Poet, playwright and winner of the Singapore Literature Prize last year for his poetry anthology Last Boy, Ng Yi-Sheng has been dropped by the Ministry of Education as a mentor in the Creative Arts Programme one month into his mentorship.
For the first time in almost 10 years, the controversial subject of gay sexuality education in Singapore schools was discussed in a talk show on Tuesday night. Columnist and veteran gay activist Alex Au compares the past and present, and sees a "positive difference".