Tharman’s thumping victory, Singaporeans trafficked to work in scam centres and illegal gambling houses, SG Climate Rally upcoming 2023 rally, Baybeats 2023, and more.
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 offer you Jom’s opinionated view on them. We’re hoping you’ll occasionally (often?) disagree with us.
Polling Day tomorrow, preschool teacher caught on video mistreating children, dismal plastic recycling rates in Singapore, preserving art heritage along Orchard Road, coffee culture competition heats up, and more.
Tan Kin Lian in a he-he-heated mess, housing policy changes, gender neutral toilet causes a stink, NAC scholarship recipients named, and more.
Presidential race heats up, Wikimania convention in Singapore, teachers on TikTok, independent music mag BigO shuts, Lucasfilm leaving after nearly 20 years, and more.
Notes from a nation at 58, South-east Asia a global source for child porn, AI in healthcare, the Bugis of Singapore, local filmmakers around the world, and more.
Parliament happenings, RidoutGate reaches the UK, government agrees that businesses must keep ferrying workers by lorry, discrimination against employees with mental health conditions, furniture as art in new series ‘Benches’, AI-powered restaurants, and more.