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After the Vote: Clydia Tan on Building a Singapore That Listens to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Voices

After the Vote: Clydia Tan on Building a Singapore That Listens to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Voices

"Being excluded from conversations has become so familiar and ordinary that it barely surprises us anymore."

by Kimberly Lim May 30, 2025

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?

by Shi Xuan Poh May 27, 2025

When Parents Struggle With the Weight of Their Children’s Drug Abuse

When Parents Struggle With the Weight of Their Children’s Drug Abuse

"I regretted not being attentive enough, not being the pillar of support he needed."

by Andre Frois May 23, 2025

After the Vote: Ziozio Sim on What Single Parents Need To Thrive in Singapore

After the Vote: Ziozio Sim on What Single Parents Need To Thrive in Singapore

"Life here shouldn’t feel like survival, especially for those trying their best."

by Joel Teo May 23, 2025

The Symbolic Weight of Yale-NUS’s Discarded Books

The Symbolic Weight of Yale-NUS’s Discarded Books

What happens when one of the world's best universities thinks its okay to burn thousands of books?

by Kimberly Lim & Alden Ho May 22, 2025

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.

by Jo Teo May 14, 2025

Recent Articles

Grindsets

Career and Coping: A Candid Q&A with a Senior Counsel

Career and Coping: A Candid Q&A with a Senior Counsel

RICE brings together a senior counsel and five young lawyers to confront the hard questions about what it really means to stay—or leave—a career in law.

by RICE

May 14, 2025

Singapore, Unfiltered

Rethinking Political Progress in Singapore Beyond the Pass/Fail Lens

Rethinking Political Progress in Singapore Beyond the Pass/Fail Lens

Rather than ask “Why didn’t they win?”, we could ask: “How much further did they get?”

by Laremy Lee

May 11, 2025

Grindsets

‘Everybody is Replaceable’: The Evolving Job Anxieties of Singapore’s STEM Graduates

‘Everybody is Replaceable’: The Evolving Job Anxieties of Singapore’s STEM Graduates

It's an era where STEM workers can no longer rest on their laurels and coast.

by Alfieyah Abdullah

May 9, 2025

Singapore, Unfiltered

After the Vote: HOME’s Call for a Singapore That Values Migrant Worker Lives Over Profit

After the Vote: HOME’s Call for a Singapore That Values Migrant Worker Lives Over Profit

"We still haven't gotten to a place where we value the work that migrant workers do because they are doing jobs that locals do not want to do."

by Kimberly Lim

May 8, 2025

Grindsets

Anchors Aweigh: Meet Singapore’s New Maritime Innovators

Anchors Aweigh: Meet Singapore’s New Maritime Innovators

Our ancestors travelled here by sea, and the salt still runs through our veins.

by Joel Teo

May 7, 2025