Very good web storytelling about the hawker centre signage and typography in Singapore
https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2025/09/singapore-hawker-signs/index.html
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A few brave Singaporeans unfurled this banner in front of the iconic Marina Bay Sands, in a country where any public protest is illegal without prior approval and approved protests are only allowed at one park (and the authorities already said all registered protest applications relating to Gaza will be denied)
If they were foreigners they would almost certainly be deported. As citizens they’ll definitely see some legal action
https://www.wethecitizens.net/here-comes-the-wong-administration/
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I want to make a vegan kaya and call it ‘kayak kaya’ (like kaya)
My multilingual food puns have to go somewhere so hello #tootsea
Since it’s hungry ghost festival this weekend:
(Burning paper effigies of stuff you want your dead relatives to have is a very common Taoist practice. I was really tickled to see that they have a Covid vaccine paper effigy, too)
(Story from 2021)
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TIL there are only 3 entries in "Singapore lesbians' on Wikipedia, and I am one of them
Duterte arrested in Manila. I needed to see evidence that autocrats can fall.
https://apnews.com/article/rodrigo-duterte-manila-philippines-icc-9b9d08b8832b43282db53418535fb245
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With this plugin you can enable South and Southeast Asian scripts for OpenStreetMaps rendered in Web GL
Scripts supported: Bengali, Devanagari, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Kannada, Khmer, Malayalam, Myanmar, Oriya, Tamil, and Telugu
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Basically every political party that said ‘tariffs won’t really impact us / it’s no big deal / someone else will take care of that’ got their asses handed to them by Singapore voters, who are incredibly conscious of being from a place that is entirely about global trade. Ups and downs of global trade impact lives and jobs very quickly there.
It also sounds shocking out of touch and dismissive.
Trade is so important to us that even the aunties at the local coffee shop know the exchange rate of SGD to a few major world currencies.
Anyone who still believes our elections are only about domestic policies probably doesn’t believe it anymore.
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Yay! Another story for Smile is out!
Kindly click the link again if the first time doesn't bring you to the actual story. (I've already alerted the editor about this hiccup.)
"Try These Unusual Travel Ideas When You’re in Metro Manila"
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Direct flights from Manila to Delhi start on October 1.
Air India's service will operate 5 days a week—Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday—using the Airbus A321neo aircraft with business class, premium economy, and economy classes. Bookings of the flight of around 6.5 hours are now open.
#India #Travel #Asian #Delhi #Manila #Philippines #TootSEA #Tourism #Flights #AirIndia
Most viewed Filipino celebrity on #TikTok, BINI
#Bini 50 billion views
#ViceGanda 20.1
#KathrynBernardo 12.9
#BiniMikha 12.6
#SB19 12.5
#FrancineDiaz 10.2
#DanielPadilla & #BelleMariano 9.8
#DonnyPangilinan 9.5
#AndreaBrillantes 8.4
Nike says #Trump tariff war cost it $1bn
#Indonesia, #Vietnam and #China manufactured 95% of its footwear.
#Tariffs of up to 60% has been imposed on them.
« #Nike reported its worst quarterly earnings in more than three years, as revenues slumped 12% to $11.1bn in the three months to the end of May. » #tootsea
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/27/nike-says-trump-tariff-war-could-cost-it-1bn
Filipino netizens were quick to criticize girl group BINI for their genuine reactions to Filipino snacks in a YouTube video.
"Telling BINI to eat like Filipinos, then shaming them for flinching, is cultural policing dressed up as patriotism."
#Philippines #Asian #Bini #Food #Culture #Filipino #TootSEA #Celebrities #Language #SocialMedia
https://www.walphs.com/2025/07/bini-filipino-snack-backlash.html