Keeping it alive: How Chinese opera in Singapore is adapting to the age of TikTok

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In 2024, legendary magistrate 

Justice Bao

 was “roped in” to appear in a video clip designed to warn people about scams. This was after SCCC 

matched five Chinese opera troupes

 with various government agencies to deliver public service messages. In addition to the Singapore Police Force’s anti-scam campaign, the Health Promotion Board was also in on the act with operatic reminders on the importance of regular health screening.

We hope our Chinese opera online gaming, online comic series, and e-commerce website can attract more youth by merging tradition with interactive and creative platforms they are already engaging with.

Qn: The arts are only for the privileged in society. Do you agree? (NYJC J2 P1 Practice 2025)

Women on corporate boards give firms a competitive advantage, says Australian Governor-General

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diversity on boards offers competitive advantages, including better risk assessment

When you see that diversity... it means that you know where risk is lying ahead, because you have people around you who look at the world differently and have different values, different channels of information

For issues on gender and diversity.....

The AI job cuts are accelerating

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Qns: 

1. To what extent is artificial intelligence the answer to the world’s most pressing problems? (ACJC 2020)

2. To what extent do you agree that the widespread use of artificial intelligence will improve our lives? (RI J2 MYE 2025)

Singapore must stay socially progressive while conserving its cultures: President Tharman

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A national education system promoted meritocracy regardless of social background, public housing brought people of all communities together, and a growing economy provided opportunities for all.... The result was a dilution of caste traditions and better appreciation for inclusivity. But there are still remnants of caste practices among those who have been higher up in the traditional social hierarchy, and a renewed influx of such practices among new immigrants

Qns: 

1. Does education perpetuate inequality in your society? (JPJC J2 MYE 2025)

2.  The key criterion for good government is how well the economy is managed. Is this a fair assessment? (Cam. 2012)

Chaos, gangs, gunfire: Gaza aid fails to reach most needy

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Qn: 'Science is the only answer to global hunger.’ Discuss. (Cam. 2019)

The business of predicting the weather

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The  recent flash floods in Texas  underscore that lives are at risk from the extreme weather events that climate change has made more common. And researchers have found that shorter forecast lead times since 2009 have prevented hundreds of millions of dollars in hurricane damage – per storm.

Even beyond headline-making events, the weather next week has economic implications. Businesses of all stripes make or lose money based on the forecast: retailers with far-flung supply chains, energy companies moving fuels around the country, even baseball teams watching for a rainout.

New data sets released by public weather agencies were ideal for training deep-learning software, and researchers using it upended the weather ecosystem. In 2022, teams at chipmaker Nvidia and Chinese tech giant Huawei demonstrated that machine learning could forecast accurately

Qn: To what extent is artificial intelligence the answer to the world’s most pressing problems? (ACJC 2020)

Everyone loses in the rage of China’s delivery wars

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Qn: Is competition always desirable? (Cam. 2016)

Normal (Tech) student turned computer engineering professor among 167 MOE scholarship recipients

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Qn: Does education perpetuate inequality in your society? (JPJC J2 MYE 2025)

Singapore makes room for memories and heritage amid the jostle for space

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heritage spaces are less important than public housing or commercial spaces. They serve as physical anchors for our collective memories and markers of our national identity.

cities are more than just a collection of buildings and infrastructure. They are living repositories of the collective memories and cultural practices that continue to provide meaning and identity to their inhabitants.

Efforts at heritage conservation can sometimes result in the conservation of a physical space, but not the activities that take place within them. ...consider ways to preserve not just physical spaces but the unique crafts and activities that take place within these spaces.

Qn: Assess the view that traditional buildings have no future in your society. (Cam. 2016)

Oprah Winfrey rejects claims she closed Hawaii road amid tsunami warning

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Oprah Winfrey refuted widespread online claims on July 30 that she blocked off a private road on a Hawaii property she owns, preventing tsunami evacuees from quickly reaching higher ground.

The media mogul also faced disinformation after 

wildfires devastated Maui

 in 2023, with conspiracists falsely claiming she had painted her roof blue to evade high-energy lasers they blamed for the blazes, and others saying she ignited them herself as part of a land grab

Good examples of fake news....