Dear reader,
Jom masuk hutan! Let’s enter the forest!
In today’s note I’ll talk about Dover Forest East, one of the main points of contention between conservationists and the government in recent years. And given that Jom has published our first-ever piece of videojournalism, “One person’s...
By 2030, Singapore is set to lose 4,700 hectares of secondary forests, equivalent to over a thousand Padangs. We follow Chua Chin Tat, environmental activist, around Dover Park East, a 50-odd-year-old secondary forest to learn about his efforts to stop its destruction.
Imminent closure of Dover Forest East, a contactless lie detector, Singapore Biennale, Carousell's data breach, and much more.
Dear reader,
We have two very different pieces out today!
“Pricing HDBs fairly: alternative views should be encouraged, not censored”, by Bobby Jayaraman, is a short commentary, outside the paywall, on the perceived government censorship against Yeoh Lam Keong, a former chief economist at GIC.
“On her scent”, by Damien...
Migrant workers stand up for their rights, riding the Omricon XBB wave, POFMA corrections, #LookAtMe ban, and more.
Dear reader,
How many of you love thunder tea rice (lei cha)?
Well, somewhat embarrassingly, that’s what got me deeply interested in the imminent razing of numerous small farms in the north-west of Singapore. I had heard whispers about it, but really only became passionate once I found out...