Dear reader, Happy International Women’s Day! Well, it’s actually tomorrow, and we’ve got some relevant content below to keep you company this weekend. Why do we talk about Palestine, but not Ukraine? One of you asked this in the wake of last Friday’s Oval Office testosterone...

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, Jom’s new head of research. Sakinah Safiee, our current social media manager, will also be taking on the duties of head of research. “Saki” emerged as our top pick after an intense recruitment involving over 40 applications (thank you, all). Saki’s replacing Jean Hew (aka Employee...

Dear reader, Letters to the editor. Thanks, Isaac Neo and Max Yeo, two former gifted education programme (GEP) students, for your responses to fellow alumni Faith Ho’s reflections.  A feisty CPF debate. Thanks, Shawn Low, for questioning some of the arguments put forth by Bobby Jayaraman in “Why Singapore’...

Dear reader, “Singapore This Week”.  * The most important political developments ahead of the general election  * How is the state cracking down on anti-death penalty activists? * Orchard Towers, vice den turned Christian worship centre * Why are Singaporean millennials and Gen Zs less likely to drink and party late? * The legacy of...

Dear reader, Happy Chinese New Year! And for those who missed last week’s very topical essay, do check out “The unbearable silence of Chinese New Year”, which examines an almost universal aspect of being Asian: family gatherings.  “Singapore This Week”. In our weekly digest, we examine Donald Trump’s...