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On March 25th, the Harvard Club of Singapore (HCS) announced that Dr Kanwaljit Soin had won its 2026 Fellow Award. This is her acceptance speech, which Jom felt deserved a wider audience. We’re grateful to Dr Soin for allowing us to republish it.
Support for residents as a precarious ceasefire slows Middle East hostilities; more students going on neighbourhood exchanges; the promises of 3D printing; HYROX for the win; and more.
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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.
Dear Jomrade, Today we’ve published: * “Singapore This Week”, by Jom * “Beyond the rankings: how does Singapore fare against PISA peers?”, by EveryChild.SG Research Team It’s been a month since Israel and the US attacked Iran, and the concerns of Singaporeans about the likely short- and long-term impact—...
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?
POFMAs; denials of entry; how other countries do tax; trust eroding in the age of technological, political, and environmental uncertainty; and Singapore’s high-flying translators.
Dear Jomrade, Today we’ve published: * “Singapore This Week”, by Jom * “Building Blocks: space, time and the Singapore Biennale”, by Sasha Han This is Abhishek by the way, subbing in for Sudhir, who’s enjoying a well-deserved rest. Normally, I would have ribbed him for this—minions toiling while the...
In a year of political spectacle, the Singapore Biennale turns its gaze to the decidedly unspectacular. What might we find in the basic building blocks— mall units, shoebox flats, cookie-cutter classrooms—that form our country? Our writer explores the sprawling exhibition to see if she can find out.
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