A Prime Minister in the Making: Will Heng’s Open, Consultative Style Take Off?
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim On 23 April 2019, the long wait for a clear indication as to who would be Singapore’s next Prime Minister (PM) seemed to be over. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced that Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will be promoted to Deputy...
Misunderstood Minds: Living with Mental Illness
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 has...
Is Justice by Online Mob a Threat?
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...
The Alchemy of Curating with Khairuddin Hori
This interview was also published in Karyawan, A Magazine by AMP Singapore, April 2019, Volume 14, Issue 2. As you wander into an art exhibition, have you ever wondered about all the steps it took to put the exhibition together? Who is the person behind this...
Eradicating the Drug Menace: No One Left Behind
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...
The Bicentennial and the Layperson
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...
Trapped in the “Wrong” Body?: Transgender Among the Malay Community
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...
SG Budget 2019: The Vision of a Caring and Inclusive Society
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...
Islamophobia: Singapore not exempt from global climate
Source: The Straits Times https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-not-exempt-from-global-climate
Relapse figures down for Malay drug abusers
Source: The Straits Times https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/relapse-figures-down-for-malay-drug-abusers
Islamophobia: Singapore not exempt from global climate
Source: The Straits Times https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-not-exempt-from-global-climate
Relapse figures down for Malay drug abusers
Source: The Straits Times https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/relapse-figures-down-for-malay-drug-abusers
Revolutionising Digital Media: An Interview With Mr Jamal Hassim
This interview was also published in Karyawan, A Magazine by AMP Singapore, January 2019, Volume 14, Issue 1. Creative destruction is constantly redefining the limits of our material world. In the blink of an eye, industries have been torn asunder – they have fallen...
Selective Benefits and Poor Options
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim In discussions on poverty, conventional knowledge is that income redistribution will only have limited impact in alleviating poverty if the behavioural attributes that contribute to adverse socioeconomic outcomes are not tackled. In...
More Than One: A Look At Polygamy In Muslim Marriages In Singapore
By Nabilah Mohammad Polygamy is a topic of discussion that is often open to contentions among Muslims and non-Muslims alike. The domestic lives of polygamists are usually kept private and closely guarded, making it quite a challenge to understand what actually goes on...
Bitcoin: A Medium of Exchange or a Highly Speculative Asset?
By Nabilah Mohammad The cryptocurrency revolution is well and truly underway, and is showing no signs of slowing down. The cryptocurrency floodgates have been flung wide open and the bandwagon is taking on passengers aplenty. Popularised by a specific type of...
Infertility: Myths And Realities
By Nabilah Mohammad Not everyone dreams of becoming a parent but, for those who do, failing to conceive is an agonising realisation. There are couples who spend a portion of their married lives attempting to avoid unplanned pregnancies and assume that, once they are...
The Threat of Ageism
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim Singapore is bracing itself for an ageing population. By 2030, about one in five residents would be 65 years of age or older. A point worth noting from Chart 1 is how steeply the red line is climbing. It raises questions about whether...
Komentar: Ketidaksamarataan sentiasa wujud dalam masyarakat tetapi ia perlu dikawal dengan baik
BERITAmediacorp: Ketidaksamarataan boleh mengancam pembangunan sebuah masyarakat yang padu dan harmoni seperti Singapura. Turut dikhuatiri, ia boleh menghambat usaha untuk meningkatkan mobiliti sosial. Penyelidik Pusat Kajian Ehwal Islam dan Melayu (RIMA) Abdul...
A Conversation with Ex-Muslims
By Nabilah Mohammad Apostasy, commonly defined as the renunciation of one’s faith, or a clandestine rejection of a religious belief, is a topic that is rarely discussed, especially within the Malay community. Whilst a complex and sensitive issue, apostasy is not...
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