By Zen — A lot of boomers like to complain that today’s generation is too sensitive. They even call the younger ones “strawberry generation”. However, I’d like to argue that…
UK to Have Indian PM; Singapore Should Reflect if We’re Ready for Non-Chinese PM
The recent election of Mr. Rishi Sunak as the first Indian UK Prime Minister has sparked a new debate in Singapore. With the rise of a non-White politician in the…
Are Indian Men Neglected in Suicide Prevention Programmes?
Ahead of World Mental Health Day, a group of concerned Indian youth presented data which seem to show that the suicide rate among Indian men is disproportionately higher than among…
QC House Employee Refused To Serve Customers Who Don’t Speak Chinese
Abdul Salam Salim went to QC House @ Admiralty for an express haircut. This should have been quick, if not for the fact that the employee at the shop refused…
Tommy Koh Is Very Unhappy About The Lack Of Malay Interns In MFA
Singapore’s ambassador-at-large, Professor Tommy Koh, says that he is “very unhappy” with the lack of Malays amongst the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’s undergraduate interns. “I was very happy to see…
Agent Asks for Mandarin-Speaking Tenant but Accepts Ethnic Chinese Who Can’t Speak Mandarin
When an ang moh man tried to rent a place in Singapore, the property agent asked him “your wife Chinese?” When he asked why is race relevant, the agent replied…
My British Colleague Got Slapped by a Makcik and Reported me for it
A redditor asked for advice after pulling a prank on his colleague. He said his British colleague got “slapped by a macik” thanks to him. “We were at the hawker…
NUS Student Unhappy that Canteen Auntie cannot Speak English
A NUS student was annoyed that canteen aunties and uncles cannot speak English even though they work in a top university. I think it’s unfair that NUS as an English…
We Do Not Need A Privileged Chinese To Tell Us That Chinese Privilege Is “Baseless”
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressed Chinese privilege in his National Day Rally last night. The rise of race-related incidents in Singapore has sparked debate about discrimination and Chinese privilege….
We Have A New President But We Are Not Happy About It
Halimah Yacob is the President of Singapore. We now have our first female President but we do not seem to be proud of it. Why is this so? Changing Goalposts…