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![I Live in Jalan Kukoh, One of the Poorest Neighbourhoods in Singapore. This is My Story.]()
[𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱. 𝗔𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁, 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟳]
In 2019, RICE launched a series on Jalan Kukoh—a rental estate right next to the CBD—seeking to understand how the poor in Singapore live, and more importantly, the kind of support they need.
Here, Belle Tustain writes about what it means to dream of somewhere else while living in the shadow of million-dollar condos and city skyscrapers.
I Live in Jalan Kukoh, One of the Poorest Neighbourhoods in Singapore. This is My Story.
[𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱. 𝗔𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁, 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟳]
In 2019, RICE launched a series on Jalan Kukoh—a rental estate right next to the CBD—seeking to understand how the poor in Singapore live, and more importantly, the kind of support they need.
Here, Belle Tustain writes about what it means to dream of somewhere else while living in the shadow of million-dollar condos and city skyscrapers.
