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  Another Chindian couple moving into the flat upstairs, so they gave us Milo and ondeh-ondeh-flavoured cookies. This, right here, is the Singapore I’ve grown to love. 🇸🇬🤘🏽

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  Singapore So Kaypoh Edition 2234: daughter’s (well-known) school received a call from some useless idiot who complained that she untied her hair and let it down contrary to school rules. She was travelling home in the MRT.

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  “It’s 2025 now, and what time are we living in? One where trans people are so reviled and politically scapegoated that for some lesbians, gays and bisexuals, it’s no longer even politically advantageous to trot out the names of our murdered sisters and siblings for street cred or grant applications.” https://xtramagazine.com/power/activism/dead-trans-people-writing-278054

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  “They may believe the video will always exist, that they can never undo what was done or control who’s seen it,” Didwania said. “That sense of helplessness is part of the trauma – the feeling that you can’t function or move forward. It’s a normal response to something deeply unjust. “Healing rarely happens overnight. It can take years, even decades. But small actions – reclaiming a narrative, speaking out, or creating art – are powerful steps. The trauma doesn’t have to define them; they can gr...

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  Today’s driver is of Yi descent. Says daughter speaks better Mandarin than he does.

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  Wut. Why. From: @cstross https://wandering.shop/@cstross/115593488513742179

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  Singapore is the world’s most religiously diverse place on earth. Turns I’m not alone in routinely offering joss sticks to Mariamman, Srinivasa Perumal, Murugan, Rudrakali, Shiva, Rama, Buddha, Tua Pek Kong, and Guan Yin. In fact, 6 in 10 do. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/10/06/in-singapore-religious-diversity-and-tolerance-go-hand-in-hand/

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  Won’t be judgmental on what consenting adults do in the privacy of their own rooms and is not exploitative, but this is a fascinating insight into the human condition. I don’t know enough to say whether I agree or disagree. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/nightlife-gentleman-club-men-alcohol-tips-social-media-5471871

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  She recounted an instance that was revealing of the level of scrutiny that scholars are under. “A colleague had two Indian immigration agents show up at her home in Canada and tell her she had two weeks to challenge the impending loss of her OCI status because of a rather benign article she published a long time ago,” she said. She echoed Jaffrelot’s assertion that many such instances remain hidden from the public eye. “The scale of the problem is unknown because of fears of sticking heads abov...

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  “Over the summer Trump imposed punitive tariffs on India, which is where most iPhones sold in the United States are produced. But for some reason smartphones were exempted from Trump’s India tariffs. What’s the logic behind this exemption? Might it have something to do with the fact that Apple is helping to pay for the construction of the grotesque ballroom that Trump is building to replace the demolished East Wing of the White House?” https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/magas-betrayal-o...

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  Krugman summarises the last two days in world news: “At Davos, Mark Carney called for giving up hope that the Pax Americana can be restored, and Donald Trump proved him right.” https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/courageous-carney-vs-demented-donald

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  From The Economist’s War Room Dispatch: no central command and control in Iran. All the missiles you are are local decisions made by junior officers. Finding this incredibly chilling.

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  Straits of Hormuz carries 50% of India’s crude supply apparently. (Don’t know what the percentage is for Singapore, but we do get some Malaysian/ Indo crude as well?) https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy0dp1l57nxt?post=asset%3Acd12920b-48e3-44a5-a251-7a6b56101476#post

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  “This “sharp and isolated jump in volume” was especially bizarre […]: Somebody close to Trump knew what he was about to do, and exploited that inside information to make huge, instant profits.” https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/treason-in-the-futures-markets

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  “ Two emotions have driven the films’ record-smashing success. One is sheer exhilaration at the stylised ultraviolence set to a sweat-soaked soundtrack. The other is a sense of catharsis. A country that cannot pull off an assassination in Canada—Canada!—without getting rumbled is in “Dhurandhar” capable of retribution that makes Mossad look like LARPing teenagers.” https://economist.com/asia/2026/03/29/is-bollywoods-latest-megahit-propaganda-for-narendra-modi?giftId=OTM3MjI2YTgtYmU4MC00NDM5LTl...

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  So over the past two days, the right of trans folk defining their identities have been taken away from them and given to district-level boards. “Alluring” people (whatever) in “becoming” trans is now a crime. Max punishment for rape of trans folk has been reduced from 10 to 2 years.