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After the Vote: Ahmad Habshee on a Singapore That Stands By Its Tradesmen

After the Vote: Ahmad Habshee on a Singapore That Stands By Its Tradesmen

"Start protecting the builders, the dreamers, the small companies who still believe in this country… before we give up too."

by Kimberly Lim July 31, 2025

How a Centre Attendant Bloomed Into a Devoted Infant Care Teacher

How a Centre Attendant Bloomed Into a Devoted Infant Care Teacher

The audience may have changed, but the tenderness it required had always been the same.

by Andre Frois July 30, 2025

Dating Apps Were Making Me Miserable. So I Went on a Blind Date.

Dating Apps Were Making Me Miserable. So I Went on a Blind Date.

A Gen Z single embraces the awkwardness.

by Alden Ho July 29, 2025

Lessons From Stirling Road: What the Residents of Singapore’s First HDB Flats Know About Contentment

Lessons From Stirling Road: What the Residents of Singapore’s First HDB Flats Know About Contentment

Despite leaky roofs and cracked floors, the residents of Stirling Road find contentment in the small things.

by Xue Qi Ow Yeong & Zheng Yi Yap July 24, 2025

What a HIV Scare at 20 Taught Me About Shame, Sex, and Survival

What a HIV Scare at 20 Taught Me About Shame, Sex, and Survival

When fear and moral policing becomes the foundation of how we’re taught to think about sex.

by Koh Mei Yen July 18, 2025

After the Vote: Yurihan on a Singapore Where Nurses Aren’t Overloaded

After the Vote: Yurihan on a Singapore Where Nurses Aren’t Overloaded

"I just believe that if the workload and manpower issues are addressed adequately and appropriately, nurses will be much happier in their roles."

by Kimberly Lim July 17, 2025

Recent Articles

Singapore, Unfiltered

The Messy Magnetism of Zhen Zhen

The Messy Magnetism of Zhen Zhen

Why can't we look away?

by Kimberly Lim

August 1, 2025

After The Vote

After the Vote: Ahmad Habshee on a Singapore That Stands By Its Tradesmen

After the Vote: Ahmad Habshee on a Singapore That Stands By Its Tradesmen

"Start protecting the builders, the dreamers, the small companies who still believe in this country… before we give up too."

by Kimberly Lim

July 31, 2025

Grindsets

How a Centre Attendant Bloomed Into a Devoted Infant Care Teacher

How a Centre Attendant Bloomed Into a Devoted Infant Care Teacher

The audience may have changed, but the tenderness it required had always been the same.

by Andre Frois

July 30, 2025

Coming Of Age

Dating Apps Were Making Me Miserable. So I Went on a Blind Date.

Dating Apps Were Making Me Miserable. So I Went on a Blind Date.

A Gen Z single embraces the awkwardness.

by Alden Ho

July 29, 2025

Race & Religion

Singapore, Unfiltered

Racial Harmony Is More Than the Absence of Conflict. It’s Being Able To Have Conversations.

Racial Harmony Is More Than the Absence of Conflict. It’s Being Able To Have Conversations.

Harmony seems fragile when we consider the fact that many of us aren’t equipped to have nuanced conversations on race.

by Kimberly Lim

July 25, 2025

Photo Stories

Lessons From Stirling Road: What the Residents of Singapore’s First HDB Flats Know About Contentment

Lessons From Stirling Road: What the Residents of Singapore’s First HDB Flats Know About Contentment

Despite leaky roofs and cracked floors, the residents of Stirling Road find contentment in the small things.

by Xue Qi Ow Yeong & Zheng Yi Yap July 24, 2025

Li Ling Captures the Weight of Widowhood in the Belongings Left Behind

Li Ling Captures the Weight of Widowhood in the Belongings Left Behind

What goes into the quiet rituals of moving on?

by Stephanie Lee July 16, 2025

The Colours of Grief in Woodlands Industrial Park After Dark

The Colours of Grief in Woodlands Industrial Park After Dark

Where do we go to find stillness in a city that never seems to stop?

by Isaiah Chua July 9, 2025

An Ode to the Bus Routes That Saw Us Grow Up

An Ode to the Bus Routes That Saw Us Grow Up

When a bus route becomes the one constant in our Singaporean lives, how much of us has changed on these commutes?

by Justin Tan July 4, 2025

The Unexpected Adulthood of a Sudden Drug Trafficking Charge at 24

The Unexpected Adulthood of a Sudden Drug Trafficking Charge at 24

“Once I saw the word ‘trafficking’, my mind started to run. Families appealing, people being hanged. I didn’t know what to expect.”

by Justin Tan June 27, 2025

The Unexpected Adulthood That Comes When You Lose Both Parents at 20

The Unexpected Adulthood That Comes When You Lose Both Parents at 20

“This is the part they don’t prepare you for adulthood—dealing with so much paperwork and legal issues.”

by Justin Tan June 19, 2025

Series

From profiles of Singaporeans who made it abroad to hidden gems in the heartlands, we unravel the narratives that define our diverse society.

Singapore, Unfiltered

Singapore, Unfiltered

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Alt Ctrl Health

Singaporeans Abroad

Singaporeans Abroad

Video

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Do Brain Boosters Actually Work?

July 29, 2025

Lifestyle

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Did 6 Weeks Of The Lion Diet Change My Body?

Paul Foster is open to anything that might rebuild his health. Could the lion diet be the answer, or is it just another dangerous hype?

by RICE

July 11, 2025

Did 6 Weeks Of The Lion Diet Change My Body?

Singapore, Unfiltered

Why Does Race Still Matter When Renting in Singapore?

What will it take to make inclusivity the norm in Singapore’s rental market?

by RICE

July 2, 2025

Why Does Race Still Matter When Renting in Singapore?

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Losing Myself To My Father’s Dementia

Shouting matches. Physical blows. The heartbreak of being forgotten by your own father.

by RICE

June 18, 2025

Losing Myself To My Father’s Dementia

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For The Grandmother I Never Got To Say Goodbye To

Have we truly reckoned with the rise in elderly suicides in Singapore?

by RICE

June 5, 2025

For The Grandmother I Never Got To Say Goodbye To

Random Opinion

"A country that cannot build, repair, and make with its own hands will one day forget its own soul. A nation cannot outsource its soul."