Current Affairs

The Great TikTok Food Fight: Not Every Food Review Has To Be Nice

The Great TikTok Food Fight: Not Every Food Review Has To Be Nice

Should our hawkers really be protected from bad reviews?

by Liying Yap November 7, 2025

Identity Politics and the Malay-Muslim Community? Penat lah

Identity Politics and the Malay-Muslim Community? Penat lah

The existential fatigue of getting your identity and loyalty examined yet again.

by Ilyas Sholihyn November 5, 2025

Malatang, Mixue, and the Taste of a Changing Singapore

Malatang, Mixue, and the Taste of a Changing Singapore

"I don't think I should have to learn Chinese just to order a meal."

by Andre Frois October 31, 2025

The Doctor Who Left Singapore to Build Emergency Care on the Thai-Myanmar Border

The Doctor Who Left Singapore to Build Emergency Care on the Thai-Myanmar Border

"If you have a good system upstream, you can make a difference downstream."

by Romaine Chan & Sara Bapat October 29, 2025

The Pro-Palestine ‘Procession’ and the Ease of Crossing a Line You Can’t Reasonably See

The Pro-Palestine ‘Procession’ and the Ease of Crossing a Line You Can’t Reasonably See

When no one knows exactly where the line is, staying passive feels like the safer bet.

by Kimberly Lim October 24, 2025

The Residue of Silence: When Death and Decay Seep Beyond Our Homes

The Residue of Silence: When Death and Decay Seep Beyond Our Homes

The scent of a Singapore growing lonelier behind closed doors.

by Andre Frois October 17, 2025

Recent Articles

After The Vote

Are Singaporeans Afraid To Talk About Religion?

Are Singaporeans Afraid To Talk About Religion?

Does true harmony begin only when we dare to talk about the discomforts we’ve learned to ignore?

by RICE

November 10, 2025

Singapore, Unfiltered

Mixue, Luckin, Scarlett: Too Fast, Too Many, Too Soon?

Mixue, Luckin, Scarlett: Too Fast, Too Many, Too Soon?

How do we hold on to what’s familiar while opening our doors to those who want to make Singapore home too?

by RICE

October 31, 2025

Amongst Us

FFF, the Collective Rewriting How Singaporeans Watch Films Together

FFF, the Collective Rewriting How Singaporeans Watch Films Together

Small movements, big waves.

by Liying Yap

October 14, 2025

Alt Ctrl Health

The Things That Keep Clinical Psychologists Up At Night About Singapore’s Teens

The Things That Keep Clinical Psychologists Up At Night About Singapore’s Teens

What does it really mean to meet youths where they are?

by Kimberly Lim

October 10, 2025

Government & Politics

After The Vote

35 Years On, How Much Influence Do Singapore’s NMPs Really Have?

35 Years On, How Much Influence Do Singapore’s NMPs Really Have?

The NMP scheme’s greatest weakness may not lie in its design; it's in the public perception.

by Kimberly Lim

October 3, 2025