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Dear reader, Listen. Last week, to commemorate Singapore’s 60th birthday, I drowned you in words. This week, I leave you with music, specifically a playlist of the golden era of Malay music, from around the time of independence. It’s been curated by Khir Johari, food historian and author...
Dear reader, “Singapore This Week”. * Khairy Jamaluddin calls out the PAP for double-standards on campur tangan * Lawrence’s new wonks face their first macro test * Why is public transport ridership declining even as our population rises? * Jom visits “Once Upon a Tide: Singapore’s Journey from Settlement to Global City”...
Dear reader, Jom’s reader survey next week. Should Jom start a podcast talk show? How can we improve “Singapore This Week”? What technology upgrades should we invest our limited funds in? Soon you’ll get a chance to tell us how we can serve you better. Please look out...
Dear reader, Indie media fair tomorrow. Note the new venue, The Projector @ Golden Mile Tower, 6001 Beach Rd. Jom will have a booth, where we’ll be selling prints of our art for the first time, and offering discounts on our totes and print issues. From 3-4pm, I’ll be...
Dear reader, Cars are expensive, but Singapore is small, has a good public transport system, and so you don’t really need one. This is the refrain from visitors. In many ways it’s true, though they also don’t face the long slogs, crowded rush-hour buses and trains, and...
Dear reader, It’s a week where Singapore’s connections to people and places beyond our shores has been on our minds. In DC, Trump’s nominee to serve as ambassador to Singapore has had a rather trying senate hearing. In Beijing, Xinhua, their state-run news agency, met with SPH...
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