Median household income up last year
The Department of Statistics' Key Household Income Trends 2012 report showed that while the median household income from work has gone up from $7,040…
KL-Singapore rail: Both countries gain
Mohd Azahar discussed how the high-speed rail (HSR) link between Singapore and Malaysia would benefit both countries. He cited SMU Assistant…
NUS first local varsity to offer free online courses
NUS will be the first university here to hop onto the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) bandwagon — a move the two other local universities told…
Why it’s a high-speed game changer
SMU Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan said that the agreement to build a high-speed rail (HSR) link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore marks a…
Ditching work friends could be the best career move
When starting a new job it is only natural to bond with people who share a similar background with you. But don't get too comfortable: sticking with…
Median household income growth moderated in 2012
Singaporean households earned more from work last year compared to the year before, but wage growth moderated, with bottom earners being the hardest…
More Indonesians become citizens
More Indonesians have become Singapore citizens in the past two years, reversing a previous decline, according to the records of Indonesia's embassy…
Sustaining social mobility
Soon Sze Meng discussed the importance of sustaining social mobility in Singapore. He noted that investing in sustaining social mobility…
A flawed sense of entitlement
SMU final-year law student Dickson Lee commented that a strong sense of self-entitlement based on inherited talents or even birthright should be…
Busting myths about welfare states
SMU Adjunct Professor Joergen Oerstroem Moeller pointed out that four Nordic countries, with Denmark in the lead, are showing that the social welfare…