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Jun 2023
3:
President Halimah on her way out
Jun 2023
1:
Drugs can cause harm. The War on Drugs definitely causes harm.
May 2023
27:
How much space does one minister need?
May 2023
25:
An interview with Harm Reduction Victoria
May 2023
20:
Cost orders, POFMA and more
May 2023
18:
Drugs and conflict
May 2023
16:
Introducing ‘Altering States’
May 2023
13:
A lesson on police calls and conditional warnings
May 2023
13:
Foreign policy, online freedom, and the point of conditional warnings
May 2023
6:
Hidup Rakyat! Hidup Pekerja!
Apr 2023
30:
Labour Day 2023: Power to the People
Apr 2023
29:
The state kills as the ruling party gets into petty fights
Apr 2023
22:
Aren’t we supposed to be all about rule of law and due process?
Apr 2023
19:
The first execution notice of 2023
Apr 2023
16:
District judge disagrees with submissions in Karl Liew case
Apr 2023
15:
HR23: What if there was less judgment and more care?
Apr 2023
8:
The Online Citizen crowdfunds to cover fine and cost order
Apr 2023
1:
The public service? Politicised? Surely not?!
Mar 2023
31:
#@%! your “temperate and dignified”
Mar 2023
25:
More Lee family feud side drama
Mar 2023
18:
Harassment and human rights reports
Mar 2023
17:
Book update: I sent it innnnn (again)
Mar 2023
11:
Who uses an awards ceremony for kids to kpkb about their rival? 😒
Mar 2023
10:
The Lee family's highly politicised drama
Mar 2023
4:
This Lee family soap opera just won’t end
Feb 2023
25:
"This response doesn't work? Let's double down."
Feb 2023
18:
Budgets, KPIs, and conflicts of interest
Feb 2023
11:
Evidence and accountability
Feb 2023
4:
Inadequate information, inadequate understanding
Feb 2023
2:
Sixty years since Operation Coldstore
Jan 2023
28:
Wrongful imprisonment and questions about Singapore and Myanmar
Jan 2023
21:
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Jan 2023
14:
Fudging numbers
Jan 2023
12:
Medicine and marginality: An excerpt from Not Without Us: Perspectives on Disability and Inclusion in Singapore
Jan 2023
7:
Happy new year to everyone except the GST
Dec 2022
17:
The last wrap of 2022
Dec 2022
15:
Tech companies, authoritarian governments and this Twitter nonsense
Dec 2022
10:
A pulse-check for the newsletter!
Dec 2022
3:
Goodbye and good riddance, Section 377A! 🏳️🌈
Nov 2022
26:
Money, money, money (and POFMA)
Nov 2022
18:
Taking the fight to the state
Nov 2022
12:
Vote PAP or the sky might fall (allegedly)
Nov 2022
5:
Branson rejects debate challenge, swimmers get fined for weed consumption
Oct 2022
31:
The long-awaited book (update)
Oct 2022
29:
Maybe Shanmugam should debate the International Bar Association too
Oct 2022
26:
Why talk to Richard Branson? Talk to Singaporeans.
Oct 2022
22:
Constitutional amendments, films, and conditional warnings
Oct 2022
20:
Is it normal that the cops want to talk to you for ??? reason
Oct 2022
15:
An activist ✊🏼 sues the police 👮🏼
Oct 2022
10:
"misnomered": A chapter from Brown Is Redacted
Oct 2022
8:
Double standards and legal/illegal “assemblies”
Oct 2022
1:
Turns out we’ve been sentencing some sex offenders wrongly
Sep 2022
26:
When it comes to drugs, a different approach is possible
Sep 2022
24:
Shanmugam’s War on Drugs campaign
Sep 2022
17:
Singapore’s government considers cancelling “cancel culture”
Sep 2022
10:
15 days in prison for a 15-second photo
Sep 2022
6:
What are we actually trying to do? : On punishment and prisons
Sep 2022
3:
A giant kerfuffle over athletes smoking pot 🙄
Aug 2022
27:
More Section 377A reactions and workplace deaths
Aug 2022
22:
PAP government to amend Constitution to "protect" straight marriage
Aug 2022
20:
Is S377A really on its way out?
Aug 2022
13:
Handwringing over straight marriage
Aug 2022
6:
WTC Long Read: The death row prisoners’ Zoom meeting
Jul 2022
30:
Changi Prison turns into a slaughterhouse
Jul 2022
22:
“Sweet child, where do we go now?”
