Protector, surrogate parent, role model: is there anything an eldest daughter can’t do? Cherry Tan reads three new Singaporean books that examine sisterhood and daughterhood—Sister Snake, The Original Daughter, and The Story Game—and considers how eldest daughters might (re)write their own story.
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Shan clashes with Pritam in Parliament; Chee Soon Juan’s newest book; Old Chang Kee among those recognised as heritage businesses; TCM as part of holistic healthcare; the centuries long arcs of solar and coal power; events for pai kias and guai kias; and more.
Some claim that tiny forests can bring relief from dangerous heat. Mere greenwashing? And even if not, can the concept grow roots in a city uncomfortable with wildness?
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We’ve got bumper political coverage this week, as the news flow is steadily increasing ahead of the GE. Check it out now to keep abreast of developments.
“Singapore This Week”.
* Joshua Raj Thomas’s selection is the clearest sign yet of the PAP’s desperation
* Politicians from...
So many causes, so many activists, so many challenges. And, looming over them, always, the ominous shadow of a seemingly omnipresent and omnipotent state. Can solidarity exist in Singapore?
The first-ever NMP to join partisan politics; an evening with Tay Kheng Soon, architect, author, and raconteur; Chia Boon Teck thinks he’s living in 1925; ChatGPT for prompt emotional support; decarbonising rice; a new venue for immersive shows; Grab’s big move in Indonesia; and more.
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“Singapore This Week”.
* Why Ng Chee Meng is the luckiest Singaporean
* Lawrence Wong rubber-stamps a Palestinian initiative
* The floundering shoe recycling project by SportSG and Dow
* Singapore’s “post and boast” fraudsters
* A roadmap towards ending the ferrying of workers in the backs of lorries
* Masjid Madani, a...
Newly arrived in the capital of Ontario, a Singaporean couple grapple with the migrant experience as they figure out the contours of the puzzle that is Canada.
The lucky Ng Chee Meng; few takers for shoe recycling project; social media making crime glamorous; a fresh proposal to end transport by lorry for migrant workers; a temple makes way for a mosque in Kuala Lumpur; a new Tamil theatre company; AI in beer; and more.
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