03 / The journal
Writing
What I’ve been thinking about, from Singapore’s foreign policy to how students learn and work.
Selected essays
Foreign policy · September 2026
How Singapore earns room to manoeuvre
A reflection on how credibility, economic relevance and regional relationships help Singapore preserve options as US–China competition intensifies, and why public understanding matters.
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What Singapore’s transport system has to deliver
Reflections from a policy fireside chat on balancing accessible, reliable public transport with the long-term competitiveness of Singapore’s maritime and aviation sectors.
Read on LinkedInEducation policy · July 2026
Educating children for life beyond exams
A discussion on tuition, PSLE pressure and DSA raised a practical question. How can Singapore ease unhealthy competition while preserving fair assessments and meaningful pathways?
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Field notes and events
Public policy · November 2026
Inside Singapore Model Parliament 2026
Bringing The Heartland Parliament team together and defending a nuclear-skills pilot. The debate pushed us to identify who might use the capabilities, what public support could achieve and when to reconsider the approach.
Read on LinkedInTechnology · November 2026
D:NEXA 2026 with SociusFlow
Taking SociusFlow to Marina Bay Sands, discussing what we’re building and hearing how others are working with AI.
Read on LinkedInTechnology · October 2026
Singapore Technology Week with SociusFlow
Conversations with industry peers about how technology can support development across sectors.
Read on LinkedInPublic service · June 2026
A two-day REACH learning journey
Visits and discussions involving MDDI, MFA, Makino and DBS showed how public communication, diplomacy, industry and technology intersect.
Read on LinkedInRecognition · June 2026
First Runner-Up at the Singapore Youth Policy Competition
Our team proposed the Youth Digital Safety Pathways Framework to clarify who acts and what happens after a young person experiences online harm.
Read on LinkedInCommunity · May 2026
A morning of outreach in Seletar–Serangoon
Helping with a flower distribution and speaking to residents as part of a neighbourhood outreach effort.
Read on LinkedInMaritime · April 2026
Singapore Maritime Week as a business student
What I took from speaking directly with people across the maritime industry and learning how they approach their work.
Read on LinkedInEducation · March 2026
Back at Presbyterian High School as a guest speaker
Returning to my secondary school to share my transition into Singapore Polytechnic’s Common Business Programme with the Secondary 4 cohort.
Read on LinkedInSingapore history · March 2026
Visiting the Albatross Files exhibition
A guided visit that brought the documents and decisions surrounding Singapore’s separation from Malaysia into focus.
Read on LinkedInEconomic policy · January 2026
Pre-Budget 2026 Youth Conversation
Notes from the National Youth Council discussion on enterprise development, good jobs and how Singaporeans can share in economic progress.
Read on LinkedInInternational affairs · November 2025
From global developments to local consequences
Reflections from a fireside chat on geopolitical instability, political polarisation and what these developments mean for Singapore.
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A week of concerts and playing keyboard
Hearing The Philharmonic Winds and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra at the Esplanade and returning to Presbyterian High School to play keyboard at prom.
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From other writers
Shared post · June 2026
Cadence Wee on the youth online safety proposal
A teammate reflects on designing a reporting pathway that fits existing institutions and holds up during implementation.
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Tang Yan Sheng on defending our policy proposal
A teammate reflects on balancing online safety and freedom of expression and defending the proposal under questioning.
Read on LinkedInShared post · October 2025
Siang Kai Kong on social cohesion and media literacy
A peer’s reflection on a youth dialogue about social cohesion, foreign influence, mentoring and mental health.
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