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On chickens and their eggs; a government dating app; WorldSkills; AI-generated images; the inaugural Singapore Indie Bookshop Day; and more.
Underlying the relationship between you and your home reno contractor are some behavioural concepts with applications across life
Early nights, no alcohol, and a vibe to call their own. How a motley crew of party collectives is changing the ethos of partying in Singapore.
Baey Yam Keng; tech and its malcontents; the unseen cost of the US-Israel-Iran war; Singapore versus Bangladesh at the National Stadium; Nathania Ong and Lea Salonga on CNA; and more.
Singapore’s consistently dizzying PISA rankings point to the latent potential in the nation’s children. But is the system set up to nurture it to its fullest?
POFMAs; denials of entry; how other countries do tax; trust eroding in the age of technological, political, and environmental uncertainty; and Singapore’s high-flying translators.
In a year of political spectacle, the Singapore Biennale turns its gaze to the decidedly unspectacular. What might we find in the basic building blocks— mall units, shoebox flats, cookie-cutter classrooms—that form our country? Our writer explores the sprawling exhibition to see if she can find out.
More mental health professionals needed in Singapore; men dropping out of the workforce to be full-time caregivers; our habitual bird feeders; one of Singapore’s earliest citizen-historians passes on; as does Jessie Wee, creator of the beloved Mooty.
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