What if your favourite packet of Maggi isn’t just comfort food, but a mirror of global capitalism, cultural loss, and nostalgia? The writer unpacks how a Swiss invention became a South-east Asian staple; redefining taste, memory, and the meaning of home in just two minutes.
Indonesia, interrupted; nothing happened in Bukit Gombak; our contortions to avoid recognition of Palestine worthy of Olympic gold; the quandaries of long-term planning in an ageing society; Lawrence, the mellow; closure of the storied Cathay cineplexes; and more.
In the 1970s, as female flight attendants in the West were fighting gender discrimination, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways were building brands around their sexualised female icons. Are we willing to accept sexism when it subsidises “the nation”?
Dear reader, Singapore’s next GE is due by November but could be as soon as May. As it approaches, socio-political activity is intensifying, and we’ve analysed the key events in our weekly digest. “Singapore This Week”. * How will the PAP respond to Tan Cheng Bock at the next...
Dear reader, Singapore’s next GE is due by November but could be as soon as May. As it approaches, socio-political activity is intensifying, and we’ve analysed the key events in our weekly digest. “Singapore This Week”. * How will the PAP respond to Tan Cheng Bock at the next...
The Singapore government’s clampdown on demonstrations related to Israel’s war on Gaza elicited imaginative ways of showing support and creating community.
The Singapore government’s clampdown on demonstrations related to Israel’s war on Gaza elicited imaginative ways of showing support and creating community.
The return of Tan Cheng Bock; Shanmugam and Tan take action against Bloomberg; mental health gurus on Carousell; road accident casualties reach five-year high; the many identities of Kampong Gelam; the SG Culture Pass; AI to replace thousands of DBS contract jobs; and more.
The return of Tan Cheng Bock; Shanmugam and Tan take action against Bloomberg; mental health gurus on Carousell; road accident casualties reach five-year high; the many identities of Kampong Gelam; the SG Culture Pass; AI to replace thousands of DBS contract jobs; and more.
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