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![From PSLE Flop to Global Tech CEO: How Felix Lee is Rewriting the Rules of Opportunity]()
From PSLE Flop to Global Tech CEO: How Felix Lee is Rewriting the Rules of Opportunity
"We don’t need more exams. We need more spaces for creative failure."
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![Meet Gang Kai, the Singaporean Who Moved to the US to Reach for the Stars at NASA]()
Meet Gang Kai, the Singaporean Who Moved to the US to Reach for the Stars at NASA
Live abroad and prosper.
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![Pritam Singh’s Guilty Verdict Just Cemented His GE2025 Underdog Card]()
Pritam Singh’s Guilty Verdict Just Cemented His GE2025 Underdog Card
He may be paying the fine, but who's paying the (political) price?
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![Every School Is a Good School Until You Become a Parent]()
Every School Is a Good School Until You Become a Parent
"I'm not sure if the current system is a good system. But I'm also not sure if there's a better one."
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![Living With Vaginismus: Thoughts on Pleasure and Intimacy in Singapore]()
Living With Vaginismus: Thoughts on Pleasure and Intimacy in Singapore
Tania reveals how vaginismus shattered her understanding of intimacy.
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![CNY, Family Secrets, and an Identity Crisis: The Malay Who Was Raised Chinese-Christian]()
CNY, Family Secrets, and an Identity Crisis: The Malay Who Was Raised Chinese-Christian
“I grew up thinking I was Chinese, then found out I was Malay. But in actual fact, I can’t really say I belong to either.”
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![Politicians and Podcasts: The Unlikely Power Players in GE2025]()
Politicians and Podcasts: The Unlikely Power Players in GE2025
GE2025 won’t just be about policies—it will be a contest over who can master the digital tools of our time.
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![A Tale of Two Kunafas]()
A Tale of Two Kunafas
What do Middle Eastern chefs think about the pasar malam versions of their traditional dessert?
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![‘Why Would I Do Anything Else?’: The People Finding Joy in Working on Public Holidays]()
‘Why Would I Do Anything Else?’: The People Finding Joy in Working on Public Holidays
If we’ve built our lives around work so completely, do we forget how to rest even when given the chance?
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![Singaporeans Speak on the Dilemma of Supporting Local While Shopping in JB]()
Singaporeans Speak on the Dilemma of Supporting Local While Shopping in JB
"My pockets are just not deep enough for me to support local no matter what."
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![The Questions We Need to Confront About Domestic Helpers and Bomb Shelter Rooms]()
![The Art of Coping: What Gen Z Students Get Up To to Get By]()
![In the Afterglow: The Cancer Survivors Finding Light In Their Night Routines]()
![Singapore’s Longest Curved HDB Corridor, and the Distance Between Our Neighbours]()
![In Their Own Skin: Portraits of Eczema in Singapore]()
![The Last Generation of Singapore’s Newspaper Stand Vendors]()
![This Body is Not Mine: Living With Gender Dysphoria]()
The Questions We Need to Confront About Domestic Helpers and Bomb Shelter Rooms
Room for improvement.
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![The Painful Truths Your Interns Are Probably Learning About Your Workplace]()
The Painful Truths Your Interns Are Probably Learning About Your Workplace
A portrait of the modern Singaporean workplace from the mouths of precocious interns.
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![Beyond an Iron Rice Bowl, Why Do People Sign On?]()
Beyond an Iron Rice Bowl, Why Do People Sign On?
What compels a Singaporean son to make the military a full-time job?
Random Opinion
“Singaporeans don't lack intelligence, talent, or money. But we prefer to win small. We're afraid of failing big.”
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