Singaporeans for Trump; hoarding a symptom of a deeper malaise; a botanical window into South-east Asia’s past; Jonathan Lim passes on; and more.
Singapore This Week
Singapore This Week is one of Jom’s paid products. It is meant to be your end-of-week catchup. We will decide on the most important stories that week–from arts to politics and tech–and we will offer you Jom’s opinionated view on them. We’re hoping you’ll occasionally (often?) disagree with us.
Trump returns; Shan and the deathly gallows; finding the apt metaphor for Singapore; the tuition arms race; the bashful SG60 bash; local arts community gives back; the ghost in your machine may not be imaginary; and more.
Trump returns; Shan and the deathly gallows; finding the apt metaphor for Singapore; the tuition arms race; the bashful SG60 bash; local arts community gives back; the ghost in your machine may not be imaginary; 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.
NRIC debacle discussed in Parliament; decline in adult literacy a concern; ‘kidults’ and their toys; Singapore Art Week; local literary community voices collective concern about AI; making chips in Woodlands; and more.