75% of Chinese bus drivers are now union members

SMU Assistant Professor of Law and NMP Eugene Tan questioned the purpose of detaining the 29 foreign bus drivers who participated in the illegal…

Malaysia’s cheap land lays ground for deeper engagement with Singapore

With rising costs hitting Singaporean companies and residents hard, the development of new residential and corporate space in Iskandar would benefit…

SMU hosts inaugural Service Learning Symposium

[Minister Chan interacting with students and teachers at the Service Learning Symposium 2013.] About 300 students and teachers gathered at the…

Singapore eyes Malaysia for cheaper living

With rising costs hitting Singaporean companies and residents hard, the development of new residential and corporate space in Iskandar would benefit…

Residents offer ideas galore on health and fitness

Roll out longer opening hours in school gyms, subsidise scuba diving lessons and build more fitness stations. These were some of the suggestions made…

Population priorities and perceptions

SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan discussed the strong public reactions to the Population White Paper and the Land Use…

Indonesian Trade Minister optimistic about country’s economic prospects

“By the end of last year, Indonesia’s per capita GDP was about US$4,000… if we were to extrapolate the economy until the end of SBY’s (referring to…

Population priorities and perceptions

SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan discussed the strong public reactions to the Population White Paper and the Land Use…

The care of grandparents and grandchildren must not be a burden

A social and financial effect would be brought about when children are being taken care of by their grandparents. For example, people would assume…

S'pore rich more risk-averse, but expect high returns: Poll

Wealthy investors here are more risk-averse and have the lowest level of portfolio diversification than those in Hong Kong and Switzerland, yet they…