Jul 2022
17:
Thread: On 2022's killing spree and the need for action
Jul 2022
16:
Who gets to decide what is a “forum for advocacy”?
Jul 2022
9:
FICA slips into force as the state executes two
Jul 2022
4:
School Colours, by Sujatha Raman
Jul 2022
2:
Hangings don’t save lives
Jun 2022
25:
Slogans on T-shirts and overstaying welcomes
Jun 2022
18:
🏳️🌈 It’s not enough to get rid of S377A
Jun 2022
4:
Chicken is no longer cheep
May 2022
30:
WTC Long Read: “We were like strays”: A life marked by drugs, incarceration, and the death penalty
May 2022
28:
$20,000 for trying to save a life
May 2022
21:
Singapore deals a blow to same-sex families
May 2022
14:
Gender equality and National Service
May 2022
8:
The time we lost to the pandemic
May 2022
7:
Why won’t lawyers take late-stage capital cases?
May 2022
3:
Happy Belated Birthday (and Press Freedom Day) to WTC!
Apr 2022
30:
Nagaenthran goes home, Datchina wins time
Apr 2022
27:
In anger, in grief.
Apr 2022
23:
Singapore keeps trying to clear its death row “backlog”
Apr 2022
16:
A new answer to the succession question
Apr 2022
9:
Over 400 Singaporeans protest the death penalty
Apr 2022
2:
Singapore’s first execution in two years
Mar 2022
28:
When will we stop killing “small people” who need care?
Mar 2022
26:
Edging towards "normalcy"? Covid restrictions loosened
Mar 2022
22:
Thread: Reflecting on foreign influence operations, FICA, and what to do
Mar 2022
19:
What can Singaporeans do about the information war?
Mar 2022
15:
An elastic commitment to accountability and checks on power
Mar 2022
13:
WTC Long Read: Getting misinformation about the war? Start here.
Mar 2022
12:
Who is served by the NAC's funding guidelines?
Mar 2022
9:
The Kaya Toast Mini-Mentorship returns!
Mar 2022
8:
What I'm reading on the war in Ukraine
Mar 2022
5:
A chonky issue: From 377A to the Budget to Ukraine
Feb 2022
26:
Solidarity with Ukraine 🇺🇦, exhausted healthcare workers, and spyware
Feb 2022
23:
On access to justice: What are procedural accommodations?
Feb 2022
19:
Fear spreads on "too full" death row
Feb 2022
12:
Possible criminal proceedings for WP boss, and the prison sends out more bad news
Feb 2022
5:
Boo spyware and inflation, yay inclusivity
Jan 2022
29:
Anti-vaxxers, wasted public monies, and public grief over murders
Jan 2022
26:
Thread: Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi, hanged in Singapore on 26 January 2007
Jan 2022
22:
Samsung pulls an ad, bank scams, and domestic workers living out
Jan 2022
15:
“Reinventing” Singapore post-pandemic — but what’ll change, really?
Jan 2022
8:
And here we all are in 2022
Dec 2021
31:
We made it! The end of 2021.
Dec 2021
18:
It’s the final weekly wrap of the year!
Dec 2021
14:
We, The Citizens in the time of FICA
Dec 2021
13:
Thank God, it's a book progress update
Dec 2021
11:
Tough times for the opposition
Dec 2021
5:
Lies, accountability, double standards, and power in Singapore
Dec 2021
4:
Raeesah resigns as MP, the 4G is (still) searching for a leader
Nov 2021
27:
Capital punishment in the news
Nov 2021
20:
Singapore’s anti-racism efforts assessed at the United Nations
Nov 2021
13:
Locking down the already locked up
Nov 2021
9:
Stay the execution, he’s got Covid
Nov 2021
6:
The #SaveNagaenthran campaign heats up
Oct 2021
31:
Death by bureaucracy
Oct 2021
30:
Executions to resume in Singapore next month
Oct 2021
19:
“I am fighting for a meaningful change”: A conversation with Justin Lee’s mother
Oct 2021
9:
FICA has passed. Now what?
Oct 2021
5:
A response to claims made about me during the FICA debate
Oct 2021
2:
A collective reckoning after BooksActually revelations
Sep 2021
25:
Back down to gatherings of two as we exit-not-exit the pandemic
Sep 2021
23:
On faith, identity, and other people's expectations
Sep 2021
18:
Thread: What's in FICA?
