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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The literary legacy of the late Adrian Tan—bestselling author of The Teenage Textbook and The Teenage Workbook—says a lot more about Singaporeans than we may have wanted.
Bilahari’s ‘hard-truths’ on Israel-Hamas war, rise in short-sightedness among Singapore kids, influencers inject greater demand for aesthetic treatments, Manila galleons at the ACM, Objectifs turns 20, buy-now-pay-later regulations in place, and more.
Dear reader, Hello, from Chiang Mai! Three Jomrades are here for the annual Splice Beta media festival, which brings together over 150 media firms from 56 countries. Organised by Alan Soon and Rishad Patel from Singapore, it’s an antidote to typically stuffy traditional media conferences featuring lots of suit-wearing...
Having visited a museum exhibition in Boston that focuses on 19th-century pottery made by enslaved people, the writer ruminates on the power of imagination, voice and gesture.
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End of the Lee reign, on your bus behaviour (please), multilateral efforts to end the illegal wildlife trade, from colonised to repressor, Ethos Books Festive Market in December, DBS slapped with acquisition ban, and more.
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