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.
Indonesia, interrupted; nothing happened in Bukit Gombak; our contortions to avoid recognition of Palestine worthy of Olympic gold; the quandaries of long-term planning in an ageing society; Lawrence, the mellow; closure of the storied Cathay cineplexes; and more.
In the 1970s, as female flight attendants in the West were fighting gender discrimination, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways were building brands around their sexualised female icons. Are we willing to accept sexism when it subsidises “the nation”?
Hi all, Charmaine here. We thought we’d publish a day early, in case folks tune out over the long weekend for some screen-free time. This week’s essay, written by Toh Ee Ming, with illustrations by Zhou Jiajun, is about renting as a young-ish adult in Singapore. For some,...
A growing number of young, single Singaporeans are moving out in search of freedom and independence. For many the benefits of renting outweigh that of home ownership, especially as property prices keep rising. What does this mean for the nation's approach to housing?
Leong Mun Wai, new Progress Singapore Party chief, Ozempic reaches Singapore's shores, sprinter Shanti Pereira breaks more national records, PayNow in Malaysia, and more.
Dear reader, It’s Jean here, Jom’s head of research (or “resident Gen Z”, as Sudhir likes to call me sometimes). Thank you to everyone who completed the reader survey! This is the first time we’ve heard directly from you, our readers. I have to admit it’s...
Even with secondary school streaming in Singapore set to be abolished by 2024, it'll take more than a policy change to uproot entrenched attitudes towards competitive learning and innate intelligence.
Rumblings in Parliament, more options for freeze-dried breast milk, SingPoWriMo in April, revolutionary Chan Sun Wing dies, and more.
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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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Featuring original work around the themes of “Housing”, “Leftists” and the “Arts”, including a foldout housing map by Kontinentalist.
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