A Marketing Revolution is Upon Us
Having taken Bangkok by storm during its launch in September 2013, Insta.Printa has hit the shores of Singapore and is here to stay.
Singapore issues in society and politics: read latest and unique news, views and perspectives from the millennial generation.
Less Sex, More Food: Apparently That’s What 305 Singaporean Travellers Want
Singapore, you sad, pathetic piece of s*it. Apparently, you lot are so hungry that you prefer nomming over getting frisky. The world is definitely coming to an end. According to a recent survey by online travel company Expedia, 65% of Singaporeans would eat more than they normally would during a beach vacation. Only 53% of…
Cook A Pot of Curry – Why You Must Catch This Politically Incorrect Play
While the curry fiasco involving a Chinese family telling their local Indian neighbours not to cook curry because of the smell resulted in a nation-wide uproar, I wondered why the play in response only happened two years later. If you guessed that the play was a portrayal of the squabbles between the said Chinese and…
Pink Dot, Vincent Wijeysingha and DOMA: What Is The Way Forward?
By now, you would probably have known that 21,000 people rallied around Pink Dot 2013 to shine Hong Lim Park awash in a sea of glittery pink lights. You would also have known, from my story on Yahoo! Singapore, that politician Vincent Wijeysingha has become Singapore’s first openly gay politician. Also, how about the United…
Story of Singapore as Told Through its Heartlands
"We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us," Winston Churchill
Lovin’ the 60s
Relationship advice from the 60s! Since we’re showin’ our lovin’ for the 60s, I figured some of y’all might want to know how love in the 60s was like.
Leave the Arts Alone
We live in a society that constantly tells us what we can do, or can’t do. Especially in Singapore, we are infamously known as The Fine City. Signs are aplenty in our island-state reminding us of the consequences that await if we chose not to abide by the rules. Everything is bounded by the law…
Malaysia Elections Unlikely to Derail Singapore Ties
Relations between Malaysia and Singapore have warmed in recent months but how will the outcome of Malaysia’s election expected this month affect the ambitious projects that the two neighbors are planning? Malaysian Prime Minster Najib Razak’s National Front coalition is locked in the tightest ever fight against the Pakatan Rakyat, an alliance led by former…
At Gender Equality Exhibition, Singapore’s Inequality Surfaces
Singapore ranks 55th out of 135 in the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index, said Dr. Kanwajit Solin, head of a UN women body in Singapore, adding that much work needed to be done to bridge the gap. She spoke at the “Illustrators for Gender Equality” art exhibition held at the Arts House on Friday, March…
Pastors And Anti-LGBT Comments Are Bringing Back The Secular State Debate
Oh, boy. After attracting headlines over trying to persuade Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong not to repeal a law on gay sex, Pastor Lawrence Khong of the Faith Community Baptist Church went to Facebook to quote from evidence proven to be fake to back up his demands. As of press time, his Facebook status…