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Dear reader, Who else is in our Jommunity? And what do you like and dislike about Jom? It’s been a year and a half since Charmaine, Waye and I decided to co-found this publication, and nine months since we started writing this weekly newsletter. There are over 3,...
It's Lee Kuan Yew's 100th birth anniversary on September 16th, and Jom has been asked why we often reference Lee in our writing. Here's why.
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Honesty. Fearlessness. Independence. Balance. Quality of writing. Care and love of the writers. Depth of research. Humour. Jom’s recently concluded reader survey, our first ever, was gratifying partly because of the responses to the question, “What do you like most about Jom and why?” We’re still new, we’...
President opens Parliament, under-18s seek mental health treatment without parental consent, insects on plates soon, NMP nominations, Ramadan’s last 10 nights, EPs to attract tech talent, and more.
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....
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?
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