisure. There’ll be many academics and artists speaking, including Ariffin Sha, founder of Wakeup SG, Cherian George, a professor, Grace Baey, a filmmaker, Haresh Tilani and Terence Chia of the Yah...