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 <i>Jom</i>’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 offer you <i>Jom</i>’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.