Singapore’s sense of security and invulnerability amidst the climate crisis is an illusion, says SGCR, as its fortunes are tied to its neighbours’, some of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. Bolder steps towards regional climate action are needed.
Essays
A sold-out, debut play from Amanda Chong brought audiences to tears of joy, anger and anguish, delivering rousing applause for lead actress Sindhura Kalidas for her solo performance. But not everything lived up to expectations, according to our reviewer.
The hefty 1,700-page, four-volume tome replete with the Pang family’s history, biographies and accomplishments reveals itself to a new generation of English-language readers, centuries later.
Re-issued some 54 years later, Wong’s debut book of poems remains pertinent; tender and intimate in its surfacing of questions relating to alienation, belonging and being—as outsider, as Asian, as female.
The radical practice gained attention at the start of the pandemic, but participants have discovered that building horizontal relationships is easier said than done.
A queer Singaporean artist in Taiwan embraces their identity by finding a way through Drag to express creativity and gender fluidity without fear of being censored.