Sep 2021
18:
A farewell (for now) to TOC
Sep 2021
15:
Singapore’s anti-foreign interference bill is (more) bad news
Sep 2021
11:
Singapore's gig musicians talk Covid-19 and the live music situation
Sep 2021
4:
Another day, another crowdfunding for damages paid to the prime minister
Aug 2021
31:
WTC Long Read: Parsing the shock announcement of Yale-NUS College’s impending closure
Aug 2021
28:
A look at Singapore’s Mandarin media coverage of China
Aug 2021
23:
Circle of Tsundoku: Six Suspects
Aug 2021
21:
A look at the state of academic freedom in Singapore
Aug 2021
19:
The differentiated measures we care about... and the ones we don't
Aug 2021
15:
Reaching out in a time of loss
Aug 2021
14:
Here's a chance to talk to doctors about vaccines!
Aug 2021
11:
Thread: On Covid-19 entry approvals and stranded NTU faculty and students
Aug 2021
10:
"Choosing between education and family": The international students' dilemma
Aug 2021
7:
Polcams, polcams everywhere
Aug 2021
6:
Lecturers stranded abroad as a new academic year begins
Jul 2021
31:
It’s all about vaccinations as Singapore moves forward with its Covid strategy
Jul 2021
26:
Circle of Tsundoku: The Weight of Our Sky
Jul 2021
24:
The F&B industry pays the price (again) as Delta spreads
Jul 2021
21:
Fits and bursts: A book progress update
Jul 2021
20:
I light a candle 🕯
Jul 2021
17:
KTV lounges put Singapore in a sticky spot
Jul 2021
15:
On “cancel culture” and the misuse of equalities claims
Jul 2021
10:
CMIOs debating the Ethnic Integration Policy
Jul 2021
7:
Thread: Some points on Singapore's Covid-19 response
Jul 2021
3:
The CECA debate heats up
Jul 2021
2:
Announcing the first batch of Kaya Toast writers!
Jun 2021
30:
Can we expect more from the PAP on race?
Jun 2021
26:
Accepting that Covid-19’s probably here to stay…
Jun 2021
19:
A snowflake’s take on how NOT to do public relations
Jun 2021
12:
We have Racist Spectacles, but where is the national reckoning?
Jun 2021
11:
Thread: How I came up with the Kaya Toast Mini-Mentorship Initiative
Jun 2021
10:
It’s not just about a sexist poll, it’s about sexism and gendered violence
Jun 2021
9:
Thread: Lianhe Zaobao's editorial on racial harmony in Singapore
Jun 2021
6:
Introducing the Kaya Toast Mini-Mentorship Initiative
Jun 2021
5:
The People’s Association’s Hari Raya snafu
May 2021
29:
What should we do about National Service?
May 2021
22:
A general correction order issued during our (semi) lockdown
May 2021
16:
SPH’s shake-up: A non-transformative transformation
May 2021
15:
Racism rears its ugly head as Singapore heads back into lockdown (sort of)
May 2021
8:
SPH Media goes not-for-profit, Singapore goes back to Phase 2
May 2021
5:
Reflecting on journalism in Singapore in the week of World Press Freedom Day
Apr 2021
30:
A book progress update for Milo Peng Funders
Apr 2021
24:
Reshuffling the Cabinet
Apr 2021
21:
Thread: Why is Singapore doubling down on Covid-19 apps?
Apr 2021
21:
Are we stuck with Covid-19 surveillance? — Join the democracy classroom
Apr 2021
17:
Solidarity, Singapore-style: Crowdfunding as a mode of protest
Apr 2021
14:
Join the discussion about political processes in Singapore!
Apr 2021
10:
Singapore's human rights report, annotated + A message from the Milk Tea Alliance
Apr 2021
8:
Not going according to the (East Coast) Plan: Heng Swee Keat won't be next PM
Apr 2021
6:
We need to talk about consent.
Apr 2021
3:
Sexual assault in the news, and a six-figure Facebook link
Mar 2021
29:
Primer: Civil and political rights in Singapore (updated November 2022)
Mar 2021
28:
We, The Citizens, now in our new home!
Mar 2021
18:
We, The Citizens is moving house!
Mar 2021
18:
What "prevailing woke movement"?
Mar 2021
14:
Why does tudung-wearing have to be discussed behind closed doors?
