Dear Jomrade, Today we’ve published: * “Singapore This Week”, by Jom * “Raka Maitra’s migration of forms”, by Charmaine Poh Like all of you, I’ve been left shocked and speechless by the conflict in the Gulf. This week feels sort of 9/11ish, in that one has to stumble...
Raka Maitra dances; therefore she is.
Iran; parliament update; ways to shore up Singapore’s TFR; Ramadan bazaars in the age of the attention economy; China’s museum souvenir fad; and more.
Dear Jomrade, Today we’ve published: * “Singapore This Week”, by Jom * “Where is Singapore’s ‘Strategy for Children’?”, by Pooja Bhandari Inequality has been in the news, with the revelation this week that the top 1 percent of households here hold about 14 percent of total household wealth, comparable to...
A national body overseeing child and youth welfare would make it easier for caregivers and all others who interact with children to navigate the patchwork of support and services available.
What should be done with the budget surplus; the Singaporean duo allegedly in the IDF; the many stresses of caregiving; the last video rental store shuts; rattan and our relationship with corporal punishment; and more.
Dear Jomrade, Today we’ve published: * “Singapore This Week”, by Jom * “Everyday economics: the quiet logic of hawker centres”, by Serene Koh * “Letters to the editor”. Joshua Tan responds to Shen Chenzi’s essay on young Chinese migrant women. This was the week of feasting and fasting, one to witness...
Of tissues, trays, and trade-offs—and how they help hawker centres function.
Regulating blind boxes; the birth and evolution of Paris Baguette; a new tourism gimmick; more options to invest CPF savings; Orang Seletar; and more.
Dear Jomrade, Today we’ve published: * “Singapore This Week”, by Jom * “Chinese with a Singaporean passport: stories of young migrant women”, by Shen Chenzi “Are you going to write about ministerial salaries?” a friend asked over dinner last night. It was in the news after a former politician trotted out...
Drawn here by scholarships, and often offered a pathway to citizenship, the lives of migrant Chinese female students in Singapore are a mix of promise and pressure, complicating feelings towards their adopted home.
Tender sharing at End FGC Singapore’s fifth birthday; finally, a clearer, if still imperfect, picture of inequality in Singapore; Thai elections throw up a shock; can illegal football streaming ever be stopped; and the changing nature of dating.
Dear Jomrade, Today we’ve published: * “Singapore This Week”, by Jom * “Flipping the script: Migrant Writers of Singapore”, by Miguel de la Fuente-Lau It’s been a terribly busy but fulfilling week at Jom, conducting performance reviews and finalising the recruitment of our new tech lead. We’ve also had...
The Migrant Writers of Singapore creates spaces of belonging for workers looking to practice their craft through community. But can their stories present a new narrative about migrant lives and push our cosmopolitan, capitalist nation-state to pay closer attention?
Tharman calls for enlightened AI governance; reconsidering our policies towards sex workers; a wall to protect us from rising seas; Singapore’s first-ever fantasy renaissance fair; the curtain comes down on Pangdemonium; and more.
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