Author Archives: Sheryn Lee

Goodbye Singapore, and thanks for all the fish!

Posted on July 27, 2011 by 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 →

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Top Ten Reasons Why Terrorists Will Never Succeed in Attacking Malaysia

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Sheryn Lee

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 →

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A slow news week

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Sheryn Lee

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 →

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Protesting the protest?

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Sheryn Lee

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 →

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Things You Can’t Unsee

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Sheryn Lee

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 →

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Happy belated Singaporean Armed Forces Day

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Sheryn Lee

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 →

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And a shameless plug …

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Sheryn Lee

… 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!

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Singapore’s Maids

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Sheryn Lee

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 →

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How to do research in Strategic Studies

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Sheryn Lee

Thailand, 19 June 2011 So occasionally in this discipline you get to have some fun and learn life-long skills: M4

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Misrepresentations of Singaporeans

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Sheryn Lee

Singapore, 15 June 2011 This is probably the strangest depiction of Singaporeans, and Asians in general, I have seen in a long time.

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