Coen Seow's parents run a 44-year-old Katong restaurant, Sin Hoi Sai Eating House. To uphold its legacy, he knows things have ...

It’s not that Singaporeans don’t want to have kids—what they don't have is a life shaped to fit one right now.

Here are some stories from the past few weeks that’ve made it to your dinner table discussions.

"We need systems that effectively prevent such violations and protect workers when they occur—not only when a case becomes large or public enough." ...

The collapse of Hotel New World is an enduring hallmark of the Singapore story. It’s a tale of failure and incompetence from a period of rapid modernisation and prosperity. Video footage of the event ...

While waiting for my interviewee at the Lembah Subang PPR (Program Perumahan Rakyat) low-cost housing project, I entertain myself by watching two crows snack on a dead rat a few metres from where I ...

In December last year, I was returning home from Yio Chu Kang swimming pool when I saw something which took my breath away: a brand new covered walkway. Not any regular ol’ covered walkway, but a ...

Singapore takes pride in its multicultural identity. Sarah’s story is just one among many from minority renters who continue to face challenges in finding a place they can truly call home. While ...

I am an ‘average’ Singaporean. I’ve lived in Ang Mo Kio for 20-plus years, in an upgraded 3-room flat, 15 minutes from the closest MRT. Rain or shine, I spend 90% of my time in flip-flops, much to the ...

All images courtesy of PPIS. This story is part of RICE Media’s Storytellers partnership with the Singapore Muslim Women’s Association, or PPIS (Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura). PPIS Family Service ...

I remember the first time I wandered the back alleys of Geylang close to 10 years ago. As a teenager, I knew I had to experience the vice central everyone would chatter about at least once in my life.

Angela’s young adulthood brought a heartbreaking reality: losing both parents to cancer. She recalls her caregiving journey, navigating a role reversal many millennials quietly share—the parents who ...