Author Archives: Sheryn Lee
Singapore, 27 July 2011 Today is my last day at the IISS-Asia office and to commemorate the past four months, I put together this ode: Thank you to everyone in Singapore who are now making it so hard to leave … Continue reading
Singapore, 21 July 2011 This list is still making me laugh (h/t: Jian). If you have been to Malaysia before, please enjoy, if you haven’t had the chance, here’s ten reasons to visit: 1. Terrorist decides to blow up … Continue reading
Singapore, 19 July 2011 Sadly, this is my second-last post for the Singapore Diaries blog. More sadly, this is my second-last week in Singapore. Even more sadly, this has been the slowest news week I have experienced in Singapore. In … Continue reading
Singapore, 12 July 2011 This weekend I was in Kuala Lumpur to have a ‘looksie’ at the Bersih 2.0 or the ‘Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections’ rally. (Great photograph-timeline of the event here). Frankly speaking, I think the backpackers … Continue reading
Singapore, 6 July 2011 So the Singaporean elite are huge fans of popular culture. If you are a fan of Lady Gaga please don’t watch this, if you are a fan of Singapore politics, enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoExTn7PC2E (apologies for the external … Continue reading
Singapore, 2 July 2011 As a keen follower of the Miss Universe pageant, I was sorely disappointed when I realised my flat had no cable television. Fortunately for me, yesterday was Singaporean Armed Forces Day, an annual event held on … Continue reading
… to my latest article for East Asia Forum and Pnyx on the tenth IISS’ Shangri-La Dialogue and whether the region’s defence dialogues are adequately addressing traditional strategic challenges and shifting power dynamics. Thanks for reading!
Singapore, 27 June 2011 So when I first arrived in Singapore, the talk of the town was a photograph taken off everyone’s-favourite-intelligence-service, Facebook, showing a national serviceman making his maid carry his backpack, with a caption, ‘Why we need foreign … Continue reading
Thailand, 19 June 2011 So occasionally in this discipline you get to have some fun and learn life-long skills: M4
Singapore, 15 June 2011 This is probably the strangest depiction of Singaporeans, and Asians in general, I have seen in a long time.