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Balli Kaur Jaswal

Balli Kaur Jaswal

Balli Kaur Jaswal's novel Sugarbread, a multigenerational story about racism in Singapore, was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize in 2018.
Balli Kaur Jaswal's novel Sugarbread, a multigenerational story about racism in Singapore, was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize in 2018.
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Opinion | Rise in Covid-19 cases shines a light on Singapore’s racist underbelly

The spread of the virus among its migrant workers living in cramped conditions has touched off a wave of blame and scapegoating in society, never mind that Singapore owes its success to this huge low-paid workforce providing many essential services.

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A controversy in Singapore over a brownface ad and a provocative rap video has highlighted divisions in the island state, even though the government goes to great pains to promote racial harmony.

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