Current Affairs

What’s Recess Without the School Canteen Vendors Who Raised Us?

What’s Recess Without the School Canteen Vendors Who Raised Us?

“It definitely doesn't pay me well, but I stay for the comfort of the children."

by Liying Yap December 2, 2025

How HYROX Became a Home for People Figuring Out Who They Want to Be

How HYROX Became a Home for People Figuring Out Who They Want to Be

True strength is showing up on the days it feels hardest to.

by Hidayah Salamat November 28, 2025

The Singaporean Mum and Daughter Making Lebanese Olive Oil That’s Rooted in Resistance

The Singaporean Mum and Daughter Making Lebanese Olive Oil That’s Rooted in Resistance

"The easiest way to spread awareness was through a product—you can get connected to the land, the people, the ground."

by Kimberly Lim November 20, 2025

The Great TikTok Food Fight: Not Every Food Review Has To Be Nice

The Great TikTok Food Fight: Not Every Food Review Has To Be Nice

Should our hawkers really be protected from bad reviews?

by Liying Yap November 7, 2025

Identity Politics and the Malay-Muslim Community? Penat lah

Identity Politics and the Malay-Muslim Community? Penat lah

The existential fatigue of getting your identity and loyalty examined yet again.

by Ilyas Sholihyn November 5, 2025

Malatang, Mixue, and the Taste of a Changing Singapore

Malatang, Mixue, and the Taste of a Changing Singapore

"I don't think I should have to learn Chinese just to order a meal."

by Andre Frois October 31, 2025

Recent Articles

After The Vote

Are Singaporeans Afraid To Talk About Religion?

Are Singaporeans Afraid To Talk About Religion?

Does true harmony begin only when we dare to talk about the discomforts we’ve learned to ignore?

by RICE

November 10, 2025

Singapore, Unfiltered

Mixue, Luckin, Scarlett: Too Fast, Too Many, Too Soon?

Mixue, Luckin, Scarlett: Too Fast, Too Many, Too Soon?

How do we hold on to what’s familiar while opening our doors to those who want to make Singapore home too?

by RICE

October 31, 2025

Grindsets

The Doctor Who Left Singapore to Build Emergency Care on the Thai-Myanmar Border

The Doctor Who Left Singapore to Build Emergency Care on the Thai-Myanmar Border

"If you have a good system upstream, you can make a difference downstream."

by Romaine Chan & Sara Bapat

October 29, 2025

After The Vote

The Pro-Palestine ‘Procession’ and the Ease of Crossing a Line You Can’t Reasonably See

The Pro-Palestine ‘Procession’ and the Ease of Crossing a Line You Can’t Reasonably See

When no one knows exactly where the line is, staying passive feels like the safer bet.

by Kimberly Lim

October 24, 2025

Singapore, Unfiltered

The Residue of Silence: When Death and Decay Seep Beyond Our Homes

The Residue of Silence: When Death and Decay Seep Beyond Our Homes

The scent of a Singapore growing lonelier behind closed doors.

by Andre Frois

October 17, 2025