Mar 2021
8:
"Nothing more than business-as-usual": A look at the SG Green Plan
Mar 2021
6:
I thought our police are very busy and got too much work?
Mar 2021
3:
"You tend to bear the burden of the cost": A food delivery worker on the petrol hike
Feb 2021
27:
An employer admits to culpable homicide
Feb 2021
25:
What have we learnt from Singapore's largest humanitarian crisis?
Feb 2021
20:
#ThatAwkwardMoment when you "erroneously" chop down a forest
Feb 2021
13:
What does the coup in Myanmar have to do with Singapore?
Feb 2021
8:
"May our country be our own": An open letter from Myanmar
Feb 2021
6:
Vaccinations, culture wars, and book clubs
Feb 2021
5:
On consent and technology
Jan 2021
30:
Do you want your teacher monitoring your web history?
Jan 2021
28:
Who we help, how we help
Jan 2021
27:
#FixSchoolsNotStudents: A rare protest against institutionalised transphobia in Singapore
Jan 2021
23:
Transphobia, forests, and (possible) COVID-19 restrictions
Jan 2021
16:
Vaccines, QR code confusion, and a survey on workplace sexual harassment
Jan 2021
9:
Is this restraint, or function creep?
Jan 2021
6:
Whoops, turns out TraceTogether data isn't only used for contact tracing
Dec 2020
22:
What a year: WTC's 2020
Dec 2020
20:
Yesterday's final weekly round-up
Dec 2020
19:
Phase 3, vaccines, and workers still locked up
Dec 2020
13:
A first draft, DONE!
Dec 2020
5:
Lee Hsien Loong's suing people again
Nov 2020
28:
A "heightened security posture"
Nov 2020
25:
The Lee family feud: The kerfuffle over LKY's wills
Nov 2020
21:
Smiley faces threaten public order, apparently
Nov 2020
19:
Tune into this Facebook Live discussion!
Nov 2020
19:
PAP v. PAP, tactics and approaches
Nov 2020
14:
Lee Hsien Loong's not going anywhere yet
Nov 2020
9:
WTC Long Read: A mother’s concerns in a time of POFMA
Nov 2020
5:
Parti Liyani, justice, and blank cheques in Parliament
Nov 2020
2:
Who's doing Nanowrimo?
Oct 2020
31:
Who's talking about truth and trust?
Oct 2020
25:
A look beyond Singapore: What's going on in Thailand?
Oct 2020
24:
SafeTraceEntryTogether: COVID-19 and tech
Oct 2020
19:
Singapore escapes a wrongful execution
Oct 2020
17:
Who's in favour of a minimum wage? 🙋🏻♀️
Oct 2020
10:
Defamation, deterrence, and trips to nowhere
Oct 2020
7:
Lee Hsien Loong V Leong Sze Hian, Day 1
Oct 2020
5:
It's okay to feel not okay.
Oct 2020
3:
Much ado about adjournment motions
Sep 2020
26:
Women don't need "development"; it's the patriarchy that needs to go
Sep 2020
21:
When the prison sends inmate correspondence to the prosecution 😱
Sep 2020
19:
This week, a long hard look at justice
Sep 2020
18:
FAQ: The death penalty for drugs in Singapore (updated August 2022)
Sep 2020
17:
UPDATE! A temporary reprieve
Sep 2020
17:
Syed Suhail, the death penalty, and justice in Singapore
Sep 2020
14:
Who controls Singapore's 'safe spaces'?
Sep 2020
12:
Bidding farewell to Liew Mun Leong and taking a look at the Auditor-General Office's report
Sep 2020
9:
The acquittal of Parti Liyani: Shining a light on illegal deployment
Sep 2020
8:
The acquittal of Parti Liyani: Power, privilege, and access to justice
Sep 2020
7:
The acquittal of Parti Liyani: What the judge said
Sep 2020
6:
RE-ISSUE: "Free riders" and the tug-of-war over compassion
Sep 2020
6:
"Free riders" and the tug-of-war over compassion
Aug 2020
31:
"Beggars can’t be choosers", and the creation of a toxic work culture
Aug 2020
29:
Our 14th Parliament opens and I've got some Song dynasty cat poetry for you
Aug 2020
26:
📣 Introducing my book project! 📣
Aug 2020
22:
Jolovan goes to do "field research" in prison again
Aug 2020
19:
What do we talk about when we talk about immigration?
