At a time of unprecedented food production, even one person going hungry in one of the world’s richest nations is a travesty.
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GE 2025 reaction from across the Causeway; Fujian saga rumbles on; the perils of AI; Durian on a stick; some cheer for heritage lovers; local bookshops unite to stem Amazon tide; Sea’s remarkable turnaround; and more.
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Lawrence Wong and the PAP were the big victors at GE2025, though the WP and society at large can take consolation from the results.
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Hi everyone, It’s Charmaine, Jom’s co-founder and head of visual culture and media, writing this week and here to welcome you to Pride Month. For increasingly many around the world, June is when rainbow flags are flown slightly higher, when the media highlights queer stories (“The Ultimatum: Queer...
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Featuring an essay each by members of Jom’s editorial team, and many others, all within the themes of “Activism”, “Ecology” and “Music”.
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