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After repeal of anti-gay sex law, LGBTQ+ individuals continue to face discrimination in Singapore

Written by Mong Palatino

3 July 2026

The hidden costs of Asia's data center rush

Written by Sydney Allen, Rezwan, Nurbek Bekmurzaev

30 April 2026

Indonesia lifts sea sand export ban, angering activists and coastal communities

Written by Sydney Allen

10 October 2024

Singapore climate rally calls for inclusivity and more protection for vulnerable communities

Written by Mong Palatino

1 October 2023

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Singapore activist charged for joining candle lighting vigils for death row inmates

Authorities accused of targeting anti-death penalty activists

Written by Mong Palatino

10 February 2025

Singapore files charges against three women for ‘illegal’ pro-Palestine rally

Authorities warned that similar ‘lawless’ activities threaten social harmony

Written by Mong Palatino

12 July 2024

A decade of digital repression and resistance in Southeast Asia

How pro-democracy movements pushed back against tyranny

Written by Mong Palatino

14 March 2024

Singapore under the pandemic: The normalisation of digital authoritarianism

How authorities promoted surveillance, self-censorship, and laws restricting rights

Written by EngageMedia

12 July 2023

How do Mandarin Chinese-speakers reference their own language in Mandarin Chinese?

The name of the language varies historically, culturally, and geographically

Written by Filip Noubel

20 April 2023

‘Stop the Killing’ campaign seeks to abolish the death penalty in Singapore

The government insists the death penalty effectively curbs drug crimes

Written by Mong Palatino

7 November 2022

Hong Kong attempts to reconnect with the world by relaxing COVID-19 travel restrictions

Some said the policy was "too little too late"

Written by Oiwan Lam

26 September 2022

How is Southeast Asia reacting to the invasion of Ukraine?

Of all ASEAN nations, Singapore made the strongest statement

Written by Sydney Allen, Mong Palatino

1 March 2022

Singapore's new law against ‘foreign interference’ threatens to undermine free speech

A tool to end foreign meddling, or to suppress dissent?

Written by Mong Palatino

31 October 2021

Singapore’s The Online Citizen news website stops operating after government suspends its license

A judicial review has been filed questioning the suspension order

Written by Mong Palatino

18 September 2021

Singapore bloggers crowdfund defamation damages due to PM Lee Hsien Loong

More than 4,000 donors contributed to the campaign

Written by Mong Palatino

27 April 2021

Singapore livestreams Parliament session for the first time but prohibits use for ‘satire, ridicule, or denigration’

The videos also cannot be used to promote 'anti-social behavior'

Written by Mong Palatino

5 January 2021

Singaporean activist who staged a solo protest with a ‘smiley’ placard charged with illegal assembly

In response, Jolovan Wham launched the #SmileInSolidarity campaign

Written by Mong Palatino

8 December 2020

News website faces police probe in Singapore for boosting Facebook posts during elections

Groups criticize vaguely worded provisions in the election law

Written by Mong Palatino

3 October 2020

‘Invisible hands': How millions of domestic workers fare under COVID-19

Unions and organizations fight against weak contracts

Written by Emma Lewis, Violeta Camarasa, Juliana Harsianti, Belen Febres-Cordero, Mina Nowrozi, Giovana Fleck, Saoussen Ben Cheikh, Romina Navarro

20 July 2020

Banned for 30 years, Singapore’s only martial arts film is now on YouTube

For years, lead actor Peter Chong kept the only copy inside a refrigerator

Written by Mong Palatino

15 May 2020

‘Clean city-state’ image of Singapore shows double-standards in its treatment of migrants in times of COVID-19

"....even if you do most things right, if you're not considering or proactively looking out for the most vulnerable and marginalised in society, you're not going to effectively fight #COVID19."

Written by Mong Palatino

26 April 2020

Coronavirus and surveillance technology: How far will governments go?

Governments mobilized digital surveillance to contain the spread of the virus

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

25 March 2020

Does Singapore’s ‘top-down approach’ to handling COVID-19 deserve all the praise it's been getting?

"Singapore's coronavirus strategy cannot be just a top-down approach that does not account for the feelings of people on the ground."

Written by Mong Palatino

13 March 2020

A snapshot of climate strikes across Southeast Asia

'There is no planet B'

Written by Mong Palatino

25 September 2019

Yale-NUS college draws criticism in Singapore after canceling a class on ‘dialogue and dissent’

"If we cannot make space and listen to the person that says no, then democracy dies. It’s that fundamental."

Written by Mong Palatino

19 September 2019

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