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Raeesah Khan outed her housemate by bringing up rape incident from 10 years ago

Raeesah Khan outed her housemate by bringing up rape incident from 10 years ago

One netizen questioned if it was necessary to out her classmate but gets prejudged by Raeesah for harassment instead

What is "Female Genital Cutting" and why are a majority of Muslims in S'pore practising it?

What is "Female Genital Cutting" and why are a majority of Muslims in S'pore practising it?

Female circumcision is not an Islamic practice. It is also not mentioned in the Quran so why are Singaporean Muslims doing it? Here's why.

In 2014, WP MP Faisal had to apologise in parliament for making an allegation without backing it up with facts

In 2014, WP MP Faisal had to apologise in parliament for making an allegation without backing it up with facts

MP Faisal Manap couldn't back up his allegations.

Like CECA expats, S'porean Chinese-dominated companies would hire their own kind too

Like CECA expats, S'porean Chinese-dominated companies would hire their own kind too

CECA is to the Singaporean Chinese what "looking for Mandarin speakers only" in a job application is to the Singaporean minorities.

Data shows for every 1 foreign PMET added, about 3 more S'poreans PMET hired

Data shows for every 1 foreign PMET added, about 3 more S'poreans PMET hired

Of the 1.7 million workers in PMET roles in 2019, 61.7 per cent were Singapore citizens, 14.6 per cent were Singapore PRs and 23.7 per cent were foreigners.

Ethnocentrism, not racism, is the root cause of division in Singapore's society today

Ethnocentrism, not racism, is the root cause of division in Singapore's society today

Ethnocentrism is the idea that one's own culture is the main standard by which other cultures may be measured. When people use their own culture as a parameter to measure other cultures, they often tend to think that their culture is superior and see other cultures as inferior and bizarre, triggering emotional resistance or backlash.