Tharman calls for enlightened AI governance; reconsidering our policies towards sex workers; a wall to protect us from rising seas; Singapore’s first-ever fantasy renaissance fair; the curtain comes down on Pangdemonium; and more.
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Jamus Lim questions Temasek, GIC performance; dignity for our seniors, in life and in death; balancing competition with cohesion; Kampong Gelam’s kitsch; Singaporean musician yeule on NPR’s Tiny Desk; and more.
WP snubs PAP offer; school canteen micro-cultures disappearing; the distortionary effect of billionaires; lessons for Gen Z entrepreneurs; microplastics controversy; Warong Nasi Pariaman shutters; and more.
Pritam Singh deposed; a call to create citizenship pathways for our Gurkhas; ManusAI’s troubles mount; hagiographical histories; The Projector, rebirthed; and more.
Trump amok; new year, old troubles for Pritam Singh; NMPs and party affiliations; a tribute to M Ravi; the experience economy; domestic violence against men; funfairs; and more.
Glitches in the LawSoc matrix; the oppressive economics of parcel delivery; culling crows in our City in Nature; another rich Singaporean buys a football club; and more.