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”?
The first-ever approval ratings and likeability scores for Singapore’s political leaders.
The Lees’ political asylum in the UK; the ethics of assisted dying; Singapore’s war on drugs; the latest prize for Khir Johari’s magisterial book; a new work experience programme from the University of the Arts Singapore; the fate of One Championship; and more
The Lees’ political asylum in the UK; the ethics of assisted dying; Singapore’s war on drugs; the latest prize for Khir Johari’s magisterial book; a new work experience programme from the University of the Arts Singapore; the fate of One Championship; and more
Dear reader, “Singapore This Week”. In our weekly digest, we discuss Raeesah Khan’s testimony at Pritam Singh’s trial; the problematic Allianz-Income deal; that (yawn) house at Oxley Road; proposed archaeological laws to protect Singapore’s “cultural patrimony”; the passing of Shahid Nasheer, prodigious theatre talent; the floundering “30...
Dear reader, “Singapore This Week”. In our weekly digest, we discuss Raeesah Khan’s testimony at Pritam Singh’s trial; the problematic Allianz-Income deal; that (yawn) house at Oxley Road; proposed archaeological laws to protect Singapore’s “cultural patrimony”; the passing of Shahid Nasheer, prodigious theatre talent; the floundering “30...
How are you doing? What matters to you? The first part of our survey attempts to unearth answers to fundamental questions about life in our city-state.
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