SINGAPORE NIGHTCLUB RASA CHALLENGES THE UNDERGROUND/UPSCALE DIVIDE

Rasa aims to elevate Southeast Asian nightlife—but its "no fast techno" music policy has come under fire by some in the local scene

On a recent Sunday at twilight, I was lost in Singapore’s bustling business district, in search of a place to party. The city’s financial hub is one of the few neighborhoods where nightlife establishments are permitted to open late, so this was a familiar situation: many of my nights out here have begun by wandering around a maze of glossy skyscrapers a…