Current Affairs

Beyond the Shadows: Finding Queer Communities in the Time of a Pandemic

Beyond the Shadows: Finding Queer Communities in the Time of a Pandemic

In the thick of pandemic-driven closures, and safe spaces shuttered, where can the queer community go to find respite?

by Paul Jerusalem December 1, 2021

What Singapore’s Largest Therapeutic Garden Teaches Us About Special Needs

What Singapore’s Largest Therapeutic Garden Teaches Us About Special Needs

As Singapore's newest therapeutic gardens enthrals the senses, our writer asks what vision it paints for special needs, play and school?

by Laili Abdeen November 25, 2021

The Lessons A Pandemic Taught These Malaysian PSLE Students

The Lessons A Pandemic Taught These Malaysian PSLE Students

Taking the PSLE in a pandemic taught these Malaysian students life lessons beyond values often extolled only theoretically.

by Sean Lim November 24, 2021

My Dad Is A Gurkha: On Growing Up Nepalese In Singapore

Immigration

My Dad Is A Gurkha: On Growing Up Nepalese In Singapore

Evidently, even children of the respected Gurkha community is not exempt from Singapore's unique brand of racism.

by Ajay Nair November 21, 2021

Meet Elene, the Singaporean Mother Bringing Local Food to Italy

Meet Elene, the Singaporean Mother Bringing Local Food to Italy

From kuehs to chicken curry, this Singaporean woman is bringing local food to a country with an extremely stringent culinary culture.

by Edoardo Liotta November 20, 2021

Singapore Parliament Unpacked: What Is The Hansard?

Politics

Singapore Parliament Unpacked: What Is The Hansard?

Don't judge a book by its cover. There's lots of historical nuggets you can dig from the Hansard.

by Sean Lim November 19, 2021

Recent Articles

Intimates

Faith Meets Fornication: The Women Finding Love for God and Sex Toys

Faith Meets Fornication: The Women Finding Love for God and Sex Toys

Can women love their religion and practise self-love at the same time? We take a look at the balance between faith and pleasure.

by Rainer Cheung

November 18, 2021

Immigration

Singaporeans Abroad

Meet Kathy, The Lawyer Who Moved To Cape Town To Pole Dance

Meet Kathy, The Lawyer Who Moved To Cape Town To Pole Dance

Kathy Lee talks about her journey as a lawyer and what led to her opening her very own pole dancing studio in South Africa.

by Maxine Navarro

November 16, 2021

Running On Empty

Singapore Nurses Are Drained and Looking for an Out

Singapore Nurses Are Drained and Looking for an Out

Healthcare workers in Singapore are leaving in droves leaving existing nurses exhausted, drained, and depleted.

by Lenny Chua

November 15, 2021

Singapore, Unfiltered

Singapore’s New Workplace Discrimination Law Is Timely but Lacks Teeth

Singapore’s New Workplace Discrimination Law Is Timely but Lacks Teeth

Does Singapore’s new anti-discrimination guidelines tackle the real issues of workplace prejudice or is it just performative?

by Daryl Yang and Rayner Tan

November 14, 2021

Government & Policy

Corporal Punishment Needs a Linguistic Makeover

Corporal Punishment Needs a Linguistic Makeover

Why don’t we call it ‘whipping’ instead?

by Ajay Nair

November 13, 2021