Fathers in Singapore are doing more at home. Mothers are still doing more.
This Father’s Day, what would make care more shareable: at home, at work, and in social service practice?
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The five numerical figures deciding today's election (The Nine Days, GE2025)
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Three podcast episodes on the economy, immigration, and PAP (The Nine Days, GE2025)
“It’s the economy, stupid?”
Opening salvos: An electoral tale of two Singapore cities (The Nine Days, GE2025)
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.”
How will party manifestoes shape the nine-day campaign? (The Nine Days, GE2025)
“It’s up to us MPs to make sure that peoples’ voices are heard in parliament.”
New candidate introductions shouldn’t be banal (The Nine Days, GE2025)
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