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.
Bilahari’s ‘hard-truths’ on Israel-Hamas war, rise in short-sightedness among Singapore kids, influencers inject greater demand for aesthetic treatments, Manila galleons at the ACM, Objectifs turns 20, buy-now-pay-later regulations in place, and more.
End of the Lee reign, on your bus behaviour (please), multilateral efforts to end the illegal wildlife trade, from colonised to repressor, Ethos Books Festive Market in December, DBS slapped with acquisition ban, and more.
Opposition parties form coalitions, sexual violence doesn’t discriminate, Forward SG report released, lessons from Algeria’s war of independence, Peter Yu fast becoming the Tony Leung of Singapore, SPH Media acquires Tech in Asia, and more.
Objectifying language in ads for domestic workers, work culture at AirAsia enables CEO to attend meeting bare-chested, science fiction mythologies at ArtScience Museum, one giant leap for Singapore’s space exploration ambitions, and more.
‘No’ to all rallies linked to Israel-Palestine conflict, community library shuts due to theft and vandalism, endangered croc culled for public safety, film festival season starts, Grab-Trans-cab anti-competition concerns, and more.
‘Fujian gang’ launderers get charitable, parents charging kids’ rent, Gen Zs putting the ‘fun’ in funemployment, Palestinian-Israeli bloodshed, Drake raps Singapore, cutting e-waste, and more.
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