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Charmaine Poh in Berlin; a tribute to tribute bands; many oddities revealed in public audit; new tools for better discourse around suicides; the stigma endured by cancer survivors returning to work; gendered household work affecting women's health; and more.
What if your favourite packet of Maggi isn’t just comfort food, but a mirror of global capitalism, cultural loss, and nostalgia? The writer unpacks how a Swiss invention became a South-east Asian staple; redefining taste, memory, and the meaning of home in just two minutes.
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Dear reader, I’m Faris Joraimi, Jom’s history editor. Just for this week, I’m bringing you this newsletter on top of my regular column, “History Weekly”. It may seem strange dedicating a section to the past in a genre devoted to present-day happenings. But the daily news we...
Lee hands over reins to Wong, peaceful call for SG to end arms trade with Israel, youth sexual crimes up, launch of 8½ Hours in Singapore, featuring a 19th century Japanese artist’s book of drawings, Singaporean artists show at Venice Biennale, and more.
Dear reader, Letters. It’s great to see this page gaining traction, a sign that more of you are engaging with our pieces—and also with each other. This week, Eliza Thomas has written the latest response to “I object: mental illness is not a crime” by Chan Li Shan....
As former British colonies, Malaya and Palestine were connected by the same global structures of domination, which survive to the present day. In this essay, Jom's history editor recovers the intricate threads that continue to involve Singapore in Palestine’s ongoing occupation and resistance.
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Israel at the Singapore Airshow, PAP’s control of the PA, incoming career bureaucrat to head SPH Media, potential new law to help curb food waste, works in progress at Singapore International Festival of Arts, Singapore brand Allies of Skin adds glow to lucrative US skincare market, and more.
Dear reader, Before we discuss this week’s content, I just want to say that we’ve heard you. We know that you want more events, especially in-person ones. Our last Jom Cakap, featuring three of Asia’s best journalists, drew almost 200 people. We felt the love. Our next...
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