by Nabilah Mohammad | Jul 16, 2019 | Commentary
By Nabilah Mohammad Disorders of the mind are among the most misunderstood and can have a devastating impact on a person’s quality of life. According to the latest nationwide study spearheaded by the Institute of Mental Health in 2016, 1 in 7 people in Singapore...
by Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim | Jul 16, 2019 | Commentary
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim When National University of Singapore (NUS) student Monica Baey learnt that a voyeur, a fellow NUS student, who filmed her showering was “let off” with a 12-month conditional warning by the police and a semester’s suspension by NUS, she...
by Dr Nuraliah Norasid | Apr 24, 2019 | Commentary
By Dr Nuraliah Norasid For the average Singaporean, it is far easier to believe that the drug problem exists far away—in another country, another neighbourhood, amongst another community, an alien and invisible segment of our society. Many of us learnt about drugs...
by Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim | Apr 24, 2019 | Commentary
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim Those who have gone through the Singapore education system may recall having studied history at least at the lower secondary level. Some of the key names or words associated with the early history of Singapore they would be familiar with...
by Nabilah Mohammad | Apr 24, 2019 | Commentary
By Nabilah Mohammad You know them as the ‘T’ in ‘LGBTQ+’ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer), but how much do we really know about the transgender community in Singapore? Transgender people, especially among the Malay/Muslim community, are rather...
by Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim | Apr 24, 2019 | Commentary
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim The Singapore Budget 2019 outlined a strategic plan to allocate resources to build a “Strong, United Singapore”. To realise this vision, among other objectives such as keeping Singapore safe and secure, transforming our economy into a...
