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Surekha A. Yadav
Born and bred in Singapore, Surekha A. Yadav is a freelance journalist in Southeast Asia.
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Making Singaporeans better Samaritans
NOVEMBER 18 — The other day some friends and I were driving home after 2am and frankly, I couldn’t wait to be in bed. However as we stopped at a traffic light in Bishan, we...
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Deepavali is dying and we must save it
Nov 11 — ON the eve of Deepavali this year, I woke up and dressed for the day; on a whim, I decided to inject some festive flair into my wardrobe by swapping my staple standard...
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How does Singapore keep being “Singaporean”?
NOVEMBER 4 — Every time I travel, and I find myself introducing myself as “Singaporean” I am often met with one of two common responses — on diametric opposite ends of the...
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Singaporeans riding the escalator to prosperity
OCTOBER 28 — Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has weighed into the issue on inequality in Singapore. Speaking at the 30th anniversary of the Institute of Policy...
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Saving the world with my wallet
OCT 21 — I shop a lot. Maybe an embarrassing and dangerous (for my credit card limits) amount. Sometimes I see an article about a person who has sworn off buying “stuff” and...
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Towards a sharing Singapore
OCTOBER 14 — THE “sharing economy” is a recent turn of phrase but one that has fast become indispensable. From bicycles to planes – most things can be shared with an app....
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Class, not race, is what divides Singapore
OCT 7 — Class — more specifically class divisions — and not race, religion or any other factor is perceived to be the most worrying and divisive issue in Singapore today. A...
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The almost perfect country?
SEPTEMBER 30 — THE grass is always greener on the other side i.e. the idea that we (humans in general) often tend to imagine other people’s lives and circumstance as better...
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Is PJ Thum the last Malayan?
SEPTEMBER 23 — Thum Ping Tjin aka PJ Thum, an increasingly prominent Singaporean historian, believes Singapore is part of Malaya. He is almost certainly right. This is a...
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Rethinking F1 in Singapore
16 SEPTEMBER — IT is F1 week again. Last weekend, I found myself driving from Raffles Place to Little India and getting there required me to drive along the F1 route. Let me...
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Privacy is a personal responsibility
SEPTEMBER 9 — I was heartened to see the recent headlines in Singapore that the needless/relentless collection of our identity card or NRIC numbers will be curbed. For most of...
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Is Singapore too rigid for her region?
SEPTEMBER 2 — A PANEL of prominent business leaders and policymakers’ meeting at a forum organized by Business China and the Singapore Business Federation has criticised young...
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ isn’t racist, it is right
AUGUST 26 — So, people are still going nuts about Crazy Rich Asians which is the first major Hollywood film in decades to feature an all-Asian cast and with an Asian...
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Henry Golding for James Bond!
AUGUST 19 — SO people around the world are going to the cinemas to see a bunch of Asians. Crazy rich ones. I am talking about Crazy Rich Asians, the first major Hollywood film...
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Singapore’s best days are yet to come
AUGUST 12 — Singapore’s birthday rolled round again. On August 9, the island-nation celebrated 53 years of independence. Not a particularly “big” birthday but this year we...