Written by: Ong Natalie, Terence Sim, Gabriel Ramsey & Bashirah Uzma In Singapore, 2.42 million of the 5.45 million residents – or more than 44 per cent of the population – in 2021 are Chinese. However, even amongst the Chinese, there are many different dialect groups such as Hokkien, Cantonese, Hainanese and Hakkas. The origins […]
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Written by Gemma Chen & Germaine Nam For some of us, free-to-air broadcast channels like Mediacorp Channel 8 are part of our childhood. Today, streaming platforms such as Netflix, Viu and Walt Disney Co’s Disney+ have been gaining popularity worldwide. Would Singaporeans still be as interested in watching films produced by our local scene in
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Written by Jerome Thomas Ng, Santa Maria Rebecca Julia, Semran Rai & De Silva Dylan Michael August 9 is a special day for us in Singapore; it is the day we see red and white all around us! Some of us commemorate National Day by celebrating with our family, tuning into the National Day Parade
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Written by Jillian Lau What scares you? For some, nothing is scarier than diving headfirst into the unknown, with all its unpredictability and uncertainty. This is exactly what the pandemic has done, flushing well-laid plans down the drain. With things being up in the air, people around the world are turning to astrology, both eastern
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Written by Ethan Ong, Terence Sim and Summer Chua Indie music lovers, you now have another channel to get your audio fix. Indiego is a new music platform on Mediacorp’s meLISTEN digital audio service. Helmed by local singer-songwriter Charlie Lim as its music director, indiego will stream a mix of indie music from around the world as
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Written By Shah Hetvi Parag and Tan Min Hui Joelle Dear Reader, When was the last time you wrote a letter? We humans have traditionally shared our stories through the physical act of writing . Commemorated annually during the second week of January, Universal Letter Writing Week encourages everyone to pick up a pen and
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Written By Muhammad Danial Irfan and Vishalini D/O Subramaniam Did you know that the average time spent on social media is 2.17 hours in Singapore? Many of us depend on social media to talk to others, stay updated on the news, or just kill time. Especially during these times, it is hard to stay away
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Written by Glenn Lim & Terence Lim How time flies. While we’re busy doing our assignments, Christmas has crept up upon us. Orchard Road has been lit up once again with red, white and green lights, and Christmas songs greet you every time you step into a mall. If you’re not into the Christmas spirit
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Written by Daanysh Habiel & Jillian Metta Lau Imagine a dystopian world where people in debt are made to play a series of games for large sums of money all while their lives depend on it? Although that idea might seem far-fetched and unrealistic, Netflix’s newest & most popular original series, Squid Game, helps us
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By Ellyne Chin & Joelle Tan Ever heard of the saying “Breaking a mirror brings 7 years of bad luck”? Stories like this are common superstitious tales told by parents to their children. However, what exactly is a superstition? According to the Oxford dictionary, the definition of superstition is “a widely held but irrational belief
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