Early nights, no alcohol, and a vibe to call their own. How a motley crew of party collectives is changing the ethos of partying in Singapore.
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Baey Yam Keng; tech and its malcontents; the unseen cost of the US-Israel-Iran war; Singapore versus Bangladesh at the National Stadium; Nathania Ong and Lea Salonga on CNA; and more.
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Singapore’s consistently dizzying PISA rankings point to the latent potential in the nation’s children. But is the system set up to nurture it to its fullest?
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Migrant domestic workers who’re trapped in debt-bondage—because of unscrupulous recruitment agencies—are sometimes unwittingly hired by foreign finance executives. The writer urges financial firms and their institutional investors to address this form of modern-day slavery.
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Lui Hock Seng, photographer extraordinaire; Singapore fetes sinkhole heroes; AI, friend or foe?; latest IPS survey a window into minority and elderly lives; the newly opened Bidadari Park; Carousell’s bid for reinvention; and more.
Dear reader, Indie media fair tomorrow. Note the new venue, The Projector @ Golden Mile Tower, 6001 Beach Rd. Jom will have a booth, where we’ll be selling prints of our art for the first time, and offering discounts on our totes and print issues. From 3-4pm, I’ll be...
A revival. A triumph. And a blossoming of hope that sport can help shatter age-old prejudices, helping build a more inclusive and compassionate society.
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Our cyber sentinels; a potential new vaccine for dengue; recycling woes; the scourge of teenage vaping; the other Padang; some good news for bookworms; academic institutions trying to prop up sagging venture funding; and more.
Dear reader, Cars are expensive, but Singapore is small, has a good public transport system, and so you don’t really need one. This is the refrain from visitors. In many ways it’s true, though they also don’t face the long slogs, crowded rush-hour buses and trains, and...
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