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Iwo Jima – give us 15 min and we will take you to hell and back again! (A Brotherhood Travelogue)

Iwo Jima – give us 15 min and we will take you to hell and back again! (A Brotherhood Travelogue)

Iwo Jima is a volcanic island 1,804 km south of the Japanese coastline, 1,130 km north of Guam, nearly halfway between Tokyo and Saipan. It’s approximately 20.3 square kilometers, with Mount Suribachi forming the most prominent feature, at its southern tip. As the military transport lurches side ways for the final descend... 

Philip, your dad just slapped me

Philip, your dad just slapped me

To: [email protected] Dear Mr Philip Jeyaretnam We forward you an email from one of us at Civic Advocator. Thank you.   Dear Philip I have just finished reading from cover to cover the book, Make It Right for Singapore, written by your father. I now feel as if he had risen from the grave and gave me a couple of good... 

The curious case of a word that ran straight into a dead end – pragmatism

The curious case of a word that ran straight into a dead end – pragmatism

This has to a miniskirt, so let’s dive straight in: what happens when you take a word too far? Allow me to paraphrase; what happens when a word goes beyond the ambit of its dictionary meaning? What happens when it’s even used to run everything from schools, hospitals, finance, salaries and even the whole idea of defining... 



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