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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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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...
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