Dear reader,
First, save the date. At 8pm on August 23rd, we’ll be having an exclusive Jom virtual chat between Soh Rui Yong, national marathoner, and Nick Fang, our sports editor. These behind-the-scenes Zoom chats are a benefit for Jom’s Supporters and Patrons: we’ll e-mail you the...
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Dear reader,
Happy National Day! And Happy Birthday to Jom! If you think I’m conflating our humble little organisation with our country, well hey, we learn from the best.
But seriously, some of our OG Jomrades might remember that Jom launched last August 11th with a series of National...
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Dear reader,
It’s Jean, Jom’s head of research, taking over newsletter writing duties this week. We try to mix things up with the occasional rotation so it’s not just “The Sudhir Show” every week (kidding, boss).
This week, we have two moving pieces focused on caregivers: a...