Criticism of Wong’s new cabinet; WP’s new economic plan; the space programme; uneven access to credit; and more.
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Singapore This Week
Singapore This Week is one of Jom’s paid products. It is meant to be your end-of-week catchup. We will decide on the most important stories that week–from arts to politics and tech–and we will offer you Jom’s opinionated view on them. We’re hoping you’ll occasionally (often?) disagree with us.
Our new Gods; heat inequality in Singapore, three teens detained under ISA; Singapore out of Marmite; Bali run excludes Indonesians; and more.
India's cockroaches; Faishal's indiscretions; poltergeist AIs; colonialism and the new Circle Line stations; and more.
The Bloomberg defamation case; robots in construction; home interiors as products in the creator economy; a play exploring the dark side of army days; and more.
Existential questions for Singapore; politics update; physiotherapists stretched in public health institutions; big tech’s attempts to lend cultural legitimacy to creepy smart glasses; and Singaporean music bands.
The problems with university rankings, new workplace report studies youth disengagement; blood lust; sex and liberation in the early 20th century Malay world; “Dear You” and Singapore’s relationship with dialects; and more.