TL;DR: Why is the Cost of Living So High? Part 1: The Economic Model
A summary of the Explainer on why the cost of living is unaffordable for most Singaporeans, focusing on the issues within the PAP government's economic model. The post…
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Why is the Cost of Living So High? Part 3: Inequality in Singapore
Inequality is a growing problem in Singapore, threatening the country's social stability. The government's focus on economic growth and individual accountability in…
Why is the Cost of Living So High? Part 2: What is the PAP doing about the Cost of Living?
Singapore’s PAP government is gambling that unrestrained economic growth can outpace the rising cost of living. Its policy is thus to subsidise incomes in the short term…
Why is the Cost of Living So High? Part 1: Understanding the PAP Government’s Economic Model
A major reason why the cost of living is unaffordable for Singaporeans is the PAP government's economic policy, which suppresses Singaporean incomes; drives up costs…
La falla fatal en las operaciones de rescate de la Patrulla Fronteriza
Read this article in English here. Los dos chicos guatemaltecos se acurrucaron bajo una manta negra brillante que reflejaba la luz de la luna. Era su primera noche…
The fatal flaw in the Border Patrol’s rescue program
Puede leer este artículo en español aquí. The two Guatemalan boys huddled under a shiny black blanket that reflected the moonlight. It was their first night alone. Their…
Reporting In! 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024
New Naratif is the trading name of and is published by Observatory Southeast Asia Limited, whose objectives are: The financial report for FY2023/24 (1 April… The post…
Chilling Effect
Guest: Host: Producer: Table of Contents On this page Opening Southeast Asia is no stranger to rubber laws. Talk to activists from any Southeast Asian… The post Chilling…
ICE agents ‘don’t fire warning shots’
On June 14, 2016, several agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement loaded a van with 2,000 pounds of marijuana, drove it to a busy shopping center in Chula Vista…
The Backstory: Lila Hassan
Paco Alvarez: Just to get us started, could you just talk a bit about the investigation generally, like your main findings and such? Lila Hassan: Well, we obtained a…
Armed and untouchable: ICE’s history of deadly force
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Gender and the Newsroom
Guest: Host: Producer: Table of Contents On this page Opening Censorship happens on many levels and in many different forms. Sometimes it happens when a… The post Gender…