Lee siblings win a case, amendments to law to deter family violence, Grab incurs customers’ ire, Singapore HeritageFest celebrates public transport and sports, pay with WhatsApp, and more.
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Dear reader, Please join us for our first live event of the year! It’s a panel on anti-racism at 1pm on May 28th at The Projector, featuring three of Singapore’s most dynamic young activists: Saza Faradilla, co-founder of End Female Genital Cutting Singapore; Suraendher Kumarr, community organiser at...
Housing prices, history of May Day rallies and unions, cat abuse a serious problem, library@esplanade to move, Dyson powers up battery plant, and more.
Dear reader, First, in last week’s newsletter, there was a wrong link and a wrong translation: siu ngoh is Cantonese for roast goose, not duck. Apologies—and thanks to all who wrote to me to point them out. Jom is eight months old, and we’re getting there, with...
Fine-tuning election messaging, the sudden cancelling of an LGBTQ party, Pesta Raya: Malay festival of arts, Singlish key word signs, Foodpanda and TADA hitch a ride together, and more.
Dear reader, Today, an old friend, Donald Low, who moved to Hong Kong in 2019, has published his first piece for Jom, “Why Singapore’s government and economy are outperforming Hong Kong’s”. Yes, you read that right. Donald, a former Admin Service officer who’s known for his trenchant...