28 Aug 2026, 06:36 UTC≈1,280 views39 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
Who Is Jovan Tang, and Why Is a 16-Year-Old This Committed to Grassroots Work?
By Cheyenne Koh
It’s surreal watching Jovan Tang patrolling his Whampoa neighbourhood, checking on infrastructure and amenities. It’s like watching a teenager satirising what an MP would do, except there isn’t a single iota of irony here.
When Jovan’s genuine commitment to serve becomes fodder for internet trolls, what does his mother h…
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26 Aug 2026, 08:59 UTC≈1,470 views1 reactionsread 28 August 2026 🗣 We're looking for profiles! 🗣
RICE is hoping to explore something families rarely talk about openly: what happens when one of their own is incarcerated.
We're looking for people who:
👉 Have, or have had, a family member in prison — a child, sibling, parent, spouse, or someone further out — and are open to sharing how your family handled it
Note: Your story can be kept strictly anonymous if preferred!
If you or …
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21 Aug 2026, 06:31 UTC≈2,370 views25 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
When the Singaporean Dream Shrinks to an $8 Matcha
By Sean Lim
“Our little treats and trinkets don’t solve uncertainty. But they remind us that we can’t spend our lives preparing for what comes next.”
In this RICE Community Voices piece, Sean Lim, 27, writes about finding a sense of agency in matcha when everything else feels uncertain and out of reach for Gen Zs.
Read more https://www.ricemedia.co/?p=87333
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21 Aug 2026, 03:39 UTC≈2,100 views41 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Video
'Maju' means progress in Malay. And in the pursuit of progress, a forest carrying that name is set to be partially cleared for housing.
Thousands rallied at Hong Lim Park for SG Climate Rally’s Maju For The People, asking for a kind of progress that doesn't come at the cost of Singapore's disappearing green spaces.
🎬WATCH: https://bit.ly/45Yw6nr 🎬
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20 Aug 2026, 06:05 UTC≈2,090 views40 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
Singapore Doesn’t Need Public Transport to Be an Alternative. It Needs It to Be the Default.
By Ilyas Sholihyn
Most of our core memories in Singapore have been shaped by transport infrastructure.
The distance between where (and who) we were back then can be traced to the stops we make in the commute of our lives.
Read more https://www.ricemedia.co/?p=87261
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19 Aug 2026, 10:14 UTC≈2,020 views50 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
Maju Rally: How the Heat Made the Case for Every Tree Left Standing
By Cheyenne Koh
Maybe, ironically, the truest symbol of maju—progress—for our country is doing nothing to our natural spaces.
Read more https://www.ricemedia.co/?p=87154
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18 Aug 2026, 04:25 UTC≈2,130 views0 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Poll
🌲Consider nature areas in Singapore—what do you think is the trade-off when discussing planned development?
- The housing/development need is real, but the process of deciding excludes some voices50%
- Nature’s value is real, but national development takes priority8%
- It’s not about trade-offs, it’s who gets to decide the fate of land usage35%
- I don’t have strong feelings about this issue3%
- Others: Share your thoughts in the comments4%
Shares as published. No per-option vote count is published by Telegram, so none is shown.
14 Aug 2026, 08:55 UTC≈3,050 views72 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
Social Workers Can’t Afford Pro Photography. So We Shoot for Them, For Free.
By Rachel Goh
“At events with their beneficiaries, social service workers end up snapping blurry photos on their own phones because there was never budget left over for a photographer with a proper camera. In a world that relies heavily on visual sheen, their work was going unseen.”
In this RICE Community Voices piece, Project Obscura co-…
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12 Aug 2026, 08:16 UTC≈2,540 views31 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
No Tail, No Mouth: Alexandra Canal, and Everything We Clear Away to Keep Building
By Zachary Tang
Before it was Alexandra Canal, it was Boh Beh Kang, a river with no tail. Our early settlers could never trace it back to a single source.
Neither, it turns out, can the rest of us figure out how to stay rooted. Not in a place that won't stop developing, no matter the cost.
Read more https://www.ricemedia.co/?p=86965
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9 Aug 2026, 03:06 UTC≈2,770 views52 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
The National Day Parade, Through the Eyes of an Indigenous Orang Laut Descendant
By Cheyenne Koh
"This feels surreal. I never imagined that Singapore's Indigenous island heritage would one day be part of the National Day Parade. It feels like an important step in shaping a more complete Singapore story."
When the Orang Laut spent decades on the margins of the national narrative, what does it mean to have a spotlig…
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8 Aug 2026, 03:54 UTC≈2,560 views10 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Video
Property agent June Ling wants her foreign tenants to feel like Singapore can be their home too. And as the first human connection to finding their accommodations here, she goes above and beyond to introduce them to the diverse mix of people they'll actually be living alongside.
This National Day, June talks about why she believes everyone—citizen or not—deserves to call Singapore home.
🎬 WATCH: https://bit.ly/4wTy…
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7 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC≈2,150 views22 reactionsread 28 August 2026 Photo
How New Singaporeans Knew They Were Singaporean Long Before Attaining Citizenship
By Cheyenne Koh
At some point in time between their arrival in Singapore and their citizenship ceremony, they’ve already found their place in the country—pink IC or not.
Read more https://www.ricemedia.co/?p=86812
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