Editorials

From a very healthy lifestyle to a craftsmen breathing life into some unloved objects, here are some of our favourite stories from the past few weeks.

On Wanting Love That’s Arranged

In the age of ghosting and situationships, is it surprising that arranged marriage could start to look like a path to true love?

by Sadia Rahman Anima January 13, 2026

Aceh and Back Again: Five Days on the Ground After the Floods

Urgency has a way of stripping systems down to their limits. What remains is community.

by Khai Asyraf January 9, 2026

The Weight of Optimism: Why I Still Believe in Youth Climate Advocacy After COP30

“I was questioning whether my belief in global cooperation had been naive.”

by Anthony Lee January 6, 2026

Strong Zero and Our Convenient Appetite for Canned Chemical Comfort

Japanophilia, konbini romanticism, or simply the cold logic of economics?

by Andre Frois December 26, 2025

What Does It Take to Run a Domestic Worker Agency Without Losing Your Soul?

Running an ethical domestic worker employment agency shouldn’t be perceived as radical. And yet it is.

by Kimberly Lim December 23, 2025

Singapore Isn’t a Chinese Nation. So Why Do Some Food Chains Act Like It?

In the rush to win our wallets, who gets left behind?

by Koh Ying Xi December 17, 2025

On Wanting Love That’s Arranged

In the age of ghosting and situationships, is it surprising that arranged marriage could start to look like a path to true love?

by Sadia Rahman Anima

January 13, 2026

Singapore, Unfiltered

Aceh and Back Again: Five Days on the Ground After the Floods

Urgency has a way of stripping systems down to their limits. What remains is community.

by Khai Asyraf

January 9, 2026

Singapore, Unfiltered

The Weight of Optimism: Why I Still Believe in Youth Climate Advocacy After COP30

"I was questioning whether my belief in global cooperation had been naive."

by Anthony Lee

January 6, 2026

Coming Of Age

Strong Zero and Our Convenient Appetite for Canned Chemical Comfort

Japanophilia, konbini romanticism, or simply the cold logic of economics?

by Andre Frois

December 26, 2025

Grindsets

What Does It Take to Run a Domestic Worker Agency Without Losing Your Soul?

Running an ethical domestic worker employment agency shouldn't be perceived as radical. And yet it is.

by Kimberly Lim

December 23, 2025

Amongst Us

The Hard Truth About Job Hunting: Persons with Disabilities

In today's job market, what's it really like for persons with disabilities to find work?

by RICE

December 23, 2025

Districts

Singapore Isn’t a Chinese Nation. So Why Do Some Food Chains Act Like It?

In the rush to win our wallets, who gets left behind?

by Koh Ying Xi

December 17, 2025

Coming Of Age

How an Over-Enriched Childhood Warps Your Relationship With Failure

The cost of growing up constantly in motion.

by Sarah Tan

December 15, 2025

Singapore, Unfiltered

10 Questions With Animal Lovers League Volunteers Who Lost Faith in Their Leaders

"To call us ‘backstabbers’ is deeply hurtful and profoundly unfair."

by Ilyas Sholihyn & Kimberly Lim

December 12, 2025

Coming Of Age

Growing Old in Singapore Isn’t the Hard Part. It’s the Feeling of Being Stuck.

How do we plan for a life with more chapters than we expected?

by Kimberly Lim

December 10, 2025

Grindsets

The Busker Trying To Build a Circus Scene in Singapore

Cirque Du Singapore.

by Kimberly Lim

December 4, 2025

Singapore, Unfiltered

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

Coming Of Age

The Price of Tomorrow presented by OCBC

The Price of Tomorrow presented by OCBC is a financial wellness festival held in conjunction with The Financial Coconut and RICE Media to take a holistic, human look at the role of money in our lives.

by RICE

November 29, 2025