by rimaadmin | Jan 27, 2023 | Commentary, Highlights
By Nailul Farah Mohd Masbur Despite the whispers that the repeal of Section 377A of the Penal Code may happen, Singaporeans were still caught by surprise when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long made the official announcement during his 2022 National Day Rally speech. The...
by rimaadmin | Jan 27, 2023 | Commentary
By Sinchita Valalan-Rajendran ‘Quiet quitting’ has become the latest online buzzword that has set the internet ablaze. A quick Google search of the term will open a sprawling list of articles, but where did it originate? The term started from a Tiktok video posted in...
by rimaadmin | Oct 20, 2022 | Commentary
By Reza Idani Zainal Abidin ‘How one generation loves, the next generation learns,’ was the tagline for the campaign launched by then Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports (MCYS) in 2010, to raise awareness of filial piety in Singapore. The S$1.6...
by rimaadmin | Oct 20, 2022 | Commentary
By Nur Rhyhan Mohamed Astha In a survey by McCann World Group involving 32,000 people identified as Generation Z, 66% of respondents globally say they feel lonely, even when surrounded by friends and family[1]. In Singapore, one in three youth reported mental health...
by rimaadmin | Jul 25, 2022 | Commentary
By Sheikh Mohamad Farouq Abdul Fareez The command to wage jihad (meritorious struggle or effort) and the reminder against neglecting it appears in many verses of the Quran and the Prophetic traditions. Some consider disregarding this injunction as blasphemous and...
by rimaadmin | Apr 25, 2022 | Commentary
By Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs The national Budget speech is an annual address crammed with numbers and financial jargon that can be confusing, making it difficult to be excited about; of course, with the exception of the announcement on cash...