Worrying parallels between the drug and scam industries; a rise in willing workers in Scam Inc; the loneliness epidemic that’s making us susceptible to being scammed—these were some key takeaways from our latest Jom Cakap.
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The unequal division of less visible forms of domestic and caregiving work among married couples may be preventing either partner from achieving the best experience of family life and individual fulfilment.
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NGO exposes horrible worker exploitation; the deplorable practices of Singtel-owned Optus; storied soup shop closes; Singapore swaps land with Johor regent; enabling arts access for all; Indonesia’s new sovereign wealth fund; and more.
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Dear reader, This week’s essay, our first political piece of the year, addresses last year’s romantic affairs involving politicians: Cheng Li Hui and Tan Chuan-Jin of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP); and Leon Perera and Nicole Seah of the opposition Workers’ Party (WP). But first, let’...
The recent spate of high-profile scandals in Singapore has prompted observers to discuss the political fortunes of the PAP and the WP. Yet, these have overlooked the more fundamental question of what the incidents reveal about the nature of political legitimacy in Singapore.
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Arms dealer caught skipping town with over half a million, concerns about shared public spaces under threat, urbanisation contributed to loss of traditional housing and rising temperatures, Singapore Art Week takes over, layoffs at Lazada ahead of its parent’s potential IPO, and more.
Dear reader, Happy New Year! What’s so happy about it anyway, a cynic might ask. For many of us, concerned about the ongoing carnage in the Middle East, it seems like this turn of the Gregorian calendar may simply symbolise a pivot of horror: the conflict expanding beyond Israel...
Iceland and Singapore, two nations separated by climate, geography, history. Photographs help bring back memories across these oceans, to bridge that divide—a diminishing iceberg, a towering mountain, the babbling of a brook. But photos don't only look backwards. They look forward, too.
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The lure of multi-level marketing, more Singaporean women freezing their eggs, review of HIV disclosure law, how the north-east monsoon has shaped South-east Asia’s history, Singapore Palestine Film Festival at The Projector, and more.
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