This special issue of Newzzit is focussed on Singapore Writers Festival. We recommend you read it cover-to-cover in order of stories to get a feel of the entire festival. We have tried to put the entire issue as one single narrative.
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During SWF, among the most frank discussions were the ones highlighting the role of mass media in societies generally, and Singapore in particular
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Singaporeans love their unofficial national language Singlish – a unique blend of English, Chinese, Malay, Tamil and other local dialects
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Similar to the discussion on Singlish, the panel to discuss the local theatre scene in Singapore - Voices in Singapore theatre today, was also a revelation
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In two panel discussions - Why local history matters, and War and Peace, arguments flew on the need for preserving and passing on the historical narrative to the next generation of Singaporeans
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The discussion centred around food traditions, food science and food chain, with call to all Singaporeans to cook more at home if the city-state is to truly be the culinary capital of Asia
Read MoreAwards are always controversial, and Singapore Literature Prize (SLP) is no different
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Malaysia and Singapore have always had a love-hate relationship but the young generation of writers are trying to change that
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Women authors from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Singapore share their writing journey and perceptions of the world
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Some sessions at SWF showcased Nordic literature, giving Singaporeans a chance to experience other form of creative works from the region apart from crime fiction
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This issue of Newzzit is a multifaceted one. We have stories related to law, history, foreign policy, higher education, and gender inside. There is also a photo-essay about Vietnam, which its citizens proudly call as “the last power to beat a super-power”.
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Three law professors in a recently released book have called upon the legislature to amend and give Singapore a modernised Penal Code for the 21st century
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A trip down the memory lane to a lesser known fact of life in Singapore, just over 25 years ago – the night-soil bucket system
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“Is there a feminised symbol of a nation more globally recognised than the Singapore Girl?” asks Chris Hudson in his recent thought-provoking book, Beyond the Singapore Girl: Discourses of gender and nation in Singapore, published by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, University of Copenhagen.
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As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. In this issue, we take our readers to Vietnam via few pictures.
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Giving the state of affairs now, its difficult to believe that Singapore was the last country in ASEAN to formalize relations with China in 1990, shortly after Indonesia did so
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As Singapore's two oldest universities rise up in international university rankings, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently joined the debate on relevance of such rankings
Read MoreA poster found in the heartlands nowadays emphasizing that Singapore will be less reliant on foreign workers in future resulting in more jobs and better salaries for Singaporeans
Read MoreHas The Strait Times settled the debate on six-month log saga of whether "public bodies" can sue citizens in Singapore
Read MoreSurprisingly, a recent crime alert posted in Jurong had the notification in Thai too, along with the usual English, Mandarin, Tamil and Bengali
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