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![When Caring for Dementia Pushes You to the Edge of Suicide]()
When Caring for Dementia Pushes You to the Edge of Suicide
"Every day I’d find myself retreating to the toilet to have a good cry just so no one can see my pain."
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![If an MP Works Late and Doesn’t Post About It, Did It Even Happen?]()
If an MP Works Late and Doesn’t Post About It, Did It Even Happen?
The wayang paradox of local politics.
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![Objects in Shirt Are Larger Than They Appear—and so Are the Constraints]()
Objects in Shirt Are Larger Than They Appear—and so Are the Constraints
What happens when your chest grows before your self-confidence does?
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![Singapore’s Independent Bands Earn Their Stripes at Phil Studio—But Who the Hell Is Phil?]()
Singapore’s Independent Bands Earn Their Stripes at Phil Studio—But Who the Hell Is Phil?
How did a Korean-Spanish man from France with two master’s degrees, a PhD, and multiple black belts end up as a pillar of Singapore's alternative music scene?
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![Caught on Camera, Condemned for Life: The Fate of School Bullies After Going Viral]()
Caught on Camera, Condemned for Life: The Fate of School Bullies After Going Viral
How do we hold them accountable without closing the door on change?
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![GE2025, Graphed: A Mathematical Look at Voting Power Across Singapore]()
GE2025, Graphed: A Mathematical Look at Voting Power Across Singapore
A theoretical physicist runs the numbers.
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![Singapore’s Bike Paths Aren’t Built for the People Who Use Them Most]()
Singapore’s Bike Paths Aren’t Built for the People Who Use Them Most
It’s a bumpy road to becoming a cycling city.
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![Did We Hope for Too Much?]()
Did We Hope for Too Much?
Even before all the rallies, drama, slogans, and external anxieties, had Singaporeans already made up their minds on who to vote for?
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![The Hope and Heartbreak of Singapore’s GE2025]()
The Hope and Heartbreak of Singapore’s GE2025
RICE captures the emotions on the ground between the two political parties that are set to shape Singapore’s 15th Parliament.
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![Chee Soon Juan and the Politics of Persistence]()
Chee Soon Juan and the Politics of Persistence
33 years on, could the SDP chief finally catch a break?
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![No, We Can’t Just ‘Move On’]()
No, We Can’t Just ‘Move On’
For Ariffin—and for all of us who are fatigued by moments such as these—we can't 'move on' so easily.
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![The Workers’ Party’s Jackson Au Isn’t Ranting On Reddit Anymore]()
The Workers’ Party’s Jackson Au Isn’t Ranting On Reddit Anymore
What happens when a keyboard warrior puts his money where his mouth is?
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![What Singapore Loses in an Electoral Walkover]()
What Singapore Loses in an Electoral Walkover
When no one shows up to make a case, voters can’t help but wonder—was my vote ever meant to matter?
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![The Overachievers’ Guide to Being a Relatable General Election Candidate]()
The Overachievers’ Guide to Being a Relatable General Election Candidate
How to seem salt-of-the-earth even if your pantry's full of truffle oil.
Random Opinion
"Visibility is everything. If politicians toil behind the scenes without broadcasting their presence, people simply assume they’re skiving. And so they post."