Green supply chain push
SMU and DHL are jointly launching the Green Transformation Lab, a sustainable logistics research and development centre to be based at SMU. “As one…
Spreading the word
Director of the Wee Kim Wee Centre at SMU and Associate Professor of English Literature Kirpal Singh wanted to spread the word on Writing Ventures’…
Million-$ gifts from the heart
"I never think about how much, I just give," said Mrs Wong Kwok Leong. Earlier this month, she gave $1.6 million to a new student wellness centre at…
Disclaimers of no use if cartoonist is charged
If local cartoonist Leslie Chew, who is being investigated for sedition over his "racially insensitive'' cartoons, is charged, the disclaimers that…
Participants want 'more home, less asset'
On Thursday’s session of Our Singapore Conversation (OSC) dialogue on housing, which focused on home ownership, most of the Singaporeans who gathered…
Entry-level pay stagnating because of inflation: Experts
Rising prices, more so than competition from foreigners, are to blame for starting salaries flatlining in recent years, said economists and human…
Lengthy retirement has its price in Singapore; Costs continue to go up for the people who have longest life expectancies, global survey shows
On how the Singapore Government would help the ageing population, SMU Assistant Professor of Law and NMP Eugene Tan said that the ruling People's…
Now charities too can 'chope' lunch for needy
The former president of the SMU Initiatives for Social Enterprise club Ms Jessie Choo first came up with the scheme to chope lunches for the needy.…
The significance of free MRT rides
The one-year trial of a free pre-peak MRT travel scheme has sparked much debate since its announcement. While some thought that such a scheme marked…
All get a shot at success
Chairman of the SMU Board of Trustees Ho Kwon Ping suggested a radical set of educational reforms, in response to Deputy Prime Minister Tharman…