Dear reader, One last GE push. Thanks for being with us on the ride. We’ve had a thrilling GE season, and today’s our final push to put out post-election content and grow our Jommunity. As our paying Members, Supporters and Patrons, you are our best evangelists. Our final...
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Lawrence Wong and the PAP were the big victors at GE2025, though the WP and society at large can take consolation from the results.
Lawrence Wong’s resounding mandate; Fujian furore; the age of the indie candidate; trouble in South Asia; Gates Foundation on our shores; Indian Heritage Centre completes 10 years; a history of political plays; new tech to help seniors; and more.
Inequality is arguably the most important big-picture issue at stake in the upcoming general election.
A look at the manifesto offerings of the PAP, PSP, SDP, and WP.
The guitar hero’s lightning riff, the WP’s mixed performance, the PSP’s uncertain future, SDP surprises, smaller parties slide while independents rise, gerrymandering, no shows, and hope versus fear.
Our panellists—Anngee Neo, illustrator; Elvin Ong, assistant professor, NUS; Sudhir Vadaketh, editor-in-chief, Jom; and Walid Abdullah, associate professor, NTU—analysed the results streaming in on May 3rd, election night.
Dear reader, What a week it’s been. I hope you’ve surfed the GE wave in your own special way, whether attending rallies, watching memes by yeolo.sg, or simply talking to a loved one, often the most restorative and therapeutic way to process this place we call home....
Surayah Akbar’s sizzling snark, Lee Hsien Yang spills the tea, the international press eyes the little red dot, Tan Suee Chieh’s massive missives, and our GE meme cottage industry.
Merchandising and memorabilia on the campaign trail and a tribute exhibition to the late Solamalay Namasivayam, a pioneer of the art of figure drawing in Singapore.
Every five years, we get the collective chance to show what we feel about life on this island, and decide what gets done about it. Jom talks through some possibilities in this video.
If a political system survives long enough, its distortions and unfairness become normalised, writes Paul Tambyah, chairman of the Singapore Democratic Party.
NTUC-Allianz burns Gan, Andre Low’s forgotten fucks, Lord Shanmugam, and a new climate justice scorecard.
The PAP’s fear machine, chicken games, Bahasa Baku, different sandwiches, and the WP’s two bears.
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