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![After the Vote: Andrew Ong on Building a More Empathetic Singapore for Ex-Offenders]()
After The Vote is a RICE Media series where Singaporeans from all walks of life share their hopes for Singapore and the future they want to help shape. With GE2025 around the corner, RICE is taking a longer-term view towards the nation we are collectively building.
And Andrew Ong has plenty to say about what it will take for us to pave smoother roads to redemption for ex-offenders like him.
After the Vote: Andrew Ong on Building a More Empathetic Singapore for Ex-Offenders
After The Vote is a RICE Media series where Singaporeans from all walks of life share their hopes for Singapore and the future they want to help shape. With GE2025 around the corner, RICE is taking a longer-term view towards the nation we are collectively building.
And Andrew Ong has plenty to say about what it will take for us to pave smoother roads to redemption for ex-offenders like him.
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![The Hidden Cost of Job Stability: Why Singapore’s Public Servants Stay Put]()
The Hidden Cost of Job Stability: Why Singapore’s Public Servants Stay Put
When the iron rice bowl starts to crack, does a civil servant have what it takes to survive beyond the system?
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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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![Pritam Singh’s Guilty Verdict Just Cemented His GE2025 Underdog Card]()
Pritam Singh’s Guilty Verdict Just Cemented His GE2025 Underdog Card
He may be paying the fine, but who's paying the (political) price?
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![Every School Is a Good School Until You Become a Parent]()
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.”
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![A Tale of Two Kunafas]()
![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]()
A Tale of Two Kunafas
What do Middle Eastern chefs think about the pasar malam versions of their traditional dessert?
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![‘Why Would I Do Anything Else?’: The People Finding Joy in Working on Public Holidays]()
‘Why Would I Do Anything Else?’: The People Finding Joy in Working on Public Holidays
If we’ve built our lives around work so completely, do we forget how to rest even when given the chance?
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![Singaporeans Speak on the Dilemma of Supporting Local While Shopping in JB]()
Singaporeans Speak on the Dilemma of Supporting Local While Shopping in JB
"My pockets are just not deep enough for me to support local no matter what."
Random Opinion
“Singaporeans don't lack intelligence, talent, or money. But we prefer to win small. We're afraid of failing big.”
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