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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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Drama at the petrol station
APRIL 22 — There are times when I feel immensely frustrated with my country. Its politics, its prices, its wasted opportunities but there are at least an equal number of moments...
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Waging war on the night
April 15 — Is Singapore a land without happy endings? The government has launched anti-vice crackdowns targeting primarily massage parlours. Putting an end to the illegal extra...
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Of rogue historians and fake news
APRIL 8 — Academics, Intellectuals and ministers actively debating policy online. Sparring and jostling each other with online messages as the public look on enthused. Sounds...
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Uber changed my life
APRIL 1 — As one of the three quarters of Singaporeans who don’t have a vehicle of their own, the advent of Uber was truly transformative. I no longer had to wait for a bus or...
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Singapore’s Brutalist beauties
MARCH 25 — Three of Singapore’s most distinctive and iconic buildings — People’s Park, Pearl Bank and Golden Mile — are set to be sold and likely demolished in the near...
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Is the man who made Singapore William Farquhar?
MARCH 18 — To Singapore history buffs, he's long been known as Stamford Raffles' right hand man. The administrator who first negotiated the treaties that allowed for the...
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Singapore has no good food of its own?
MARCH 11 — So, I’ve been tracking the online outrage surrounding Singapore’s exclusion from the Traveller.com.au list of top 10 food nations in Asia. Iran, Sri Lanka and...
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Moving beyond meritocracy?
MARCH 4 — Is Singapore a meritocracy? What does the word even mean? I guess in principle it means that people must succeed and achieve based largely on merit i.e. regardless of...
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Ferraris for every Singaporean
FEBRUARY 25 — The government announced its latest Budget last week. Now, as ever, the public wasn’t exactly gripped by the various targets, forecasts and figures that make up...
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May the new year... bring rest!
FEBRUARY 18 — Chinese New Year has rolled around again and the advent of the Year of the Dog has given us all a welcome little break. For the first time in what must be months,...
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Is Kuala Lumpur having a moment?
FEBRUARY 11 — “Kuala Lumpur right now is the best city in the world,” said a close friend of mine last week. Of course I initially scoffed. I mean the Hokkien mee is decent...
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Singapore: Island of winners?
FEBRUARY 4 — From Kid to King: The Joseph Schooling Story is a new addition on my bookshelf. It’s not quite The Brothers Karamazov but I think it’s an important work as it...
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So who determines what is real or fake news?
JANUARY 28 — So an era of pervasive global censorship appears to be dawning. After years of concern that governments/ totalitarian regimes would destroy free speech, it turns...
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Singapore and Malaysia: Same, same but different
JANUARY 21 — So our (Singapore and Malaysia) prime ministers had their annual retreat last week. Officially called the Singapore-Malaysia Leaders’ Retreat, the leaders of our...
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City of the future: Tokyo vs Singapore
JANUARY 14 – Recently, work has taken me to Japan a few times and as I sit here in an artsy book-filled cafe, eating another feather light slice of strawberry shortcake,...