Singapore enforces harmony, but we often miss the slower work of cultivating it. How do we start building it instead of enforcing it?

What players bring into D&D is real, even if the world isn't—and that's why it becomes a place for queer belonging in ...

All images by Thaddeus Loh unless otherwise stated. Constructive discussions on faith and ethnicity can be tough when folks lack an understanding of cultural practices. So for this entire month, we’re ...

Having first arrived in the early 1990s, the Japanese community in Ho Chi Minh city today is one of the largest and longest-standing expat groups, giving way to an entire neighbourhood of sushi joints ...

In December 1988, a month-long wait for driving lesson slots prompted one Straits Times reader to pen a forum letter. In it, the learner driver chastised Singapore Safety Driving Centre (SSDC) for ...

It’s a sentiment drilled into our minds growing up—whether in television shows, school or in children’s books—that we will eventually pay back our dues to the ones who raised us. Filial piety, it’s ...

I remember the first time I wandered the back alleys of Geylang close to 10 years ago. As a teenager, I knew I had to experience the vice central everyone would chatter about at least once in my life.

The fact that these two terms can be used interchangeably in local vocabulary speaks volumes. For those who are unfamiliar, Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools are public primary and secondary ...

All images by Zachary Tang for Rice Media. Can a 24 year old Singaporean earn a good living just by rambling to people on a live stream? It turns out you can. Only if you work hard and strategise what ...

Char Kway Teow is a famous hawker dish that is ubiquitous in Singapore, but it is not a Singaporean invention. It has roots in Chaozhou, in China’s Guangdong province, and was believed to have been ...

In this 3-part series, RICE explores how architecture and social design shapes how Singaporeans of all backgrounds live together. We take a look at 3 projects that have garnered Design of the Year ...

That was more than a decade ago. Yet her anecdote, shared at a recent RICE dialogue with fellow former NMPs Anthea Ong, Laurence Lien and Chandra Mohan Nair, still resonates today. 35 years after the ...