How Gerrymandering Creates Unfair Elections in Singapore
Singapore’s elections are deeply unfair. Singapore’s system of electoral redelineation is one reason why - it creates constituencies which are unr…
Tag: Human Rights and Freedom from Tyranny
The Audacity of Angry Folks
Musicians and poets in Myanmar have long been linked to political activism, and this is still true today. Though expressing their opinions and fightin…
How Singapore’s Elections are Structurally Unfair
In The Show with PJ Thum episode 2, historian Thum Ping Tjin ("PJ") explains how Singapore's electoral system is deeply unfair. It is designed to maxi…
Explainer: Singapore’s Electoral System
This article presents an overview of Singapore’s electoral system, how it works, how and why it has been altered over the years, and the challenges …
Artists Respond: Life in the Time of COVID-19
Five artists reflect on how COVID-19 has changed life in Southeast Asia.
A Brief History of Elections in Singapore
Singapore's long history of elections is characterised by a tension between, on the one hand, a demand by the broader electorate for a responsive, acc…
In Conversation with Tan Wah Piow
Thum Ping Tjin talks to Tan Wah Piow about childhood, his time in the University of Singapore, his activism, his fraudulent conviction and the PAP gov…
Smeared and Vilified by Duterte, Activists in the Philippines are Fighting Back
Despite the fightback by human rights defenders, the situation in the Philippines remains extremely grave for many activists on the ground and a clima…
Baffled Bunny in “OK With That”
How deadly is COVID-19? What happens if it can't be contained? Baffled Bunny talks to Doctor Duck and his cousin, Data Duck.
Artists Respond: Malaysia’s Political Situation
Five Malaysian artists respond to the political turmoil in early 2020 by doing what they do best: making art.
