Culture & Media
Mediacorp: Episode on Raw Anal Sex is The Year’s Best “Social Good” Media Piece
Mediacorp recently awarded "Most Social Good" to a podcast episode discussing the mechanics of unprotected anal sex. This decision highlights a glaring regulatory loophole: while national television remains strictly regulated to protect youth, the digital arms of state-funded broadcasters operate in a legal grey zone. Are our media policies coherent, or is one arm of the state rewarding the very content another arm is working to restrict?
Culture & Media
“There’s No Mama”. When Babies Remember What Adults Have Forgotten
A viral video of a five-month-old baby crying for his mother, while being told by his father that she does not exist. A haunting starting point for a deeper look at commercial surrogacy and same-sex parenting.
Uncategorized
Singapore’s Symbolic Ban on Pornography Is Morally Inconsistent
Singapore’s Current Approach to PornographySingapore’s current approach to pornography provides only a symbolic shield for its citizens, particularly its youth.At present, Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) maintains a list of around 100 banned...
Culture & Media
Fairness, Freedom, and the Future of Modern Sport
When a professional athlete is waived not for a lack of competence or physical readiness, but for articulating a traditional moral framework, the institution has stopped being a neutral judge of excellence. It has...
Governance & Policy
Singapore Doctor Expertly Presents The Professional Case Against Euthanasia
A Singapore physician presents a professional argument against euthanasia, focusing on the fundamental purpose of medicine: healing, not harm.
Culture & Media
Euthanasia Sounds Humane – Until You See What It Becomes
Euthanasia is sold as compassion, but it's killing by another name. Singapore must choose dignity through care, not convenience through death.
Global Affairs
Singapore and the Changing World Order
The global order is shifting into a chaotic "Three-Body Problem." For Singapore, this is a fundamental reset of the board. This will be a test of how to remain salient and viable in a world losing its mind.
Global Affairs
Explainer: How the War in The Middle East Affects Singaporeans
We’ve seen price hikes before. Petrol goes up, electricity follows, groceries creep higher.But this time, the bigger risk isn’t how high prices go. It’s whether they ever come back down.