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Eurasian Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus) spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore on 15 Dec 2025. A migrant bird that feeds by probing for invertebrates.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255163781 ].
"Wendy Zhang’s love for insects knows no bounds. She has a freezer compartment full of dead insects, allows wasps to nest in her home, has a beetle tattoo on her arm and keeps a bucket list of insects she dreams of seeing in her lifetime. Among them: the world’s biggest insects, like the titan beetle of the Amazon rainforest, which defends itself with sharp spines and powerful jaws."
https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/living/insect-artist-singapore-wendy-zhang-461631
CNA LifestyleThis insect-loving Singaporean is on a mission to make you see bugs differently through her artMisunderstood and often feared, insects play a crucial role in nature – something that 31-year-old Wendy Zhang hopes to highlight through art and advocacy.
US$2M apartment in a ‘burby part of Singapore
Ahahahahahahaha
Disgusting
https://www.99.co/singapore/insider/triple-record-breaking-s3-06m-ec/
Photos of Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and elsewhere in SE Asia between in the early and mid 1900s by a Taiwanese collector
Think China · [Photo story] A Taiwanese collector's treasured photos of old Southeast Asia and Singapore
A Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore on 15 Dec 2024. It was sandbathing on the path, then moved behind the shelter in the background for some privacy. There, I managed to make eye contact with it.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255163776 ].
Fear and heartbreak in Singapore’s Little Myanmar after deadly quake
#Singapore
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/fear-and-heartbreak-in-singapores-little-myanmar-after-deadly-quake
The Straits Times · Fear and heartbreak in Singapore’s Little Myanmar after deadly quakeThe losses could potentially exceed the conflict-stricken country’s annual economic output. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Burmese-Singaporean thinker Yan Naung Oak has a lovely piece on 'Seapunks':
Not scifi, which romanticizes technology; not cyberpunk, nor solarpunk.
But a uniquely SE Asian concept. Mandalas, Myanmar, environmentalism, capitalism and other topics:
'Captures our culture of living with and finding ways to thrive in a world that will continue to be neither completely utopian nor dystopian.'
I always enjoy Yan's work
https://livingwithshoggoths.substack.com/p/we-have-always-been-seapunks
Living with Shoggoths · We have always been Seapunks
"Dévouées au travail" 
Julien Debonneville : Le travail des agences de recrutement est de traduire les attentes des employeur·es en termes de compétences […] avec l'idée que les femmes des campagnes sont plus "dévouées au travail".
France CulturePhilippines : la fabrique de la “domestique modèle” : épisode 3/4 du podcast Géopolitique des travailleurs | Radio FranceAUDIO • Géopolitique des travailleurs , épisode 3/4 : Philippines : la fabrique de la “domestique modèle”. Une série inédite proposée par France Culture. Écoutez Cultures Monde, et découvrez nos podcasts en ligne.
A fan of currently unknown provenance.
"For the past 26 years, this fascinating artefact has been in the possession of Singaporean antique collector and dealer Toh Chee Keong, better known as CK. The 60-year-old constantly faces the same two questions: Is the fan genuine? Did it really belong to Edison?"
The Straits Times · Electric dreams: The curious tale of a Thomas Edison fan in SingaporeThe Victorian electric fan bears the engraving of a young Edison and an inscription. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore business leaders show cautious approach to climate and catastrophic risk, report reveals
S'porean leaders seem to be focusing more on immediate business concerns than long-term climate risks, the report found
The Independent Singapore News · Singapore business leaders show cautious approach to climate and catastrophic risk, report revealsSINGAPORE: Climate risks may be growing, but only 22% of business leaders in Singapore see them as a major concern, according to the 2025 Risk & Resilience:
https://www.lovenba.com/1559624/ RE-LIVE | FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup 2025 | Day 2 – Qualifying Draw | Session 6 | #3x3Basketball ##singapore #27.03.2025 #3by3 #3on3 #3x3 #3x3AsiaCup #3x3Basketball #Basketball #BasketballVideos #Day2 #fiba #Fiba3on3 #FIBA3v3 #FIBA3x3 #FIBA3x3AsiaCup #FIBA3x3AsiaCup2025 #fiba3x3 #FREE #FullEvent #LIVE #LiveBasketball #LiveStream #livestream #NationalTeams #QualifyingDraw #ReLive #relive #Session3 #SGP #streetball #ThreeOnThree #ThreeOnThreeBasketball #WatchNow
New #words enter #English from #ESEA countries ( predictably many of them are about #food 
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BBC NewsGigil, alamak among new words in Oxford English DictionaryThe Oxford English Dictionary has added new untranslatable words from South East Asia.
