Current Affairs

A Letter to My Brother, From Halfway Out the Closet

A Letter to My Brother, From Halfway Out the Closet

"I've come to terms with possibly losing Mum and Dad if they ever found out. But losing you… that might break me."

by Wang Hui-En June 27, 2025

Return to Kinabalu: A Family’s 10-Year Journey Through Trauma, Grief and Survivor’s Guilt

Return to Kinabalu: A Family’s 10-Year Journey Through Trauma, Grief and Survivor’s Guilt

A Mount Kinabalu quake survivor reckons with what it means to be given a life when so many others perished.

by Kimberly Lim June 25, 2025

When Wala Wala Closes, Holland Village Loses Its Beat

When Wala Wala Closes, Holland Village Loses Its Beat

Pour one out for Holland V.

by Andre Frois June 18, 2025

Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V: Why AI Feels Right at Home in Singapore’s Ten Year Series Culture

Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V: Why AI Feels Right at Home in Singapore’s Ten Year Series Culture

AI didn't break creativity. It just automated our regurgitative forte.

by Yeo Ker Siang June 17, 2025

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."

by Alfieyah Abdullah June 10, 2025

ERP X, Or How to Fight for Change From Within the Bureaucracy

ERP X, Or How to Fight for Change From Within the Bureaucracy

What if, in an alternate reality, we had a seamless ERP app?

by Kimberly Lim June 8, 2025

Recent Articles

Singapore, Unfiltered

The NTU Saga Reveals a Troubling Lack of Clarity on What Counts As AI Academic Fraud

The NTU Saga Reveals a Troubling Lack of Clarity on What Counts As AI Academic Fraud

Where does the use of AI cross the line from convenience to cheating?

by Alden Ho

June 26, 2025

Singapore, Unfiltered

Attempted Suicide Is No Longer a Crime. But Do Our Responses Still Feel Like Punishment?

Attempted Suicide Is No Longer a Crime. But Do Our Responses Still Feel Like Punishment?

Was sending an armoured vehicle necessary for a 12-year-old in crisis?

by Andre Frois

June 13, 2025

Singapore, Unfiltered

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.

by Kimberly Lim

June 5, 2025

Amongst Us

The Hidden Toll of Elderly Suicide on Singapore’s Mental Health Workers

The Hidden Toll of Elderly Suicide on Singapore’s Mental Health Workers

“Working in this line, your bucket can become empty very quickly."

by Alfieyah Abdullah

June 3, 2025

After The Vote

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