Wanted: Bus Drivers

Authors
Lee Jian Xuan, Malcolm Koh Sheng Wei, Teo Hee Boon Natalie & Wong Kang Wei

Supervisor
Ms Hedwig Alfred

Year
2013

Abstract
Taking the bus in Singapore is a daily ritual for many. Accustomed to a world-class
transport system, we expect our rides to be smooth and swift, with minimum fuss
and maximum comfort. But of late, Singapore’s public transport system has been
bursting at the seams, with breakdowns and delays becoming commonplace. As
a result, frontline transport workers like bus drivers have often become unwitting
punching bags for irate passengers. This project takes up the perspective of bus
drivers in Singapore, to explore the challenges that they face in their line of work. It
attempts to find out how bus drivers are recruited and trained to drive on our roads,
and the severity of the bus driver shortage.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52576

From the Shadows

Authors
Bhavan Jaipragas & Ng Jun Sen

Supervisor
Assoc Prof Cherian George

Year
2013

Abstract
Borne out of six months of field work in peninsula Malaysia, From the Shadows is an
illustrated feature-writing project about the lives of Malaysia’s marginalised ethnic
Indian community, and their likely impact on the country’s 13th general election in
May 2013. The project was published a few days ahead of the landmark polls, and it
was picked up by news media outlets in Singapore and Malaysia.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52931

Myanmar: In Our Midst

Author
Wallace Woon Shih Leong

Supervisor
Mr Tay Kay Chin

Year
2013

Abstract
Myanmar: In Our Midst is a photojournalism project that seeks to shed light upon
the Burmese population in Singapore through a series of profiles of Burmese in
Singapore from diverse backgrounds – students, migrant workers, permanent
residents and Burmese Singaporeans. Given the recent developments in Myanmar,
this project is an attempt to answer the question of whether these Burmese will
now return home, given that they have lived, worked and grown up here for over
half a century.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52926

Fabric of a Family: Alternative Families in Singapore

Authors
Goh Chay Teng & Quah Dai Wei

Supervisor
Mr Tay Kay Chin

Year
2013

Abstract
This photojournalism project documents the lives of various types of families in
Singapore. The Singapore government has made no secret of what it considers to
be the ideal Singaporean family. There are no official statistics but the occurrence of
a ‘normal’ family as defined by the government has decreased in recent years. But
just because these families deviate from the government’s definition of family does
not make them any less of one.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52571