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The Singapore Authors Whose Pirated Books Were Used to Train AI
The list includes Singapore figures like Lee Kuan Yew, Catherine Lim, Balli Kaur Jaswal, and many others.
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From Sarong Party Girls to Mr Midnight
The Mr Midnight author's earlier book reads, “she is supposed to have a flat head, so a white man can rest his beer on it.”
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POFMA: How is Singapore using its anti fake news law?
Who and what is targeted by Singapore's law against fake news?
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A Timeline of Singapore and Spyware
What is Singapore's relationship to spyware? This timeline covers leaks and reports on surveillance tech firms previously linked to Singapore.
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Is Singapore's War on Drugs Working?
Who bears the brunt of Singapore's drug policies?
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A Brief History of Video Game Censorship in Singapore
What do arcades, Half-Life and Mass Effect have in common?
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How a Reddit Post Sparked a National Conversation on Trans Rights
What does the reaction to a viral reddit post on trans discrimination say about activism and solidarity in Singapore?
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Why did Singapore's Largest Newspaper Restructure into Nonprofit Press?
Behind the Singapore Press Holdings restructuring: umbrage over government control of the media, COVID-19's investment burns and the powerful new…
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Singapore's Approach to Human Rights
What does Singapore’s “pragmatic and outcomes-based approach to human rights” look like in practice? And what are Singapore’s most notable abstentions…
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Where did Singapore's Ministers Study?
From secondary school to university, this issue illustrates the educational background of Singapore’s 34 ministers (as of 2021) in eight charts and…
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Singapore Samizdat is a newsletter on Singapore media and politics — with a focus on the obscure, the seemingly trivial, and the frequently overlooked.

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