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”?
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.
The trials of Pritam Singh; Allianz-NTUC flip-flop; NHB gets new acquisition powers; the passing of sparkling young talent Shahid Nasheer; Google arms Android users against digital pickpockets; and more setbacks to 30 by 30.
The trials of Pritam Singh; Allianz-NTUC flip-flop; NHB gets new acquisition powers; the passing of sparkling young talent Shahid Nasheer; Google arms Android users against digital pickpockets; and more setbacks to 30 by 30.
Dear reader, “Singapore This Week”. In our weekly digest, we discuss Lee Wei Ling’s passing and the implications for the house at 38 Oxley Road; the execution of Mohammad Azwan bin Bohari just days before the World Day Against the Death Penalty; Peter Lim’s problematic ownership of Valencia...
Dear reader, “Singapore This Week”. In our weekly digest, we discuss Lee Wei Ling’s passing and the implications for the house at 38 Oxley Road; the execution of Mohammad Azwan bin Bohari just days before the World Day Against the Death Penalty; Peter Lim’s problematic ownership of Valencia...
The art book’s interplay between text, image and form makes for a unique sensorial experience, quite unlike any other medium.
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