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A National Record-Breaking Freediver’s Unfiltered World Championship Diary

A National Record-Breaking Freediver’s Unfiltered World Championship Diary

What does it means to be a high-performance athlete in a lesser-known sport?

by Patricia Paige Ong July 8, 2025

An Ode to the Bus Routes That Saw Us Grow Up

An Ode to the Bus Routes That Saw Us Grow Up

When a bus route becomes the one constant in our Singaporean lives, how much of us has changed on these commutes?

by Justin Tan July 4, 2025

After The Vote: Chloe Lin on a Singapore Where Egg Freezing Isn’t a Luxury

After The Vote: Chloe Lin on a Singapore Where Egg Freezing Isn’t a Luxury

"It would definitely encourage more single women to think: Can I plan it earlier?"

by Kimberly Lim July 3, 2025

The Gen Z Handymen Trying To Repair a Broken Industry

Jobs & Economy

The Gen Z Handymen Trying To Repair a Broken Industry

Blue-collar is the new black.

by Alden Ho July 2, 2025

SkillsFuture for the Soul: What 6 Weeks of Sewing Taught Me About Subsidised Self-Discovery

SkillsFuture for the Soul: What 6 Weeks of Sewing Taught Me About Subsidised Self-Discovery

SkillsFuture for professional development? Nah. SkillsFuture for personal growth? Yes.

by Kimberly Lim July 1, 2025

A Letter to My Brother, From Halfway Out the Closet

A Letter to My Brother, From Halfway Out the Closet

"I've come to terms with possibly losing Mum and Dad if they ever found out. But losing you… that might break me."

by Wang Hui-En June 27, 2025

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Coming Of Age

The Unexpected Adulthood of a Sudden Drug Trafficking Charge at 24

The Unexpected Adulthood of a Sudden Drug Trafficking Charge at 24

"Once I saw the word ‘trafficking’, my mind started to run. Families appealing, people being hanged. I didn’t know what to expect."

by Justin Tan

June 27, 2025

Coming Of Age

Return to Kinabalu: A Family’s 10-Year Journey Through Trauma, Grief and Survivor’s Guilt

Return to Kinabalu: A Family’s 10-Year Journey Through Trauma, Grief and Survivor’s Guilt

A Mount Kinabalu quake survivor reckons with what it means to be given a life when so many others perished.

by Kimberly Lim

June 25, 2025

Districts

Wong Eng Geng Captures the Afterlife of Discarded Furniture at Void Decks

Wong Eng Geng Captures the Afterlife of Discarded Furniture at Void Decks

"We’ve reached a level of comfort where furniture isn’t discarded because it’s broken, but simply because we no longer want it."

by Justin Tan

June 24, 2025

Coming Of Age

Ammar Nizar’s Late Father Fed Singapore’s Needy. He’s Making Sure It Doesn’t Stop.

Ammar Nizar’s Late Father Fed Singapore’s Needy. He’s Making Sure It Doesn’t Stop.

A son figures out what honouring his dad's legacy really means.

by Alden Ho

June 20, 2025

After The Vote

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

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."

by Kimberly Lim

June 19, 2025

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