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![Why Singaporeans Are Volunteering for Political Parties]()
Why Singaporeans Are Volunteering for Political Parties
“You have to manage your work, your family commitments. Yet you're putting time aside to help—and you're not being paid.”
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![Gotta Flip ‘Em All: When Singapore’s Scalping Culture and Pokémon Cards Collide]()
Gotta Flip ‘Em All: When Singapore’s Scalping Culture and Pokémon Cards Collide
Childhood nostalgia, adult money.
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![After the Vote: Shawn Lim on Holding Space for Singapore’s Queer and Neurodivergent Communities]()
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."
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![Lost in Transit: The Wayfinder Who Revamped Singapore’s MRT Station Signs]()
Lost in Transit: The Wayfinder Who Revamped Singapore’s MRT Station Signs
The best directional signs are the one you never think about.
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![What ‘Mission’ Did Goh Meng Seng Really Accomplish?]()
What ‘Mission’ Did Goh Meng Seng Really Accomplish?
What kind of Singapore is he truly advocating for?
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![After The Vote: Suresh Vanaz on How Singapore Can Lift the Burden for Caregivers]()
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."
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![A Sociologist’s Unexpected Lessons From Running a Holland Village Market Stall]()
A Sociologist’s Unexpected Lessons From Running a Holland Village Market Stall
“YOLO, but with your seatbelt on.”
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![The Overachiever’s Guide To Becoming a Red Flag]()
The Overachiever’s Guide To Becoming a Red Flag
(For legal and ethical reasons, this article is a joke.)
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![From PSLE Flop to Global Tech CEO: How Felix Lee is Rewriting the Rules of Opportunity]()
From PSLE Flop to Global Tech CEO: How Felix Lee is Rewriting the Rules of Opportunity
"We don’t need more exams. We need more spaces for creative failure."
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![Meet Gang Kai, the Singaporean Who Moved to the US to Reach for the Stars at NASA]()
Meet Gang Kai, the Singaporean Who Moved to the US to Reach for the Stars at NASA
Live abroad and prosper.
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![Every School Is a Good School Until You Become a Parent]()
![The Art of Coping: What Gen Z Students Get Up To to Get By]()
![In the Afterglow: The Cancer Survivors Finding Light In Their Night Routines]()
![Singapore’s Longest Curved HDB Corridor, and the Distance Between Our Neighbours]()
![In Their Own Skin: Portraits of Eczema in Singapore]()
![The Last Generation of Singapore’s Newspaper Stand Vendors]()
![This Body is Not Mine: Living With Gender Dysphoria]()
Every School Is a Good School Until You Become a Parent
"I'm not sure if the current system is a good system. But I'm also not sure if there's a better one."
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![Living With Vaginismus: Thoughts on Pleasure and Intimacy in Singapore]()
Living With Vaginismus: Thoughts on Pleasure and Intimacy in Singapore
Tania reveals how vaginismus shattered her understanding of intimacy.
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![The Overachievers’ Guide to Being A Proud Single™]()
The Overachievers’ Guide to Being A Proud Single™
Couples are scrambling to secure dinner reservations for Valentine's—but the Proud Single™ knows better.
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![CNY, Family Secrets, and an Identity Crisis: The Malay Who Was Raised Chinese-Christian]()
CNY, Family Secrets, and an Identity Crisis: The Malay Who Was Raised Chinese-Christian
“I grew up thinking I was Chinese, then found out I was Malay. But in actual fact, I can’t really say I belong to either.”
Random Opinion
“I always look at Hong Kong, Thailand and Japan—people who demand good design. And I’m hoping that Singaporeans will become very sensitive to that, so you cannot get away with bad design.”
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