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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Indie media fair tomorrow. Note the new venue, The Projector @ Golden Mile Tower, 6001 Beach Rd. Jom will have a booth, where we’ll be selling prints of our art for the first time, and offering discounts on our totes and print issues. From 3-4pm, I’ll be...
A revival. A triumph. And a blossoming of hope that sport can help shatter age-old prejudices, helping build a more inclusive and compassionate society.
Our cyber sentinels; a potential new vaccine for dengue; recycling woes; the scourge of teenage vaping; the other Padang; some good news for bookworms; academic institutions trying to prop up sagging venture funding; and more.
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Cars are expensive, but Singapore is small, has a good public transport system, and so you don’t really need one. This is the refrain from visitors. In many ways it’s true, though they also don’t face the long slogs, crowded rush-hour buses and trains, and...
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