Activists in Singapore have found ways to continue their advocacy without running afoul of the law. But some worry that these softer strategies of resistance only serve to strengthen existing power structures.
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Online learning platforms promise almost limitless knowledge and better career credentials to anyone with an internet connection. Yet, at best, they are only partial solutions to a student’s learning needs.
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By 2030, Singapore is set to lose 4,700 hectares of secondary forests, equivalent to over a thousand Padangs. We follow Chua Chin Tat, environmental activist, around Dover Park East, a 50-odd-year-old secondary forest to learn about his efforts to stop its destruction.
Another stretch of Singapore's secondary forests will soon be razed to make way for a new housing development project. What does this mean for the future of the island's nature spots?
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What does it mean to be custodians of our land, to nurture it for future generations?
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The tudung issue is a microcosm of a much larger problem in society—our refusal to recognise the full differences that make up the reality of our lives in Singapore.
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