‘Foreign interference in domestic politics’, POFMAs for academic and podcast, beware of your delivery rider consuming your order, new working group to draw up blueprint for national suicide prevention strategy, celebrating the late Lee, and more.
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Dear reader, First, I want to promote the external work of two colleagues. “In the shadow of the cosmic” is a lecture-performance by Charmaine, my co-founder, which explores the avatar and techno-orientalism. It is also the latest in her THE YOUNG BODY UNIVERSE line of work, which I’m a...
Tharman’s thumping victory, Singaporeans trafficked to work in scam centres and illegal gambling houses, SG Climate Rally upcoming 2023 rally, Baybeats 2023, and more.
Dear reader, Black hair? White hair? No hair? I saw that in a WhatsApp chat this morning, presumably a cute way to get around perceived Cooling-off Day restrictions. (Black hair = Tan Kin Lian; White hair = Ng Kok Song; No hair = Tharman Shanmugaratnam.) Yet I’m unsure if the pseudonyms are...
Polling Day tomorrow, preschool teacher caught on video mistreating children, dismal plastic recycling rates in Singapore, preserving art heritage along Orchard Road, coffee culture competition heats up, and more.
Dear reader, One week till you vote! This is Jom’s coverage of the presidential election: * An explainer on the origins and evolution of the presidency * An explainer on why NKS, TKL and Tharman qualified, but George Goh didn’t * “The presidential contest on social media - greatest hits”, published...