“I hope there’s a bigger space for civil society input and not big Government,” says community worker Ranganayaki Thangavelu

Beyond Social Services’ deputy executive director, Ranganayaki Thangavelu highlighted three keywords, “context,…

GE2020 shows encouraging start but political parties need to articulate more comprehensive plans on climate crisis, says activist Tim Min Jie

This year’s General Election (GE) showed an encouraging start on the climate…

GE has not fought for migrant workers’ rights but advocacy groups have made progress, says activist Jolovan Wham

The General Election (GE) has not fought on the rights of migrant…

No significant improvements on income and wealth inequality but there’s progress in public conversation, says Dr Teo You Yenn

While there does not seem be any significant improvements in the outcomes…

People now have greater sensitivity when race are weaponized for political ends, says activist Imran Taib

The issue of race has been at the forefront of the General…

Several GE manifestos focus on housing issues, but other proposals by activists have not been “seriously considered”, says Asst Prof Ng Kok Hoe

Housing has emerged as an issue in the recent General Election (GE)…

GE2020 demonstrates how far Singapore achieved in gender equality, but violence against women remains a major issue, says AWARE President

This year’s General Election (GE) has demonstrated how far Singapore has achieved…

No political parties took on LGBT issues in GE manifestos, but party candidates might have different views, says Prout’s Ching SC

None of the political parties had taken on LGBT issues in their…

Only four political parties have mentioned arts and culture in their GE manifestos, says playwright Alfian Sa’at

Only four political parties have mentioned arts and culture in their General…