Singapore Samizdat

The most scathing reviews from Singapore’s last honest food reviewer

"The best way to enjoy your meal at Violet Oon’s is to not think about the food. At all."

Dec 19 • Kai

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May 2024

Allergy-friendly restaurants in Singapore

Eating out while having a food allergy is challenging in Singapore, as labelling of ingredients and awareness of cross-contamination risks remain…

May 6, 2024 • Kai

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September 2023

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.

Sep 28, 2023 • Kai

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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.”

Sep 25, 2023 • Kai

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May 2022

POFMA: How is Singapore using its anti fake news law?

Who and what is targeted by Singapore's law against fake news?

May 17, 2022 • Kai

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February 2022

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.

Feb 8, 2022 • Kai

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December 2021

Is Singapore's war on drugs working?

Who bears the brunt of Singapore's drug policies?

Dec 20, 2021 • Kai

July 2021

A brief history of video game censorship in Singapore

What do arcades, Half-Life and Mass Effect have in common?

Jul 29, 2021 • Kai

June 2021

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?

Jun 23, 2021 • Kai

April 2021

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…

Apr 12, 2021 • Kai

March 2021

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…

Mar 26, 2021 • Kai