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Singaporeans vie for a spot on MrBeast’s Amazon TV reality show; prediction markets heating up; clean chits all around in SPH probe; Persians and Persianate culture in Singapore; China stomps on Meta-Manus deal; and more.
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The longer fans ignore football’s rotten governance, the more complicit we become. Change will take a long time, but we can start with small steps today.
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Dear Jomrade, This week we’ve published: * “Singapore This Week”, by Jom * “Beyond access: disability arts, labour, and inclusion in Singapore”, by Maya Viswa Jomfest, 1-6pm, May 19th, ACM. Our first ever event microsite is now live! Big thanks to Scott, our new tech lead, for building it. There you&...
The arts in Singapore are far more inclusive than even a few years ago, but progress has been uneven and much more needs to be done, both in terms of institutional processes as well as societal understanding.
Rising prices expose our plastic dependence; pickleball pains; a ballad of heroic animals; the world before UNCLOS; and the SG Art Book Fair saga.
Dear Jomrade, This week we’ve published: * “Singapore This Week”, by Jom * “Designing for truth”, by Dr Kanwaljit Soin * “Spilling the tea on social media politics”, by Jo Teo Jomfest, 1-6pm, May 19th, ACM. Early bird sales expire at the end of Monday, April 13th. Ticket prices double after that....
Are we cooked?
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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.
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