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 This Week”. In our weekly digest, we look at the latest protest against Singapore’s military ties to Israel; the commodification of mental health; the generational impact of childhood abuse; nationalist history being peddled again in Malaysia; fractional art ownership; the shocking unspooling of eFishery; and more....
Singapore-Israel ties under more scrutiny; mental health a commodity too; the generational impact of childhood abuse; more nationalist history peddled in Malaysia; fractional art ownership; the shocking unspooling of eFishery; and more.
Singapore-Israel ties under more scrutiny; mental health a commodity too; the generational impact of childhood abuse; more nationalist history peddled in Malaysia; fractional art ownership; the shocking unspooling of eFishery; and more.
Dear reader, Happy new year! We hope you had a restorative break. Today we have a contemplative piece on how we can each find greater fulfilment and balance by normalising rest. So even as we all rev up for the new year’s work rhythms, let’s think about how...
Dear reader, Happy new year! We hope you had a restorative break. Today we have a contemplative piece on how we can each find greater fulfilment and balance by normalising rest. So even as we all rev up for the new year’s work rhythms, let’s think about how...
By normalising rest, can individuals find greater fulfilment and balance, challenging the capitalist emphasis on relentless productivity growth and a hustle culture?
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