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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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Singapore and the single mother
MAY 19 — Here’s the scenario; a woman, over 30 years old, decides to have a baby. She is not married but she is financially stable and has the time and support network...
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Singapore strikes against fake news
MAY 12 — Last week, Singapore's parliament passed a Bill giving government ministers broad powers to combat fake news. The Protection from Online Falsehoods and...
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Singapore and the right to silence
MAY 5 — The local coffee shop recently stopped broadcasting football matches in the evenings. Champions League and Premier League fans were apparently disturbing the sleep and...
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Terror in Sri Lanka
APRIL 28 — At around 9am on Easter Sunday, a man walked into a crowded restaurant in the Shangri La hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka and blew himself up. His backpack...
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The monuments of Singapore
APRIL 21 — A building in Paris burned down and the whole world seems to be sad. On one hand, it seems like an over-reaction. No one died, the building was old (700 years old),...
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Behold, Singapore’s new Jewel
APRIL 14 — So, a large new mall attached to Singapore's airport opened this week. Now in Singapore, developments related to our airport count as news. Changi Airport is...
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Singapore, a sequel
APRIL 7 ― Eighteen million people visited Singapore last year. The highest number in history. That’s a staggering number; over five visitors for every single citizen, and...
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Cambodia’s environment, Singapore’s problem
MARCH 31 — So, apparently, my neighbourhood smells of urine. That’s right, Yishun — that proud northern region of our island — denigrated by the ignorant as a hotbed of...
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Is anywhere out there safe from hatred?
MARCH 24 — Just over a week ago, New Zealand suffered its worst terrorist attack. Dozens of people were gunned down while praying in two mosques in Christchurch. The...
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Singapore, Malaysia crawling towards a better relationship
MARCH 17 — Singapore and Malaysia agreed on something. These days, that counts as news. Last week, it was announced that the two governments would suspend (but not...
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Malaysia and Singapore heading for a water divorce?
MARCH 10 — Water. A fundamental requirement for all life as we know it. The human body, as any child knows, is over 60 per cent water. The average adult should drink two litres...
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Ageing population, rising retirement age?
MARCH 3 — Retirement, a time when you don’t have go to work every day. When your inbox becomes a pleasant place from which to send letters to distant friends and not a source...
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Singapore on a Budget
FEBRUARY 24 — Earlier this week, on February 19 — the Singapore government delivered its annual Budget. The various figures with regards to government spending —...
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Who likes short shorts?
FEBRUARY 17 ― Singapore is hot. Sweltering. Scorching. On any given afternoon, you are guaranteed to be sweating. Which is why our general dress-code is sensibly casual. Shorts...
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Is Singapore what London ought to be?
FEBRUARY 10 — “Our country is going to be like Singapore.” This sort of statement is trotted out by the governments of various countries (typically developing ones) all the...