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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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Singaporeans need to express themselves
OCTOBER 31 — A local rapper will be charged in a Singapore court for “promoting feelings of ill will between different groups.” To me, it’s not so much the individual...
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In Singapore, migrant workers are not our brothers
OCTOBER 24 — A migrant worker penned an open letter to the Ministry of Manpower and its minister Tan See Leng about the conditions experienced by foreign migrant workers in...
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Is Singapore a shrimp or whale?
OCTOBER 17 — The Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill (FICA) was passed in Singapore’s parliament recently. The Bill gives the government very broad powers...
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Take a little trip around Singapore town
OCTOBER 10 — I have lived in Singapore all my life and so I didn’t think it was unreasonable to assume I had seen everything the island had to offer. After all, I am a...
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Fighting foreign influence in Singapore
OCTOBER 3 — Last week, the Singapore government introduced one of the most sweeping pieces of legislation in its history. The Foreign Interference (Countermeasures)...
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Singapore steps back from the ‘New Normal’
SEPTEMBER 26 — So Singapore has re-introduced a slew of Covid-19 restrictions. Once again only groups of two people can dine out and households can receive only two...
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Singapore is recycling less than ever
SEPTEMBER 19 — Here’s a rather fascinating statistic: Singapore’s recycling rate fell to 13 per cent in 2020, down from 17 per cent in 2019. This means that...
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Pandemic vs endemic
SEPTEMBER 12 — Almost two years later, Covid-19 remains the dominant topic of the day. Every day. In Singapore after months and months of restrictions,...
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Is there Chinese privilege in Singapore?
SEPTEMBER 5 — In his annual National Day speech, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said claims that there is Chinese privilege in Singapore are entirely...
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‘Alamak’, it is Kamala
AUGUST 29 — The US vice president Kamala Harris visited Singapore last week. It was the first stop of a very brief South-east Asia tour. From Singapore, she flew to...
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As the world watches
AUGUST 22 — Last week, the world watched the Taliban take control of the city of Kabul and virtually the whole country of Afghanistan. “Kabul falls to the...
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The importance of vaccination conversations
AUGUST 15 — A member of one of Singapore's Opposition parties — Progress Singapore Party — resigned last Wednesday after intense criticism of comments he made comparing the...
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Warrantless searches in Singapore the new normal?
AUGUST 8 — Last week we learned that Social Distancing Enforcement officers in Singapore have the power to enter private residences without a warrant — at any time of...
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Schooling Singaporeans on sportsmanship
AUG 1 — Five years ago I vividly recall watching Joseph Schooling swim past world champion Michael Phelps and finish the 100 metres butterfly as the new Olympic champion,...
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Is it time for Singapore to tax property gains?
JULY 25 — Singapore is a very unequal place. By which I mean wealth in our society is not distributed very equally. Of course every society/nation on Earth...