by Muhammad Faris Alfiq Mohd Afandi | Jul 22, 2020 | Commentary
By Muhammad Faris Alfiq William Shakespeare – a figure so far away from us here in Singapore, and yet we are well familiar with his works: Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, as well as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to name a few. Similarly, Islamic scholar Imam Al-Ghazali,...
by Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim | May 4, 2020 | Commentary
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim Amid news of the threat posed by COVID-19 to an already ailing global economy plagued by the US-China trade war and deglobalisation, the announcements made by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat when he delivered the...
by Nabilah Mohammad | May 4, 2020 | Commentary
By Nabilah Mohammad The shadow of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has hung over the world for years, but a lot has changed since the first version of antiretroviral therapy (ART) was introduced in the late 1980s. To...
by Muhammad Faris Alfiq Mohd Afandi | May 4, 2020 | Commentary
By Muhammad Faris Alfiq A simple scroll on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram can generate mixed reactions within a few seconds. You can see a cute GIF image of cats, and in the next post, a disheartening article shared by one of your...
by Nabilah Mohammad | Jan 21, 2020 | Commentary
By Nabilah Mohammad Most Singaporeans desire a home to call their own, however, there are inevitably marginal segments of society who encounter obstacles to having access to home ownership and, require assistance with this. For them, the government has provided...
by Muhammad Faris Alfiq Mohd Afandi | Jan 21, 2020 | Commentary
By Muhammad Faris Alfiq “You can’t choose who you want to fall in love with.” An interviewee shared this to reflect the realities of love and marriage. Nonetheless, this ‘absence’ of choice may cause some issues due to differing expectations and requirements in a...
