Dear reader, Today, an old friend, Donald Low, who moved to Hong Kong in 2019, has published his first piece for Jom, “Why Singapore’s government and economy are outperforming Hong Kong’s”. Yes, you read that right. Donald, a former Admin Service officer who’s known for his trenchant...

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 3,000...

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. For some,...

Dear reader, It’s Jean here, Jom’s head of research (or “resident Gen Z”, as Sudhir likes to call me sometimes). Thank you to everyone who completed the reader survey! This is the first time we’ve heard directly from you, our readers. I have to admit it’s...

Dear reader, Today, we want to find out more about the 3,000 of you in our Jommunity! The most important thing you can do for us, for all of us collectively, is to take 10 minutes to fill out our first-ever reader survey. Why? The better we understand your...

Dear reader, In early February, Grab announced that Tin Pei Ling, a member of parliament (MP) with the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), had joined it as director of public affairs and policy (likely in December, two months prior). Two issues have emerged from this episode: conflicts of interest...