Polling Day two days after Labour Day; election round-up; the heart-breaking case of Megan Khung; tributes to P Ramlee; a new poetry press makes its debut; AI in prisons; and more.
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Dear reader, “Singapore This Week”. * How might Trump’s tariffs and threats affect the upcoming GE? * GE update, from the PSP’s narrowing focus to the WP’s expansionism * A Palestinian book launch and community event * Are “finfluencers” charlatans or prophets? * The UK acknowledges a 1948 atrocity in Malaya, but...
Dear reader, “Singapore This Week”. * How might Trump’s tariffs and threats affect the upcoming GE? * GE update, from the PSP’s narrowing focus to the WP’s expansionism * A Palestinian book launch and community event * Are “finfluencers” charlatans or prophets? * The UK acknowledges a 1948 atrocity in Malaya, but...
Tariff turmoil; GE2025 news round-up; Walid Abdullah’s new book on Palestine; finfluencers - boon or bane?; the UK acknowledges a 1948 atrocity without apologising for it; relearning mother tongues; Grab burrowing deeper into our lives; and more.
Tariff turmoil; GE2025 news round-up; Walid Abdullah’s new book on Palestine; finfluencers - boon or bane?; the UK acknowledges a 1948 atrocity without apologising for it; relearning mother tongues; Grab burrowing deeper into our lives; and more.
Dear reader, The news cycle is intensifying ahead of the GE, and every few hours there’s a new development that warrants our attention, and consideration about how and whether to respond. We’re all a bit tired, and a little exhilarated. I’ll keep this short so you can...