A growing number of young, single Singaporeans are moving out in search of freedom and independence. For many the benefits of renting outweigh that of home ownership, especially as property prices keep rising. What does this mean for the nation's approach to housing?
Society
Even with secondary school streaming in Singapore set to be abolished by 2024, it'll take more than a policy change to uproot entrenched attitudes towards competitive learning and innate intelligence.
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.
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.
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?