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Senior Columnist, The Straits Times. Previously Asia Editor of South China Morning Post in HK. WhatsApp channel: whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb8cffA35fM0RU

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The illusion of easy choices in Singapore’s land-use debate

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By Bhavan Jaipragas Verified
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Attendees holding signs and placards at the Maju For The People rally at Hong Lim Park on Aug 16. Wishing away land-use trade-offs is no substitute for rigorous debate, the writer says. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH Singapore’s latest land-use debate over proposed public housing developments in Maju Forest and Gillman Barracks, alongside plans to reclaim land for a new “western island”, are not new in substance.
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Why Singapore’s singles have a stake in its new baby push

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By Bhavan Jaipragas Verified
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Singapore’s new parenthood policies come close to treating child-rearing as a public service, says the writer. PHOTO: ST FILE The One Big Thing in Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s National Day Rally speech, the SG Child Support Package, will attract attention well beyond Singapore for several reasons. First, while it may have become a poster child for ultra-low fertility in the developed world, Singapore is refusing to tang ping, or lie flat, on the problem.
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Singapore football and the belief you cannot buy

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The exhilaration of cheering the same thing at the same time as everyone around you is quite unmatched, the writer says. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR Of the three live matches I have watched Singapore play in this year’s edition of the biennial ASEAN Championship, three scenes have stayed with me. First, the semi-final second leg at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok on Aug 18, where the Lions tried valiantly but failed to mount a comeback for the ages against Thailand after losing 3-1 at home.
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