We, The Citizens is moving house!
tl;dr in case you don’t have time to read the whole thing: * We, The Citizens is moving from Substack to Ghost. * All content and subscribers, free and paid, will be migrating over, so you shouldn’t need to do anything on your end. * To facilitate this, this newsletter
What "prevailing woke movement"?
Last year, shortly after the general election in July, I began to notice people talking about “cancel culture” in Singapore. There were moderates who felt trapped between two opposing sides [https://www.ricemedia.co/current-affairs-opinion-moderate-middle-singapores-public-discourse/] : the ruling People’s Action Party, and opposition-supporting “Internet lynch mob” that might just “cancel”
Why does tudung-wearing have to be discussed behind closed doors?
I’m sorry that this week’s round-up is a day late! I had a long day on Friday—Zoom calls! Admin! Emails!—and then an early-ish start on Saturday, so could only write this late last night. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Once again, the tudung issue I can never understand why we’
"Nothing more than business-as-usual": A look at the SG Green Plan
A guest issue by Singapore Climate Rally (SGCR)
I thought our police are very busy and got too much work?
In last week’s round-up, I asked you what you think of the salaries that mayors get. Over 200 of you responded: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why the mata-mata so free Firstly: welcome back among us, Jolovan! > [https://twitter.com/jolovanwham/status/1367649501695987717] This week, we’ve had to ask ourselves once again
"You tend to bear the burden of the cost": A food delivery worker on the petrol hike
On 16 February, the Singapore government announced a petrol hike [https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/budget-2021-petrol-duty-hiked-23-singapore-takes-fresh-steps-combat-climate-change] , framed as a way to address climate change. Premium grade petrol went up by about 23%, while intermediate grade petrol increased by about 18%. While the government is offered rebates to soften the impact,
An employer admits to culpable homicide
Also: questions over the "outrageous" salaries of Singapore's five mayors
What have we learnt from Singapore's largest humanitarian crisis?
Tweaking dormitory standards and donating to migrant rights groups aren't going to be enough to address the exploitation of migrant workers in Singapore.
#ThatAwkwardMoment when you "erroneously" chop down a forest
Over at Samseng Zhabor, my newsletter of whimsy and musings, I’ve written about how I hoard books [https://samsengzhabor.substack.com/p/the-lament-or-confession-of-the-tsundoku]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Before we begin, a question Some of you might know that in 2019, I ran democracy classrooms [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16600YwcFhsYwdgV3fKwY1-n4RW_pkv4_
What does the coup in Myanmar have to do with Singapore?
Also: inequality in Singapore during COVID-19, a new Green Plan, and the fight for space for the arts
