Thiyaghessan Poongundranar

Dec 5, 2024 | jom.media | Leon Perera |Thiyaghessan Poongundranar |Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh |Philip B. Holden

With the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) holding 90-100 percent of elected seats in Parliament for 60 odd years, Singapore’s politics is unlike that of almost any other national electoral democracy. It is often argued that such political dominance allows for more “long-termism” in policymaking.

Nov 7, 2024 | jom.media | Thiyaghessan Poongundranar

Dear reader,Hello from Chiang Mai! Abhishek, Charmaine and I are here for the annual Splice Beta media festival. The organisers invited Jom to speak about our ongoing efforts to build a sustainable independent media firm. Still some way to go, but we’re grateful for the opportunity. Thank you to the almost 6,000 of you who’ve been part of this two-year journey. And if any of you are in Chiang Mai on Saturday and want to hang for a bit, reply and let us know! Letters.

Nov 7, 2024 | jom.media | Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh |Philip B. Holden |Harpreet Singh Nehal |Thiyaghessan Poongundranar

Whenever I speak to my dad, I inevitably get drawn into long conversations on Singapore politics. Like many Singaporeans his age, my dad loves to complain about how today’s 4G leaders are not as competent as Lee Kuan Yew (henceforth LKY) and his first-generation cabinet. One day, I finally bit the bullet. “How exactly are our current leaders different?” I asked my dad. In a trice, he whipped out his phone to play a YouTube video clearly bookmarked in anticipation of this moment.