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.
Arms dealer caught skipping town with over half a million, concerns about shared public spaces under threat, urbanisation contributed to loss of traditional housing and rising temperatures, Singapore Art Week takes over, layoffs at Lazada ahead of its parent’s potential IPO, and more.
The lure of multi-level marketing, more Singaporean women freezing their eggs, review of HIV disclosure law, how the north-east monsoon has shaped South-east Asia’s history, Singapore Palestine Film Festival at The Projector, and more.
Land use decisions could benefit more people, improving sex ed in Singapore, “rizz” is word of the year, thousands more likely to die by Christmas in Gaza, art to end and start the year, AI growth in SG, and more.
Singapore’s love of Kissinger and what that means, only the lonely among the elderly, HIV cases on the rise here, Cultural Medallion winners, TikTok exploring stake in Tokopedia to expand e-commerce offering, and more.
The shaping of the Long Island narrative, lecturer tells students to stop asking for permission to be creative, 97 percent of safety incidents on escalators due to poor usage, “Gaya Kebaya - 130 years” at Kampung Gelam, TNS trains new theatre-makers, PropertyGuru no longer in the red, and more.
The so-called “Tharman Amendment”, more clarity on prices and promos from funeral service providers, socioeconomic status determines pre-school grades, dance events ringing in the year-end, regulating the blockchain industry, and more.
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