After The Vote

What kind of Singapore are we building beyond the ballot box? Singaporeans from all walks of life share their hopes for the nation—the deeper changes they envision, the values they want to uphold, and the future they want to help shape together.

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After the Vote: Wong Zhi Wei’s Vision for a Singapore That Understands Invisible Disabilities

"In Singapore, the pressure to fit in leads to less openness on disability and an unwillingness to openly share about it."

June 19, 2025

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After the Vote: Pooja Bhandari Wants Singapore’s Education System To Do Better for Every Child

"In the pressure to achieve, perform, and stay ahead, we've accidentally made joy feel like a luxury."

June 12, 2025

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After the Vote: Clydia Tan on Building a Singapore That Listens to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Voices

"Being excluded from conversations has become so familiar and ordinary that it barely surprises us anymore."

May 30, 2025

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After the Vote: Ziozio Sim on What Single Parents Need To Thrive in Singapore

"Life here shouldn’t feel like survival, especially for those trying their best."

May 23, 2025

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After the Vote: HOME’s Call for a Singapore That Values Migrant Worker Lives Over Profit

"We still haven't gotten to a place where we value the work that migrant workers do because they are doing jobs that locals do not want to do."

May 8, 2025

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After the Vote: Big Dot Chicken’s Ken Koh on a Kinder Singapore That Respects Its Hawkers

"So what if you're a hawker? So what if you're a cook? Why is it that only a 'chef' seems to command respect?"

May 3, 2025

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After the Vote: Yulianna Frederika on Choosing Community Over Singapore’s Relentless Growth

"The spirit of gotong royong means that we give, even when we only have 10 percent."

April 27, 2025

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After the Vote: The Singapore a 93-Year-Old and Her Grandson Still Believe In

"I live with my grandma, but so many of our older Singaporeans are not so lucky—they're alone and not taken care of."

April 25, 2025

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After the Vote: Jack Sim Wants a Singapore Where We Sanitise Toilets, Not Critical Voices

"How can we have the best toilets in Changi Airport and the worst toilets in coffee shops?"

April 22, 2025

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After the Vote: Moonlake Lee’s Call for a Singapore That Sees ADHD Differently

"We need to reframe how we think about ADHD—from a deficit to a strength-based perspective."

April 17, 2025

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After the Vote: Shawn Lim on Holding Space for Singapore’s Queer and Neurodivergent Communities

"Imagine a culture where curiosity is paired with kindness, and diversity is met with openness, not discomfort."

April 10, 2025

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After The Vote: Stefanie Foo on How Singapore Can Address Gen Z’s Job Woes

"I do think that the previous generations are not very aware of the struggles faced by recent graduates."

April 3, 2025

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After the Vote: Andrew Ong on Building a More Empathetic Singapore for Ex-Offenders

"Ex-offenders need to see a future worth striving for, a clear alternative to a life of crime or addiction."

March 27, 2025

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After The Vote: Suresh Vanaz on How Singapore Can Lift the Burden for Caregivers

"We didn’t choose this life—we’re caring for someone else, and it shouldn’t mean we’re forced into financial hardship."

March 20, 2025