Aug 2020
15:
Dormitories/prisons and *that* family feud
Aug 2020
8:
This week, we talk mental health and foreign interference
Aug 2020
3:
Between the PAP and the 'woke online mob'
Aug 2020
1:
Here we are, talking about ministerial salaries again
Jul 2020
30:
A Defence of the Durian, By One Who Doesn't Eat It
Jul 2020
25:
Singapore talks "cancel culture" and punishment
Jul 2020
22:
WTC Long Read: How might Singapore be affected by Hong Kong's woes?
Jul 2020
18:
Post-GE2020 analyses and the still-high COVID-19 cases among migrant workers
Jul 2020
14:
Social Media Influencers and Their Role in GE2020
Jul 2020
11:
GE2020: The Wrap-Up
Jul 2020
8:
GE2020: "Hello, I am not your model minority."
Jul 2020
8:
GE2020: "I yearn to be heard politically"
Jul 2020
7:
Election Results Watch Party/Support Group
Jul 2020
6:
GE2020: Checking In
Jul 2020
5:
GE2020: "Hallo police? Someone is talking about race and racism!"
Jul 2020
4:
GE2020: Can someone remind me again why we're doing this now?
Jul 2020
2:
GE2020: Xenophobia and class warfare
Jun 2020
30:
GE2020: "Freak elections" vs "Opposition wipeouts"
Jun 2020
29:
GE2020: Manifestos, manifestos, manifestos
Jun 2020
27:
A look at Pink Dot (and Singapore's) development: Part 2
Jun 2020
26:
A look at Pink Dot (and Singapore's) development: Part 1
Jun 2020
25:
GE2020: What distinguishes the parties?
Jun 2020
24:
GE2020: Want something more hands-on to do?
Jun 2020
23:
Here comes GE2020... so how?
Jun 2020
20:
As the election nears, the PAP goes low
Jun 2020
15:
The Value of Our Creative Scene
Jun 2020
13:
Bracing for an (even more) unfair election
Jun 2020
12:
Civil Liberties in Singapore: An Overview (OUT OF DATE!)
Jun 2020
9:
"No End in Sight": Waiting for permission to return to Singapore
Jun 2020
7:
On Black Lives Matter, racism, and what we should be doing in Singapore.
Jun 2020
6:
TraceTogether doesn't work, so... wearable trackers? 😱
May 2020
30:
The election watch begins (again)
May 2020
25:
No, migrant workers are not trying to get COVID-19.
May 2020
23:
Who wants an NDP funpack?
May 2020
16:
🙅🏻♀️ Dealing with Trolls 🙅🏻♀️: In which I dish out social media advice for free(ish)
May 2020
16:
Online trolling and a POFMA about POFMA
May 2020
9:
In which apologies have to be sought before they're given
May 2020
7:
Five migrant workers with COVID-19 have died. But none of their deaths are included in the national tally.
May 2020
3:
Happy World Press Freedom Day from the country that's "very bad" for journalism
May 2020
2:
Not enough people to TraceTogether...
Apr 2020
27:
Migrant workers: A better life in Singapore than back home?
Apr 2020
24:
It was nice knowing you, Virus Vanguard
Apr 2020
24:
WTC Long Read: A Perfect Storm for an Outbreak
Apr 2020
18:
Giveaway! Can we keep giving Nice Things to one another?
Apr 2020
14:
Errrr... on the Taiwan-Singapore mask drama
Apr 2020
11:
COVID-19 hits our migrant workers hard
Apr 2020
9:
Singapore’s anti-fake news law of limited utility for COVID-19 response
Apr 2020
8:
TWC2 calls for increased testing and relocation of migrant workers amid COVID-19 outbreak
Apr 2020
6:
Let's try this again: Link to community Telegram group
Apr 2020
6:
A community support group for the "circuit breaker" month
Apr 2020
4:
As Singapore flips the "circuit breaker", a look at what others have done
Apr 2020
1:
Jolovan Wham: A week behind bars for a Facebook post
Mar 2020
29:
What's it like to lim kopi with the police?
