Southeast Asia

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

In Living Colour: Dr Ivan Polunin’s Curious Symphony of a Singapore Unseen

In Living Colour: Dr Ivan Polunin’s Curious Symphony of a Singapore Unseen

More than a decade since his death, his children and grandchildren are carrying on his legacy of curiousity.

by Nathan Koh September 4, 2023

Meet Bella Lee, the Singaporean Devoting Her Life To Counselling Thai Kids

Meet Bella Lee, the Singaporean Devoting Her Life To Counselling Thai Kids

How a tumultuous childhood led her to dedicate her life to a Thai orphanage.

by Kimberly Lim August 18, 2023

Singapore’s Disappearing Ice Cream Sandwiches Are Thriving in Vietnam

Singapore’s Disappearing Ice Cream Sandwiches Are Thriving in Vietnam

A new lease on life 3,000km from home.

by Kimberly Lim July 2, 2023

An (Unpolitical) Analysis of Malaysia’s GE15

Government & Politics

An (Unpolitical) Analysis of Malaysia’s GE15

A fraught timeline of Malaysia's winding road to getting Anwar Ibrahim sworn in as the country's 10th prime minister for GE15.

by Ben Liew December 1, 2022

GE15: What 18-year-olds in Malaysia Can Teach Singapore About The Right to Vote

GE15: What 18-year-olds in Malaysia Can Teach Singapore About The Right to Vote

Some question their maturity, but these Gen Zs we spoke to may yet convince most cynics.

by Lee Chow Ping November 18, 2022

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Coming Of Age

Return to Kinabalu: A Family’s 10-Year Journey Through Trauma, Grief and Survivor’s Guilt

Return to Kinabalu: A Family’s 10-Year Journey Through Trauma, Grief and Survivor’s Guilt

A Mount Kinabalu quake survivor reckons with what it means to be given a life when so many others perished.

by Kimberly Lim

June 25, 2025

Amongst Us

What Singapore’s Indigenous Seafarers Can Teach Us About How to Live

What Singapore’s Indigenous Seafarers Can Teach Us About How to Live

Dignity in displacement.

by Andre Frois

July 5, 2024

Amongst Us

Who Is Right-Wing Influencer Ian Miles Cheong, and Why Do Malaysians Want Him Jailed?

Who Is Right-Wing Influencer Ian Miles Cheong, and Why Do Malaysians Want Him Jailed?

Malaysians are calling for his head and the rest of the world is egging them on.

by Daniel Peters

February 20, 2024

The 1975, Matty Healy, Malaysia, and the Problem With Saviour Complexes

The 1975, Matty Healy, Malaysia, and the Problem With Saviour Complexes

Malaysia's queer community now has a bigger target on their back. The person who stuck it on there doesn’t care.

by Swarnabho Sarkar

July 25, 2023

GE15: Why More Millennial Malaysians Are Starting To Give A Damn About Their Vote

GE15: Why More Millennial Malaysians Are Starting To Give A Damn About Their Vote

Our writer argues that if you’re not politically savvy or knowledgeable, abstaining from voting is the best thing you can do for democracy.

by Veronica Law

November 15, 2022