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Budget 2026 should make it easier to book void deck spaces and rebuild social capital

Today, void decks are managed by town councils, community club halls by the People’s Association, and some open spaces by the National Parks Board or HDB, says the writer.
Today, void decks are managed by town councils, community club halls by the People’s Association, and some open spaces by the National Parks Board or HDB, says the writer.

Forum: Share more stories of kindness

When did conversations on parenthood and fertility in S’pore become such a downer?

Photograph of a young family with a child next to six Singapore Flags put together to wish Singapore Happy Birthday in front of Block 865 Tampines Street 83 on Aug 8, 2025.
Photograph of a young family with a child next to six Singapore Flags put together to wish Singapore Happy Birthday in front of Block 865 Tampines Street 83 on Aug 8, 2025.

Forum: Someone will clean up after me, so why bother?

Commentary

Spare a thought for those unhappy, entitled Singaporeans

Entitlement shows up everywhere, often in less obvious ways that we have come to accept as everyday irritations.
Entitlement shows up everywhere, often in less obvious ways that we have come to accept as everyday irritations.

Forum: Singapore, we can do better

Singapore will need to be bold and creative in meeting complex challenges ahead

A festive note closes the year in the Central Business District as Singapore's economy notched up better than expected growth in 2025.
A festive note closes the year in the Central Business District as Singapore's economy notched up better than expected growth in 2025.

Forum: Changing my new year stock-take to what really matters

Forum: Let’s believe a better path is possible for the new year

Commentary

Singapore’s social cohesion faces big test in the age of borderless viral hate speech

Pedestrians/shoppers at Orchard Road, 6 March 2023. race, racial / religious harmony, Singapore, aging population, Singaporeans, foreigners, multi-racial, foreign talent
Pedestrians/shoppers at Orchard Road, 6 March 2023. race, racial / religious harmony, Singapore, aging population, Singaporeans, foreigners, multi-racial, foreign talent

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