S.Korea's Twitter generation may give liberals upset win
South Korea has the world's second largest blogging community after China. Twitter use in South Korea is twice the world average, according to a…
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SMU Assistant Professor of Sociology Bussarawan Puk Teerawichitchainan said that the rise in online dating is not surprising, considering how much…
Going native
SMU undergraduate Beatriz Naguiat discussed the struggles she went through becoming a Singapore citizen at age 15. She was made to transfer from an…
SMU team teaches students to be Internet savvy
A programme developed by seven SMU students for a university project about online safety has attracted interest from the Ministry of Education,…
All set to take South Australia
It is ready, set, go for the five pairs of finalists of the Life! Takes You Places travel contest. They will fly to Adelaide on Monday to explore…
Nail spas with a difference ? Thumbelina Nail Lounge
Tucked away on the second storey of a shophouse next to Coronation Plaza, Thumbelina is a homely nail salon with a rustic feel. Opened in February by…
Covered Bonds
Dr Bernard Lee, CEO, HedgeSPA Research Fellow, ITI@SMU said that covered bonds give the banks an opportunity to recycle their capital. However they…
Framework to get civil servants to watch financials dropped
SMU Associate Professor of Finance Annie Koh pointed out the difficulty in measuring outcomes using the Net Economic Value (NEV) approach, especially…
US presidential race
SMU Professor of Law Howard Hunter shared his views on the US presidential race. He commented on the present state of the Republican race in the…
Board independence in the spotlight
SMU Associate Professor Themin Suwardy shared his views on the Corporate Governance Council's proposed changes in a corporate ethics code. He said…
