Mynah magazine is interested in the Singaporean stories that have yet to be told: those that lie forgotten at void decks, unnoticed in your phone’s camera roll and stashed away in parts of the city that our transit lines still can’t reach. We don’t set out to subvert, but we’re not opposed to subversion by accident. Above all, we want to help you tell authentic stories that you can’t wait to share because they’ll dust off another facet of what this country is about.

We have a passion for print—stories that you can hold in your hands and savour more and more with time. But, hey, we also know that we’re living in the digital age. So here is where we publish our stories on the internet. With editors’ cuts, hyperlinks galore, web exclusive stories, and accompanying audio and visuals, we hope this space becomes one of conversation where you can speak back to us and the stories that come out of this island.

Mynah magazine uses ISSN barcodes from Barcodes SG.

Mynah Issue 3

Available at the following stores:
The Moon, Books Actually, Localbooks, Basheer Graphic Books

3 Recipes for the Singapore Sling
by Joel Tan

In Conversation:
Amanda Lee Koe & Jeremy Tiang
Facilitated by Kirsten Tan

For Whom My Language Translates
by Syafiqah Jaaffar

Red Scarves & Yellow Helmets
by Natalie Christian Tan

Domestic Other:
Trust, Power & Foreign Domestic Labour in Singapore
by Rachel Yin

Mee Zhng: Instant Noodle Recipes

Island Talk (But Whose Island?):
The Settler Coloniality of Singlish & Hawaiian Pidgin in Popular Culture
by Faris Joraimi, Makana Kushi, Gregory Ng Yong He

The Final Shot

On Gardens
by Isabelle Lim