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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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Is violence on the rise in Singapore?
APRIL 3 — If viral videos are anything to go by, Singapore seems to be suffering from a wave of violence. Recently several clips have surfaced showing citizens...
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Singapore and Malaysia — back together again
MARCH 27 — So the pandemic has ended. Or rather it is ending. Or, well, it will begin ending next week. The Singapore government has announced a...
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Rites and rituals of Yishun
MARCH 20 — Last Friday, I made my way to the Holy Tree Balasubramanian Temple to take part in the annual Panguni festival. It’s a simple ceremony: you collect a pail of milk...
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Wild things of Singapore
MARCH 13 — Last week, a wild boar charged into a woman outside my neighbourhood coffee shop. The animal had somehow strayed into the rather crowded plaza by the coffee shop at...
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Eat hotpot with your hands if you are Indian
MARCH 6 — The other day a friend of the family dropped in for dinner; an acquaintance who over time had become a friend to all of us but not a person who knew us too well,...
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Ukraine: A special war?
FEB 27 — The world has changed forever. As Russian tanks and troops roll into the Ukraine, we see the principle of national sovereignty which has underpinned security in the...
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Singapore moves towards taxing the rich to give to the poor
FEB 20 — Last Friday, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong delivered Singapore’s annual Budget. Now as the basic statement of the government’s financial...
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Criminal charges for the leader of Singapore’s Opposition?
FEB 13 — So the leader of Singapore’s Opposition — Pritam Singh — faces the possibility of criminal prosecution. If found guilty, this may lead to him...
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Chicken curry with a side of imperialism
FEB 6 — So the New York Times published a video on how to make Singapore Chicken Curry and frankly it was an absolute outrage. Taiwanese chef Clarissa...
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Crouching tiger, missing China
JAN 30 — As we approach the end of the Year of the Ox, millions of people around the world prepare to meet the Year of the Tiger. The lunar new year is important not...
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Scams and banks
JANUARY 23 — I like to think of myself as savvy enough — which is to say when waiting for my lift at the void deck, I find the posters that caution against sending money to a...
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Keeping cats on regulation
JAN 16 — I am a pet person. I will cross roads, miss buses, skip entire parties to hang out with the nearest dog or cat. In all honesty, I have sometimes encountered a...
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Singapore in 2022
JAN 2 — New Year, new goals? Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long delivered his annual New Year message on Friday night. Ushering Singapore into 2022, the prime...
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Happy Holidays 2020, too
DEC 26 — That’s the joke I keep seeing online. 2022 sounds like 2020 too and with Omicron closing borders, suspending VTL lanes and upending travel plans — I can see why the...
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How the PAP seems to be missing an open goal
DEC 19 — Politics is an interesting game. The last few weeks have seen Singapore’s opposition Workers’ Party plunged into crisis. A few weeks ago, it was revealed that...