With high demand for its limited land, Singapore has not always protected heritage. But its architectural history is now being recognised.
Progress versus preservation
The unkindest cut
Female genital cutting is still practised in Singapore, but there is a growing movement for change.
Fever pitch
Sports participation in Singapore is at an all time-high, and more girls than ever have been embracing the chance to get out and play.
Serious monkey business
Passionate Singaporean ecologists continue to fight to maintain forest habitats for langurs and macaques, and connect the city to nature.
Fashion forward
Conservative Singapore has a surprisingly progressive thread of inclusive fashion running through it.
The lah leh loh
‘Singlish’ is the street language that grew from Singapore’s melting pot of diverse cultures, but can it survive?
For better or worse?
Marriage rates in Singapore remain high, unlike in Australia, but attitudes may be shifting.
Purrfect carers
Singapore has an estimated 50,000 stray cats, looked after by a devoted community of volunteers.
Lessons from the lion city
Singapore boasts the world’s “smartest” public transport system and is influencing the way forward for Perth.
Kids, careers, consequences
The changing face of motherhood represents the shifting attitudes towards work and cultural expectations in Singapore.
Pride and prejudice
Singapore’s LGBTQ+ community says the repeal of a law criminalising sex between men is a vital win in a long, ongoing fight for equality.
The fight for attention
In a fast-paced city with a narrow view of success, the Singaporean ADHD community feel like they fly under the radar.
Rough sleepers go unseen
Singapore prides itself on having low homelessness, but the statistics don’t show thousands more fighting for support.
Swallowing the sea
Land reclamation has been occurring in Singapore for the last two centuries, but experts say it comes at a cost for biodiversity.
All the right moves
A surge in popularity for hip hop culture has seen a rise in dance groups hitting unusual locations around Singapore.
From little space can big things grow?
Meet the farmers working to cultivate 30 per cent of Singapore’s nutritional needs by 2030, despite limited land and a reliance on imports.
“Dirty, demeaning and dangerous”
Post-pandemic, healthcare and living conditions for migrant construction workers in Singapore are back under the microscope.