Teenage Pregnancy: It’s Not The End

Teenage Pregnancy: It’s Not The End

Teenage Pregnancy: It’s Not The End Two couples share with Lavonne Yew their experiences and thoughts on teen pregnancy and teen parenting. Photos courtesy of Wynelle Tan and Nur Elfysha Binte Mohammed Zahar.   BY Lavonne YewDeputy EditorHype Issue #53...
A Second Chance – And More – To Rebuild Lives

A Second Chance – And More – To Rebuild Lives

A Second Chance – And More – To Rebuild Lives  The 20th Anniversary Appreciation Event for the Community Action for the Rehabilitation of Ex-offenders (CARE) Network gave Abigail Chua the opportunity to gain new insights into how ex-offenders integrate back into...
Dear Ramadan bazaar…

Dear Ramadan bazaar…

Dear Ramadan bazaar… The Ramadan bazaar has been cancelled once again due to the pandemic. In light of this, Shajahan Mohd heads to the streets to learn more about how much the Ramadan bazaar meant to Muslims and Singaporeans. The annual Ramadan bazaar in 2019, before...
Candid Conversations with Desmond Kon

Candid Conversations with Desmond Kon

Candid Conversations with Desmond Kon Armed with questions from HYPE readers, Shafiq Guee gets the always smiling, wizard of words to talk about all things wordcraft. BY SHAFIQ GUEE Published on October 4, 2020 Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé, 49, is the author of a...
Beyond The Painted Face, Keeping Traditions Alive

Beyond The Painted Face, Keeping Traditions Alive

Beyond The Painted Face, Keeping Traditions Alive Xia Qingling, 2011 winner of China’s Plum Blossom Award, the highest award for theatre professionals, talks about her uphill struggles as a Chu opera artiste. Bibiana Low, who was on an Overseas Immersion Programme at...
The Ascent Of The Prince Of Chu Opera

The Ascent Of The Prince Of Chu Opera

The Ascent Of The Prince Of Chu Opera Yu Wei Gang shares with Sonia Tan, who was on a five-week Overseas Immersion Programme at the Wuhan Institute of Technology in Sep 2019, his journey as an opera star in Wuhan. Award-winning Chu opera actor Yu Wei Gang has already...