Timothy Weerasekera

Activists at Hong Lim Park finally obeyed the law — then spent the afternoon proving why restrictions exist. Imported slogans, category errors, and zero viable solutions: a masterclass in mistaking self-righteousness for analysis, in a city-state that cannot afford the indulgence.

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?

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.

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...

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.

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.

After online activists targeted Fullerton Hotel over an Israel-linked charity dinner, the venue cancelled the long-running event. What does this mean for free expression and civic norms in Singapore?

Is the Israeli–Palestinian war truly just about politics? This deeply layered analysis explores how faith and sacred narratives shape the conflict and how Singapore’s multi-religious society is grappling with its emotional and moral weight.