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Naimah Talib

Naimah Talib is a social science researcher. In 2012 she worked in Beeng Darat island as a teacher with an education NGO, Teaches Indonesia Movement.
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Siska Limbengpiah

Siska Limbengpiah was born in Miulu, Sangihe and raised in Beeng Darat island. She works as a primary school teacher in Beeng Darat island, Sangihe.

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The Substation and the Control of the Arts in Singapore

T. Sasitharan, former Artistic Director of The Substation (1996-2000) talks about its controversial eviction and impending closure, and broader problems with how the arts are controlled, funded, and censored in Singapore (to the country's impoverishment).
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