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By Audrey Wan, Kanupriya Kapoor, and Ishika Mookerjee

December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM UTC

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This week, Audrey Wan rounds up the stories that captured our readers’ attention in 2025. Kanupriya Kapoor brings you inside an exhibition on Singapore’s separation from Malaysia, and Ishika Mookerjee checks out Jigger & Pony’s new Japan-inspired cocktail bar.