Are Westerners Less Civilised?
admin Anthropologist Margaret Mead was once asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilisation in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about clay…
Returns, Revenge & Restitution
Former domestic worker Parti Layani’s attempt to seek compensation for her wrongful conviction took a twist on 27 October 2020 when the high court judge who acquitted her suggested that…
Wrong To Support Amos?
Yulia Tsevetkova is a young Russian social activist from the city of Komsomolskon Amur. She ran a sex education blog questioning gender stereotypes, dispelling taboos surrounding women’s bodies. She has…
Disruptive Technologies
So what’s new? We’ve heard talk about opening Phase 3 a few weeks ago, but nothing seems to have happened so far. Yesterday, everything seemed uneventful when I made my…
Yellow Ribbons, Pink Hair
24-year-old Natalie Siow Yu Zhen who was involved in a fatal stabbing at Orchard Towers on 2 July last year. She and her group emerged from the Naughty Girl Club…
The Wisdom Of Plastic Bottles
China, one of the world’s biggest users of plastic in the world, has unveiled a major plan to reduce single-use plastics across the country. Non-degradable bags will be banned in…
The Spy Who Taught Me
Like many of the indulgent teens these day, I was politically apathetic during my younger days. Impressionable like wet clay, my world view was very much moulded by Hollywood. During…
Chadramohan’s Open Letter
Below is Chandramohan’s open letter to PM Lee posted on Facebook. Dear Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong, The objective of this article is to highlight the incompetency in handling…
The Meaning of Shengwu
Where there is seawater, you’ll find Chinese people. Where you find Chinese people, you will find Hakka people. To date, Hakka people have called back from nearly 80 different countries…
Cotton Sheep & Rotten Eggs
Some women won’t let you know that they are pissed off until you see a knife or flying saucer coming at you. When great men say things that appear not…