Singapore Disrupted

Name: Singapore Disrupted
Author: Chua Mui Hoong
ISBN: 9814827320

by Chua Mui Hoong

Yes, she’s a political columnist. This book is a compilation of articles she has written over the years under a couple of broad categories. So she’s got one about the class divide, which This is What Inequality Looks Like touches on as well. Then there’s “Brave New World Disruption,” local politics, partly politics and the legacy of Lee Kuan Yew, who passed away a couple of years ago. He was basically the founding father of Singapore. Yes, that’s true. There’s the age-old complaint everyone makes about overcrowding and competition for jobs and opportunities, about gentrification. There’s a huge and constant influx of expats, both white collar as well as blue collar. Every time there’s a huge influx of immigration—just as you see in the United Kingdom—that generates a certain amount of friction and hostility. So, there is that. Support Five Books Five Books interviews are expensive to produce. If you're enjoying this interview, please support us by donating a small amount . There’s also the space aspect. Having to queue for ages for everything is quite a Singaporean thing to talk about, but now even moreso. The book is useful, especially as a Singaporean that doesn’t live in Singapore anymore. It’s very, very Illuminating for me. It’s basically a compilation of the ongoing hot-button debates. Singaporeans love to debate and argue.

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"Yes, she’s a political columnist. This book is a compilation of articles she has written over the years under a couple of broad categories. So she’s got one about the class divide, which This is What Inequality Looks Like touches on as well. Then there’s “Brave New World Disruption,” local politics, partly politics and the legacy of Lee Kuan Yew, who passed away a couple of years ago. He was basically the founding father of Singapore. Yes, that’s true. There’s the age-old complaint everyone makes about overcrowding and competition for jobs and opportunities, about gentrification. There’s a huge and constant influx of expats, both white collar as well as blue collar. Every time there’s a huge influx of immigration—just as you see in the United Kingdom—that generates a certain amount of friction and hostility. So, there is that. Support Five Books Five Books interviews are expensive to produce. If you're enjoying this interview, please support us by donating a small amount . There’s also the space aspect. Having to queue for ages for everything is quite a Singaporean thing to talk about, but now even moreso. The book is useful, especially as a Singaporean that doesn’t live in Singapore anymore. It’s very, very Illuminating for me. It’s basically a compilation of the ongoing hot-button debates. Singaporeans love to debate and argue."

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