Interior courtyard at the Thian Hock Keng Temple in the Tanjong Pagar area of downtown Singapore, a traditional Taoist temple established in 1839

Debating the Definition of Taoism

Taoism and Hinduism are two different spiritual systems, but one thing they have in common in Singapore is that they’re both very difficult to define.
A tug boat towing a barge with sand in coastal waterway near Singapore

The High Cost of Sand in Southeast Asia

The clean, green garden city of Singapore has been built on sand extracted—at significant environmental cost—from its neighbors.
A woman working late at night on business plans

How to Headhunt for “Singapore Inc”

Some upwardly mobile Singaporeans who have worked abroad may express their buy-in through coming-of-career narratives.
Famous Chicken Rice in Singapore

The Singaporean State on a Styrofoam Plate

Hawker centers, a uniquely Singaporean institution, bring a form of street commerce practiced around the world under the authority of state regulators.
Singapore Hokkien Street food stalls, 1971

Separated by a Common Language in Singapore

Singapore English is famous for its sentences that end with the particle lah. But what does it mean when people use the particle one instead?