When dating app fatigue sets in, is it so strange that arranged marriage starts to make sense as a way to find love?
When deadly floods swept through Aceh in December 2026, aid didn't arrive fast enough. A Singaporean sets out on a personal ...
Singapore's youngest delegate at COP30 reckons with the gap between high hopes and harsh reality at the world’s biggest ...
Renée Ting was barely 19 years old in 2011 when she first got the call telling her that she was hired at BooksActually. To the quiet teenager, the bookstore was her escape from the volatility of home.
This is the first piece in a series on Jalan Kukoh’s rental housing situation. Through an exploration of people and public policy, the series attempts to help us understand how the poor in Singapore ...
“I used to be a national athlete. I’m a TV producer. I’ve got it all figured out. So why am I suddenly having difficulty [speaking]? When I look in the mirror, I don’t recognise who this person is.” ...
Disclaimer: RICE does not endorse or support any political party in Singapore. This is a series of voter profiles by RICE where we speak to Singapore’s minority communities and find out the issues ...
Having first arrived in the early 1990s, the Japanese community in Ho Chi Minh city today is one of the largest and longest-standing expat groups, giving way to an entire neighbourhood of sushi joints ...
Disclaimer: This story is based on the experiences shared by those we interviewed, and may not necessarily reflect the entirety of the races and religions explored. “S$12,888?!” I gasp incredulously ...
Modern Singaporean parents say grades and school prestige aren’t everything. But when it’s time for their children’s school applications, do elite schools still hold the most sway? RICE dives into the ...
I’m currently doing a summer internship at RICE, and this is the only internship I intend to pursue throughout my undergraduate degree. Apparently, I’m the exception now. Whenever my friends and ...
In the ‘Future Communities’ series, RICE explores how architecture and social design shape how Singaporeans live, learn, work and play. We take a look at 3 projects that have received the nation’s ...