Female genital mutilation is carried out by communities around the world. But though it is not commonly associated with modern, cosmopolitan Singapore, it is quietly happening all the time, as the BBC’s Yvette Tan writes. Zarifah Anuar didn’t find out…
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LET me regretfully recount this real-life grassroots incident: I was very much saddened last month when a school principal told me that he invited a “prominent Singapore player” to give away prizes for an Under-10 tournament. The player, who has…
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Recently, SingPost said in a CNA report that most residents welcomed the junk mail in their mailbox, judging from low response to their Opt-Out scheme. To which many residents replied, “Har? Got such thing meh? Can opt out? Where got?…
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My first passenger today brought me to tears and I had to hold it back till I dropped him off. At 5.46am, I got a booking from Bt Timah Road. It didn’t state what number, just the road name. I…
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A prominent Jewish rights leader has said he would register as a Muslim if Donald Trump sets up a Muslim database in the US. Jonathan Greenblatt, director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which campaigns against anti-Semitism and other bigotry, said he would…
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