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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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Are migrant workers treated better in Singapore?
JUNE 27 — Earlier this month, Vice magazine asked: Has Singapore learned to treat its migrant workers better. A pertinent question considering it was a year ago...
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Does music help spread Covid-19?
JUNE 20 — So in good news, Singapore is loosening the restrictions it imposed in May following a spike in locally transmitted Covid-19 cases. Almost a month ago,...
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Divided, we fail
JUNE 13 — Somewhere in the suburb of Yishun is a shrine to the Hindu god Muneswaran. Believed to be one of the many avatars of Lord Shiva, he is a deity that Tamil families...
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The Covid-19 pandemic: How will we know it’s over?
JUNE 6 — After basically a year and a half of extreme disruption to our lives as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, people are beginning to wonder when this will end. ...
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Should everyone in Singapore speak English?
MAY 30 — There is a popular TikTokker in Singapore who makes funny videos that zero in on the annoyances of our everyday lives. From unthinking comments made by our older...
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Back to the future: Locking down again in Singapore
MAY 16 — So Singapore has tightened restrictions on movement as a response to a rise in Covid-19 cases. Though this isn't quite as strict as the lockdown imposed last...
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The CEO takes umbrage
MAY 9 — Umbrage. That’s the trending word on Singapore’s cyberspace at the moment. In fact, the trend has already crossed over into the real world with major brands like Tim...
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Covid-19 strikes back
MAY 2 — Just when you thought it had been defeated. After all, vaccination drives in Israel, the UK and USA appeared to be working well. Cases in...
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Enter Lawrence Wong as leading contender for prime minister of Singapore
APRIL 25 — Singapore has just announced a major Cabinet reshuffle. Seven of Singapore’s ministries will get new ministers. The reshuffle comes in the wake...
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Cheering on Dogecoin to the moon
APRIL 18 — The last few weeks has seen me make my most successful investment... ever. I am up over 600 per cent. What did I buy? Some fantastic leveraged trade...
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Vacancy: PM of Singapore
APRIL 11 — Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat (HSK) announced that he would be taking himself out of contention for the role of SIngapore's next prime minister. In a letter to...
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A more Singaporean Singapore
MARCH 28 — Something has changed in the bars that dot the trendy enclaves of Singapore. Of course Covid-19 has changed a lot of things and it’s great that our trendy...
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We need more female billionaires
MARCH 21 — I am a woman. Stating the obvious but this is important because to this day, this biological fact determines a great deal of what is expected of...
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Going wild in Singapore
MARCH 14 — A wild boar was caught and killed in Singapore a few weeks ago. The boar was apparently responsible for two attacks on pedestrians in Punggol in...
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We must choose to protect Singapore’s forests
MARCH 7 — Singapore is a tiny country. At 700 square kms, it is over 400 times smaller than Malaysia and is home to 5.6 million people. With a population density of...