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Punching The South Asian Stereotype

‘So, you’re here to sign up for Muay Thai classes?’ We nodded together with expressions of apprehension yet excitement. ‘… And you’re both from India?’ X interjected with a bit of a chuckle, ‘Not quite, I’m ...

by Abhisvara Sinha

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Singapore’s First Riot In 40 Years

A riot erupted in central Singapore on Sunday December 8th, after an Indian worker was killed in a bus accident. Hundreds of rioters attacked 16 police cars and burned down an ambulance in the area called Little India. It wa...

by Mong Palatino

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The legacy of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew

Lee Kuan Yew, who led the city-state Singapore from 1959 until 1990, has died at the age of 91. Of his life, Lee once said: “Singapore is my concern till the end of my life. Why should I not want Singapore to continue to succ...

by Ijeoma Okoye

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