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...
Enter The Urban Farmer

Enter The Urban Farmer

Enter The Urban Farmer It is not a career that many young people think about but Clement Teo shares with Frederick Law that farming is an alluring option. BY FREDERICK LAW Published on July 27, 2020 Pasta garnished with vegetables from Two Leaf. Photo courtesy of...