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Dear reader, We’ve got bumper political coverage this week, as the news flow is steadily increasing ahead of the GE. Check it out now to keep abreast of developments. “Singapore This Week”.  * Joshua Raj Thomas’s selection is the clearest sign yet of the PAP’s desperation * Politicians from...

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The first-ever NMP to join partisan politics; an evening with Tay Kheng Soon, architect, author, and raconteur; Chia Boon Teck thinks he’s living in 1925; ChatGPT for prompt emotional support; decarbonising rice; a new venue for immersive shows; Grab’s big move in Indonesia; and more.

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Dear reader, “Singapore This Week”.  * Why Ng Chee Meng is the luckiest Singaporean * Lawrence Wong rubber-stamps a Palestinian initiative * The floundering shoe recycling project by SportSG and Dow * Singapore’s “post and boast” fraudsters * A roadmap towards ending the ferrying of workers in the backs of lorries * Masjid Madani, a...

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The lucky Ng Chee Meng; few takers for shoe recycling project; social media making crime glamorous; a fresh proposal to end transport by lorry for migrant workers; a temple makes way for a mosque in Kuala Lumpur; a new Tamil theatre company; AI in beer; and more.

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Dear reader, Events. 6pm, March 24th at the Book Bar. I’ll be in conversation with Tay Kheng Soon, veteran architect, about his latest book, Future of Singapore?; his call to decentralise governance here; why he feels we’re not short of land; and much more. I’m sure the...

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EBRC redraws electoral boundaries; poor nutritional value in migrant workers’ food; clampdown on Personal Mobility Aids; technology encroaches into history; Lady Gaga visiting in May; Chocolate Finance in trouble; and more.

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Dear reader, Happy International Women’s Day! Well, it’s actually tomorrow, and we’ve got some relevant content below to keep you company this weekend. Why do we talk about Palestine, but not Ukraine? One of you asked this in the wake of last Friday’s Oval Office testosterone...

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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 Great Inflation Debate carries on outside Parliament; the politics and economics of clean toilets; our only landfill is filling up, fast; Pax Americana continues to unravel; brutalism in Singapore; chip wars intensify; and more.

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Dear reader,  Singapore’s next GE is due by November but could be as soon as May. As it approaches, socio-political activity is intensifying, and we’ve analysed the key events in our weekly digest. “Singapore This Week”.  * How will the PAP respond to Tan Cheng Bock at the next...

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