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Chewing Gum

How did chewing gum become a banned item in Singapore?

Posted on April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 by Jacqueline Mah

Chewing a piece of gum in Singapore is not illegal and it certainly wouldn’t get you into serious punishment such as getting caned or the death penalty.

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Che Zahara Noor

The story of Che Zahara, one of Singapore’s kindest and strongest women

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Elsie Tee

When we talk about an inclusive and fairer society, we cannot forget about women in the workforce.

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Lapses in our Public Hospital

Lapses in our Public Hospital – what needs to be fixed?

Posted on March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 by Elsie Tee

A matter of “ownself check ownself.”

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hawkers after 1980s

The history of Singapore’s hawker culture and how it’s related to our cost of living

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Jacqueline Mah

In the past, although street hawkers provided a necessary service by serving cheap food to the masses, they also created several problems to the extent that they were regarded as public nuisances that threatened public order and health.

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NTUC Income

September 1970: NTUC Income set up to provide low-wage workers with affordable insurance coverage

Posted on January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 by Elsie Tee

NTUC Income was established in 1970 with the objective of providing insurance protection to the masses. Up till then, low-income

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No Playbook for A Miraculous Relief for Aviation Industry

Posted on May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 by Elsie Tee

Came across the photo of Changi Airport when it first opened in the 80s and it brought back a strong

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You Need to Read this Gen-Z Intern’s Take on Digitalisation

Posted on March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 by Elsie Tee

atomi’s Path to Digitalisation x the Journey of a Gen-Z intern To take advantage of the rise in e-commerce, most

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Should Singapore impose the minimum wage law? What are the pros and cons of it?

Posted on March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 by Rene Neo

Here’s one Singaporean’s views.

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Look for change, and not look for “Are they still poor?”

Posted on March 3, 2021March 5, 2021 by KH Tan

“I wonder, Mama. Are our Government really doing right by the lower-wage workers in Singapore?”

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What I realised from Gerald Giam and Koh Poh Koon’s debate in Parliament

Posted on February 26, 2021March 1, 2021 by Elsie Tee

In Parliament last week, NTUC Deputy Secretary-General Koh Poh Koon and Workers’ Party MP Gerald Giam had an interesting exchange

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