When parents try to cushion their kids’ futures, they end up hardwiring children to equate love with performance and busyness ...

Retirement used to mean getting to rest after slogging for decades. But what happens when we end up living longer than we ...

There's no question that animal rescue is a demanding vocation. But beyond the headlines and accusations, how did we get to ...

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In a city obsessed with order, Jonathan Goh is stubborn believer in the need for a vibrant busking and circus scene.

Renée Ting was barely 19 years old in 2011 when she first got the call telling her that she was hired at BooksActually. To the quiet teenager, the bookstore was her escape from the volatility of home.

From headlines of abusive bosses to tragic lorry accidents, what does life in this country feel like for the workers who build it? Nurul and Shamim left Bangladesh in search of better prospects in ...

This is the first piece in a series on Jalan Kukoh’s rental housing situation. Through an exploration of people and public policy, the series attempts to help us understand how the poor in Singapore ...

Have you walked through a cloud of sweet smelling, fast dissolving smoke lately? At this point, I’d bet that you have. It’s no secret that vaporisers and e-cigarettes are prevalent in Singapore. Their ...

This week, as 140 cases doubled into 287, we were forced to take a sobering look at the dismal living conditions inside worker’s dormitories like S11 Punggol. Two very different responses emerged. On ...

All images by Isaiah Chua for RICE Media. On the night of my birthday earlier this year, I decided to make an impromptu trip to Woodlands Memorial to pay a visit to my late grandmother. I live in ...