Rice Media — SOAP Award Recipients

Jan 6

Jan 6 Forget The TraceTogether Data. Can We Trust The Government To Keep Their Word?

Merit Award (Commentary), Jan 2021

What a start to the year. On Monday, the inaugural Parliament livestream triggered a real-time outcry over the collection and use of TraceTogether data.

Dec 22

Dec 22 Covid Taught This Teacher To Take Risks. So He Quit To Turn His Hobby Into A Business

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Story), Dec

“When I was doing the sums on how much sales I’m making,” Justin Lin, 31, says, “I was like, ‘Wait, I only made $50 bucks today and I worked so hard last night? I gotta change my menu items or I gotta increase the prices.’”

Dec 8

Dec 8 I Was A Human Guinea Pig For A Covid-19 Medical Trial

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Commentary), Dec

Azizul K is a participant in a study that researches the side effects of injecting Covid-19 antibodies into humans as a possible remedy for the coronavirus. He shares with us what motivated him to sign up for the medical trial, what his experience was like, and whether the knowledge that he has received Covid-19 antibodies has changed the way he lives amidst a raging pandemic.

Sep 30

Sep 30 Love is Essential: Stories from Couples Still Separated by Covid-19

Edwin Lau

Sep, Merit Award (Story)

In an alternate, pandemic-free universe, Esther, 29, would have been married by now.

A Malaysian citizen with a Singaporean fiance, the last time she was in Singapore was back in early March. “I think I’m forever scarred,” she recalls. “Before leaving the house, I said, ‘Bye auntie! See you in two weeks!”

Aug 5

Aug 5 The Surreal Experience of Travelling In and Out of Singapore During Covid-19

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Story), Aug

Written by Yin Lin Tan

Aug 4

Aug 4 🏆 In Phase 2, Migrant Workers Battle Financial Fears And A Mental Health Crisis

Edwin Lau

Winner 🏆 (Story), Aug

Written by Sophie Chew

Jul 9

Jul 9 🏆 An Attempt To Make Sense of The Migrant Worker Debate Thus Far

Edwin Lau

Winner 🏆 (Commentary), Jul

Written by Poh Yong Han

Jun 13

Jun 13 Lessons On Love From 900 Couples Who Got Through The CB Without Wanting A Divorce

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Story), Jun

Written by Yeo Boon Ping

Jun 2

Jun 2 🏆 How Circuit Breaker Exposed the Vulnerabilities of Singapore’s Domestic Workers

Edwin Lau

Winner 🏆 (Story), Jun

Written by Ko Lyn Cheang

May 31

May 31 Singaporean Youths Will Come Out Of Circuit Breaker Completely Changed. Here’s Why.

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Commentary), May

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine, who is 25, texted me out of the blue: “go downstairs, there’s someone waiting for you.”

May 19

May 19 🏆 The Two Sides of Singapore, As Seen By A Food Delivery Rider

Edwin Lau

Winner 🏆 (Story), May

Yesterday, I had a delivery to Ardmore Park. I was about to key in the unit number at the intercom, when the security guard started yelling at me

Apr 19

Apr 19 🏆 What The Zaobao Forum Letter Incident Reveals About Singapore’s Echo Chambers

Edwin Lau

Winner 🏆 (Commentary), Apr

A few days ago, I translated a Zaobao forum letter “No Need For Unnecessary Finger-Pointing During A Pandemic” that quickly went viral.

Mar 22

Mar 22 Covid-19 Makes Social Isolation Necessary, But For Vulnerable Singaporeans, It Can Be Disastrous

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Commentary), Mar

It feels like the social equivalent of the Ice Age. With the Covid-19 outbreak showing no signs of abating, the ordinary rhythms of life are freezing over, and more of us are preparing to hole up at home indefinitely.

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Jan 6 Forget The TraceTogether Data. Can We Trust The Government To Keep Their Word?

Dec 22 Covid Taught This Teacher To Take Risks. So He Quit To Turn His Hobby Into A Business

Dec 8 I Was A Human Guinea Pig For A Covid-19 Medical Trial

Sep 30 Love is Essential: Stories from Couples Still Separated by Covid-19

Aug 5 The Surreal Experience of Travelling In and Out of Singapore During Covid-19

Aug 4 🏆 In Phase 2, Migrant Workers Battle Financial Fears And A Mental Health Crisis

Jul 9 🏆 An Attempt To Make Sense of The Migrant Worker Debate Thus Far

Jun 13 Lessons On Love From 900 Couples Who Got Through The CB Without Wanting A Divorce

Jun 2 🏆 How Circuit Breaker Exposed the Vulnerabilities of Singapore’s Domestic Workers

May 31 Singaporean Youths Will Come Out Of Circuit Breaker Completely Changed. Here’s Why.

May 19 🏆 The Two Sides of Singapore, As Seen By A Food Delivery Rider

Apr 19 🏆 What The Zaobao Forum Letter Incident Reveals About Singapore’s Echo Chambers

Mar 22 Covid-19 Makes Social Isolation Necessary, But For Vulnerable Singaporeans, It Can Be Disastrous

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