S’pore family grew up on offshore island 15 mins away, lived in house as big as 12-room HDB flat The island is a 15-minute boat ride away from mainland Singapore. January 19, 08:01 pm
NUS don Chua Beng Huat schools us in inciting wrath of Lee Kuan Yew & surviving to tell the tale Almost Famous: Chua Beng Huat was called the 'most publicly scolded sociologist in the country'. He tells us how he pulled it off while keeping and sometimes losing his job. January 19, 11:01 am
Dear S’pore employers, please remember that your domestic helper left her family to come take care of yours Soft truths to keep Singapore from stalling. January 18, 06:01 pm
Fasting alone & suspected by parents of being radicalised: Life as a S’pore Chinese Muslim convert As a Chinese Muslim, Darren Mak has a unique perspective about the challenges of being Muslim in Singapore. He shares this as well as his journey to conversion. January 18, 11:01 am
LKY inspired fear in civil servants: Pioneer civil servant shares his experience working with him Soft truths to keep Singapore from stalling. January 12, 03:01 pm
Losing his sight & failing 3 of his 5 O-Level subjects: this is life for S’porean with rare eye condition Despite struggling with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy for the past eight years, 23-year-old Ageng Setiyawan has found a meaningful vocation in life, and even went on a week-long solo trip — and survived. January 12, 11:01 am
This S’porean gave 19 years of his life to Kinokuniya & turned it into a place for all S’poreans Soft truths to keep Singapore from stalling. January 11, 12:01 pm
S’pore’s 1st batch of naval divers once did push-ups with 30+kg double cylinders on their backs We speak to two divers and their commanders from Singapore's pioneer Naval Diving Unit batch about what training and operations were like. January 9, 05:01 pm
Here’s how foreign domestic workers spend their days off in S’pore We follow Filipino domestic helpers on their day off and discover that there's more to their lives than just cleaning and cooking. January 5, 03:01 pm
The first military advisors sent from Israel to S’pore were called ‘Mexicans’ in order to be discreet Soft truths to keep Singapore from stalling. January 4, 06:01 pm
Here’s the story of the S’porean man who walks around with a sign seeking love & a ‘nice back’ Ong Chin Guan, a.k.a Ah Guan, tells us why he is walking around town advertising himself. He also explains what he means by 'back must nice'. January 4, 10:01 am
“Oh no, never mind, I’ll try again next year.” — You with New Year’s resolutions every year. Soft truths to keep Singapore from stalling. January 1, 10:01 am
S’porean has been collecting Coca-Cola bottles since 1998, stops counting after spending S$50,000 So that he can tell his wife 'I don't know' when she asks how much he's spent. December 30, 2019 @ 09:12 am
S’porean lawyer with schizophrenia used to hear death threats on the radio & see messages on TV Rayner Gooi has been living with schizophrenia for the past 20 years. He explains why the condition is so terrifying, how he keeps it at bay with medication and art, and why another relapse might be fatal. December 30, 2019 @ 09:12 am
I was an office lady from Bangkok before I became a Thai disco singer in S’pore. Here’s my story. Soft truths to keep Singapore from stalling. December 29, 2019 @ 07:12 pm
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