Mar 2020
28:
Sending a little love to arts and F&B this week
Mar 2020
25:
TraceTogether and emergency measures amid an outbreak
Mar 2020
21:
We, The Citizens, during tough times
Mar 2020
16:
A (self-)care package as we adopt social distancing
Mar 2020
14:
Voting in a time of coronavirus
Mar 2020
7:
We gonna clean this whole place up
Feb 2020
29:
Sounding the privacy klaxon 🚨
Feb 2020
22:
The Budget, POFMA woes, and rest days for domestic workers
Feb 2020
19:
On leaked speeches, idiots, and suckers
Feb 2020
15:
Fighting COVID-19 with Eye Power
Feb 2020
8:
Singapore moves up to DORSCON Orange as China considers freedom of expression
Feb 2020
1:
Don't panic: Singapore and the novel coronavirus
Jan 2020
28:
RE-ISSUE, with apologies: The Annual Old Left Luncheon 🧧
Jan 2020
25:
So POFMA came a-knockin'...
Jan 2020
21:
Book writing.
Jan 2020
18:
Stunning allegations about executions—what will the authorities say?
Jan 2020
16:
A Lunar New Year sale for you!
Jan 2020
12:
Observing #Taiwan2020
Jan 2020
11:
My watch for the election is (never going to be) ended.
Jan 2020
4:
What to look out for in 2020.
Dec 2019
26:
Looking back on 2019: Writing highlights
Dec 2019
23:
Introducing Francis Begbie
Dec 2019
21:
The final issue of the year.
Dec 2019
17:
Where/how to draw a line?
Dec 2019
14:
A foreigner participates, the police investigates
Dec 2019
7:
After years, a decision's been made about the Cross Island Line
Dec 2019
6:
Do POFMA's correction notices curb free speech?
Nov 2019
30:
POFMA used for the first, second and third time
Nov 2019
24:
What are/aren't rights in Singapore?
Nov 2019
21:
Journalism, neutrality, and politics.
Nov 2019
17:
Labour and precarity in Singapore
Nov 2019
15:
Singapore, the "fake news" law, and civil society's shrinking space
Nov 2019
9:
There are about 1,000 street homeless in Singapore
Nov 2019
2:
What governs the way public agencies use our data?
Oct 2019
26:
Building ramps, workers' rights, and... "vigilante conduct"?
Oct 2019
23:
Merdeka. Memory. Meaning.
Oct 2019
19:
(Bad) nasi lemak, the retirement of Chiam See Tong, and challenges to 377A
Oct 2019
12:
Well, that didn't go well for the Workers' Party MPs
Oct 2019
8:
DISCUSSION THREAD: 💔 Singapore, It Hurts That You're My Country
Oct 2019
5:
Alfian speaks out about the cancelled Yale-NUS programme
Sep 2019
28:
Scapegoating, the climate crisis, and the potential to excel in life
Sep 2019
26:
On accusations and gaslighting.
Sep 2019
21:
This email is not a colour revolution.
Sep 2019
16:
Singapore / Hong Kong: how do you feel?
Sep 2019
14:
Activists and critics head to court
Sep 2019
7:
The election countdown clock ⏰ begins
Aug 2019
31:
Waiting for updates to the religious harmony laws 😬😬😬
Aug 2019
24:
Climate change gets put on the agenda
Aug 2019
19:
"Fake news" and freedom of speech in Singapore
Aug 2019
17:
It's political to be apolitical
Aug 2019
10:
🇸🇬 Happy National Day (weekend) 🇸🇬
Aug 2019
6:
An interview with Liyana Dhamirah
Aug 2019
3:
How Not To Foster Racial Harmony
Jul 2019
27:
The Progress Singapore Party launches itself into the political fray
Jul 2019
20:
A call-out for information about (imminent) executions
Jul 2019
17:
A "moving target": House visits and shifting boundaries
Jul 2019
14:
So it's not quite election time yet...
Jul 2019
7:
Come join in a democracy classroom session!
Jul 2019
6:
A race to save Pannir Selvam's life
Jun 2019
30:
A love letter (email?) to #PinkDot11
Jun 2019
29:
#61: Detentions and Abstentions
Jun 2019
22:
#60: For you/With you?
Jun 2019
15:
#59: Migrant domestic workers contribute a staggering amount to our economy
Jun 2019
8:
#58: History is political and contested. Funny that. 🧐
Jun 2019
2:
#57: Gay marriage is nice, but LGBT rights are much more than that
May 2019
25:
#56: Looking at the death penalty for drugs in Singapore
May 2019
18:
#55: A win for Taiwan, more hard work in Singapore
May 2019
11:
#54: Will a multi-party system result in the "best outcome" for Singapore?
