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Dear reader, Today, on the eve of Vesak Day, Marissa Lee has published her first piece for Jom, “Days of being mild: A Buddhist journey”. Marissa, raised Catholic, walks us through her discovery of Buddhism and meditation in Singapore, a trip that began during the pandemic. More Singaporeans (31 percent)...
Dear reader, Two lawyers have published pieces in Jom today. Harpreet Singh Nehal, a senior counsel, gives us his take on the twilight-of-the-elites moment in Singapore right now, concerning two cabinet ministers living in two palatial black-and-white bungalows. In “Strengthening the Singapore system: the Ridout...
Dear reader, First, I wanted to tell you about a new section in the newsletter: “Other SG stuff we like”. You subscribe to Jom partly for curation, us introducing you to new content on Singapore, not just ours. We’re not going to do it every week, only when there’...
Dear reader, We have six tickets left for our first live event of the year! It’s a panel on anti-racism at 1pm on May 28th at The Projector, featuring three of Singapore’s most dynamic young activists: Saza Faradilla, Suraendher Kumarr, and Kristian-Marc James Paul. Join us....
Dear reader, Please join us for our first live event of the year! It’s a panel on anti-racism at 1pm on May 28th at The Projector, featuring three of Singapore’s most dynamic young activists: Saza Faradilla, co-founder of End Female Genital Cutting Singapore; Suraendher Kumarr, community...
Dear reader, First, in last week’s newsletter, there was a wrong link and a wrong translation: siu ngoh is Cantonese for roast goose, not duck. Apologies—and thanks to all who wrote to me to point them out. Jom is eight months old, and we’re getting there, with...
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