The unmasking of NRICs and the masking of bungalow deals point to the transactional nature of life here, and to potential challenges for the ruling party.
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Conspiracy theorists are usually mocked, ridiculed and dismissed. However, instead of focusing on individuals, we need to interrogate the larger socio-political conditions that make people more susceptible to believing in seemingly outlandish theories.
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The notion that stability, security and growth can be achieved only by keeping democracy’s inherent messiness at bay has almost become a national truism. Leon Perera, a former member of Parliament, interrogates it.
Daniel Hui’s fêted feature, refused classification in Singapore, is both admonition and plea. Through a series of legal cases—some known, others forgotten—it asks us to look, to listen, and thus, to care.
The harrowing, and powerful, testimony of a rape and molest victim underscores the need to embed consent as a cultural norm. This is only possible through greater institutional sensitivity, and sex education that’s both comprehensive and nuanced.
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Singapore has made big strides towards gender equality, but more support and backing is needed for women from minority groups.
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