SOAP Award Recipients

Jun 16

Jun 16 🏆 Wearables and Privacy

Edwin Lau

Winner 🏆 (Commentary), Jun

Written by Hallam Stevens and Monamie Bhadra Haines

Jun 13

Jun 13 🏆COVID-19 social media vigilantes: A valid or harmful way of dealing with rule breakers?

Edwin Lau

Winner 🏆 (Story), Jun

Written by Aqil Haziq Mahmud

Jun 13

Jun 13 Seafarers rejected at ports, stranded at sea, tell of physical and mental exhaustion

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Story), Jun

Written by Nabilah Awang,

Jun 13

Jun 13 How S'pore can achieve a 'Gold Standard' in tackling Covid-19: A comic by graphic artist Sonny Liew

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Visual), Jun

Written by Sonny Liew

Jun 13

Jun 13 The Big Read: Undervalued and underpaid, Singapore’s essential services workers deserve better

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Story), Jun

Written by Janice Lim and Yong Jun Yuan

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 11

Jun 11 More than dormitory space: A chance for reform

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Commentary), Jun

Written by John Gee

Jun 10

Jun 10 🏆 SAF officer captures photos & stories from frontlines of fighting Covid-19 in S'pore's dorms

Edwin Lau

Winner 🏆 (Visual), Jun

Photographed by Alex Chua
Written by Jane Zhang

Jun 9

Jun 9 I support all parties. The bigger the better.

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Visual), Jul

Illustrated by semiseriousck

Jun 6

Jun 6 Can S'pore reduce grass cutting to allow more butterflies & other pollinators to thrive?

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Commentary), Jun

Written by SK Khew

Jun 5

Jun 5 5ircuit 6reaker

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Visual), Jun

Photographed by AikBeng Chia

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 Singapore NGOs call for rethink of migrant workers’ salaries, health care and recruitment fees

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Story), May

Improving housing conditions for migrant workers shouldn’t be the only concern – bigger challenges existed well before the current pandemic.

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 31

May 31 Singapore switches off — A "circuit breaker" comes on

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Visual), May

In a country where business and busy-ness is ubiquitous, the concept of empty spaces seems alien - one that has taken Singaporeans some time to adjust to.

May 28

May 28 Covid-19 pandemic shows children's well-being and success depend on more than just what happens in school

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Commentary), May

Home-based learning during the pandemic shows up how inequality affects children outside school, where some face poverty, jobless parents and domestic violence.

May 19

May 19 Outdoors and exposed: More beds provided for homeless during circuit breaker, but some still sleeping rough

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Story), May

For many Singaporeans, the directives to stay home, wash their hands regularly and wear a mask when outside

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

May 13

May 13 Rev Samuel Gift Stephen: “They are my brothers” (Part 2)

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Story), May

Reverend Samuel Gift Stephen leaves his Yishun home each day at 9am, going dormitory to dormitory to keep track of what workers need.

May 10

May 10 Boots for the Walk, Not Just the Talk (Part 1)

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Story), May

Two yellow wellingtons on Reverend Samuel Gift Stephen’s T-shirt are a reminder to walk a mile in the shoes of labourers in shipyards and construction.

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Jun 16 🏆 Wearables and Privacy

Jun 13 🏆COVID-19 social media vigilantes: A valid or harmful way of dealing with rule breakers?

Jun 13 Seafarers rejected at ports, stranded at sea, tell of physical and mental exhaustion

Jun 13 How S'pore can achieve a 'Gold Standard' in tackling Covid-19: A comic by graphic artist Sonny Liew

Jun 13 The Big Read: Undervalued and underpaid, Singapore’s essential services workers deserve better

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

Jun 11 More than dormitory space: A chance for reform

Jun 10 🏆 SAF officer captures photos & stories from frontlines of fighting Covid-19 in S'pore's dorms

Jun 9 I support all parties. The bigger the better.

Jun 6 Can S'pore reduce grass cutting to allow more butterflies & other pollinators to thrive?

Jun 5 5ircuit 6reaker

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

May 31 Singapore NGOs call for rethink of migrant workers’ salaries, health care and recruitment fees

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

May 31 Singapore switches off — A "circuit breaker" comes on

May 28 Covid-19 pandemic shows children's well-being and success depend on more than just what happens in school

May 19 Outdoors and exposed: More beds provided for homeless during circuit breaker, but some still sleeping rough

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

May 13 Rev Samuel Gift Stephen: “They are my brothers” (Part 2)

May 10 Boots for the Walk, Not Just the Talk (Part 1)

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