Imran Johri spent years turning his divorce into a training montage. It took him just as long to realise why men hardly face ...

In December last year, I was returning home from Yio Chu Kang swimming pool when I saw something which took my breath away: a brand new covered walkway. Not any regular ol’ covered walkway, but a ...

แม้จะเกิดที่ฝั่งพระนคร แต่ฉันถือว่าตัวเองเป็นคนฝั่งธน เพราะนับจากตอนย้ายบ้านมาฝั่งนี้ ...

I remember the first time I wandered the back alleys of Geylang close to 10 years ago. As a teenager, I knew I had to experience the vice central everyone would chatter about at least once in my life.

I am an ‘average’ Singaporean. I’ve lived in Ang Mo Kio for 20-plus years, in an upgraded 3-room flat, 15 minutes from the closest MRT. Rain or shine, I spend 90% of my time in flip-flops, much to the ...

Earlier this week, over 100 migrant workers from KPA Engineering and SK Industries turned up at the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Services Centre in Bendemeer. They were out of options after the wages ...

All illustrations by Jolene Tan. The author is involved in a ground-up initiative in the Jalan Kukoh neighbourhood. All anecdotes in this article are based on first-hand observations. School is out.

The fact that these two terms can be used interchangeably in local vocabulary speaks volumes. For those who are unfamiliar, Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools are public primary and secondary ...

What makes a good immigrant? This question has reverberated across social media in the last couple of weeks. It’s often parked under policy debates, or in conversations about xenophobia and racism, ...

I assume that most people don’t know much (or anything at all) about the small American suburb in Northern Singapore. Online, threads like this HardwareZone depict Woodlands as “dangerous” and ...

Born-and-raised Singaporeans have never had to stake a claim to their citizenship. It’s something intrinsic and ingrained, like a surname, blood type, or disgust over AI-slop National Day banners. At ...

Char Kway Teow is a famous hawker dish that is ubiquitous in Singapore, but it is not a Singaporean invention. It has roots in Chaozhou, in China’s Guangdong province, and was believed to have been ...