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Pink ‘pushback’, online hate groups, and gay rights in Singapore
Online anti-gay rhetoric in Singapore reaches increasingly alarming levels Continue reading Pink ‘pushback’, online hate groups, and gay rights in Singapore
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Passing Clouds: e-cigarette politics in SE Asia
More than meets the eye with e-cigarette restrictions Continue reading Passing Clouds: e-cigarette politics in SE Asia
SRT’s Shakespeare in the Park, 2015: The Tempest
A review of SRT’s The Tempest Continue reading SRT’s Shakespeare in the Park, 2015: The Tempest
The Quality of Mercy is strained in the Bali Nine case
There is a sad case developing in Indonesia, with two Australian drug traffickers, who attempted to smuggle heroin out of Bali, on death row and facing execution within the next two weeks. Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan had appealed for clemency from the Indonesian president but their requests were denied. With this avenue exhausted, their lawyers are left with only the chance of one more … Continue reading The Quality of Mercy is strained in the Bali Nine case
The $40 breakfast
I recently shared a cab from Tiong Bahru to the east coast of Singapore with a local woman. It was late at night, there was a paucity of cabs to be had, and we both managed to avoid the unpleasant stand off when one taxi pulls up to two different waiting people. It was very agreeable; she lived a mile further than me, it made … Continue reading The $40 breakfast
The Heart is where the Home was
The question of land, urban development, property and who is allowed to live on it, is an unsentimental representation of the emotionless, invisible hand of the market in the face of the common desire to put down roots and create our own history. Sadly, land (just like everything else) is a highly monetized commodity, and any attempt to use it to root ourselves to the … Continue reading The Heart is where the Home was
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