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Government & Politics

Stories about politics, governance, and the human impact of policies.

ERP X, Or How to Fight for Change From Within the Bureaucracy

ERP X, Or How to Fight for Change From Within the Bureaucracy

What if, in an alternate reality, we had a seamless ERP app?

by Kimberly Lim June 8, 2025

If an MP Works Late and Doesn’t Post About It, Did It Even Happen?

If an MP Works Late and Doesn’t Post About It, Did It Even Happen?

The wayang paradox of local politics.

by Kimberly Lim June 5, 2025

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

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."

by Kimberly Lim May 30, 2025

GE2025, Graphed: A Mathematical Look at Voting Power Across Singapore

GE2025, Graphed: A Mathematical Look at Voting Power Across Singapore

A theoretical physicist runs the numbers.

by Jo Teo May 14, 2025

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

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."

by Kimberly Lim May 8, 2025

Did We Hope for Too Much?

Did We Hope for Too Much?

Even before all the rallies, drama, slogans, and external anxieties, had Singaporeans already made up their minds on who to vote for?

by Kimberly Lim May 4, 2025

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Singapore, Unfiltered

Rethinking Political Progress in Singapore Beyond the Pass/Fail Lens

Rethinking Political Progress in Singapore Beyond the Pass/Fail Lens

Rather than ask “Why didn’t they win?”, we could ask: “How much further did they get?”

by Laremy Lee

May 11, 2025

Singapore, Unfiltered

The Hope and Heartbreak of Singapore’s GE2025

The Hope and Heartbreak of Singapore’s GE2025

RICE captures the emotions on the ground between the two political parties that are set to shape Singapore’s 15th Parliament.

by RICE

May 4, 2025

Singapore, Unfiltered

Flashpoint GE2025: A Rave of Electric Blue at a Workers’ Party Rally

Flashpoint GE2025: A Rave of Electric Blue at a Workers’ Party Rally

Zachary Tang heads to the final Workers’ Party GE2025 rally to capture it through the lens of a full-blown rave.

by Zachary Tang

May 1, 2025

Singapore, Unfiltered

Chee Soon Juan and the Politics of Persistence

Chee Soon Juan and the Politics of Persistence

33 years on, could the SDP chief finally catch a break?

by Kimberly Lim

May 1, 2025

Singapore, Unfiltered

Flashpoint GE2025: Rain, Reverence and Revelations at a PAP Rally

Flashpoint GE2025: Rain, Reverence and Revelations at a PAP Rally

Amrita Chandradas captures the warmth in the rain-soaked aftermath of a PAP rally.

by Amrita Chandradas

May 1, 2025

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