May 2019
4:
#53: Probably the last newsletter before POFMA passes
Apr 2019
27:
#52: #MeToo and the power of our students
Apr 2019
20:
#51: I think it'll take more than a minute to read this.
Apr 2019
13:
#50: Still plenty of chatter about POFMA
Apr 2019
6:
#49: It's all about what we can/can't say this week
Apr 2019
2:
A call-out to the #wethecitizens community with a question!
Apr 2019
2:
One correction to the primer! (Don't worry, I wasn't made to do this.)
Apr 2019
2:
Singapore's anti-fake news bill: a primer
Mar 2019
30:
#48: Help us find Leng Leng!
Mar 2019
23:
#47: I'll be humming "Die Gedanken Sind Frei" all week
Mar 2019
16:
#46: Suddenly lots of Singaporeans are listening to Watain on Spotify
Mar 2019
9:
#45: Now take photo also cannot
Mar 2019
2:
#44: A week of Budget chatter
Feb 2019
24:
#43: Is there enough pork in this year's Budget?
Feb 2019
16:
#42: Talking about privacy breaches and military service in Parliament
Feb 2019
9:
#41: Watch out, here come the Political Uncles.
Feb 2019
2:
#40: "Sorry" just doesn't cut it this week.
Jan 2019
26:
#39: Yet another tragic military training-related death.
Jan 2019
19:
#38: That's a lot to cram into one week...
Jan 2019
11:
#37: The OxLee Feud Special
Jan 2019
5:
#36: Singapore greets the new year with some old habits
Dec 2018
22:
#35: Hug your loved ones "a little longer and a little tighter".
Dec 2018
15:
#34: The never-ending saga of the SG-MY frenemies
Dec 2018
8:
#33: In which the prime minister sues a citizen for sharing a Facebook post
Dec 2018
1:
#32: 🤦🏻♀️ Oh my God, that dress...
Nov 2018
24:
#31: Heng ah, I haven't kena defamation. (Not yet.)
Nov 2018
17:
#30: Tharman steps down as the 4G steps up.
Nov 2018
10:
#29: Will we have an early GE? LHL says ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Nov 2018
3:
#28: Class-blindness is the new “I don’t see race”
Oct 2018
27:
#27: Singapore’s deadliest week yet
Oct 2018
20:
#26: Hawkers—we say we love them, but we hurt them
Oct 2018
14:
#25: In which I'm scandalised by how broad Singapore's contempt of court laws are.
Oct 2018
6:
#24: This week's human rights record absolutely sucks.
Sep 2018
29:
#23: It's almost as if my old Neopets account was more secure than SingHealth's system...
Sep 2018
22:
#22: What's the definition of a "deliberate online falsehood"?
Sep 2018
15:
#21: Ready for repeal? The 377A debate heats up.
Sep 2018
8:
#20: Journalists showing solidarity? HOW CAN DIS B ALLOW
Sep 2018
5:
A special issue re: the whole "treason" thing.
Sep 2018
1:
#19: That awkward moment when you've never lived here but still have NS liabilities
Aug 2018
25:
#18: In 99 years, this newsletter might be worth as much as your HDB flat.
Aug 2018
18:
#17: From the crazy rich to the crazy poor.
Aug 2018
11:
#16: This newsletter is free, so maybe it's "very mediocre"?
Aug 2018
4:
#15: Someone's started a FB page called PakaTan Cheng Bock..
Jul 2018
28:
#14: This is not a socially divisive newsletter.
Jul 2018
21:
#13: Let Ben Davis play football lah!
Jul 2018
14:
#12: Why do women have to pay more for CareShield?
Jul 2018
7:
#11: Will the general election come early?
Jun 2018
30:
#10: This is what being upset about critique looks like
Jun 2018
23:
#9: Do you have an "inflated title" at work?
Jun 2018
16:
#8: Let's get back to regular programming...
Jun 2018
9:
#7: The Trump-Kim circus rolls into town this week!
Jun 2018
2:
#6: Sad faces in Jurong as Mahathir dumps the HSR project
May 2018
26:
#5: Another discussion series while Pink Dot tries to make ends meet
May 2018
19:
#4: A tragic death raises questions about "ragging culture" at SCDF
May 2018
12:
#3: Brace yourselves. Trump and Kim are coming.
May 2018
5:
#2: Conservation, helplines, tragedy, contempt and drama
Apr 2018
28:
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