Investors at unis steer clear of CFDs
With MF Global in trouble, those who have accounts with the brokerage firm are feeling the heat. A check with the investment clubs of the three local…
What we want from foreign students
Owen Yeo a third-year social sciences student at the Singapore Management University said that ideally, any education system should be designed in…
Seeing old buildings with new eyes
Eef Gerard Van Emmerik, a third-year law student at the Singapore Management University who is currently on an exchange programme at the University…
The past and present of a cultural extravaganza
Lianhe Zaobao columnist Han Shanyuan observed that the attendance at the biennial Singapore Writers Festival held at SMU, one of the venues for this…
Trust and the commitment to fairness
Assistant Professor Eugene Tan writes that tripartism has given us years of industrial peace and prosperity in Singapore, but warns that trust must…
SMU's clean toilet campaigned named ‘Don't' Eat Shit' draws strong criticism from netizens
SMU students ran a campaign for clean toilets, with the objective to improve the conditions of toilets in hawker centres and coffee shops. They…
Festival's a bestseller
The recent Singapore Writers Festival was given a big thumbs up and one of the festival's strengths was its buzzy and central venue, which spread out…
The English and Chinese are the most hardworking; USA has the most workaholics; Thais are vacation seekers; Malaysians lag behind
Commenting on the trend that more Singapore professionals are not able to clear their annual leave, Associate Professor Tan Hwee Hoon said that…
Highs and lows
The Singapore Writers Festival brought about some bouquets of events which included book signings and meet-the-author sessions held for the first…
Chua Thian Poh donates S$5 million to NUS to groom young community leaders
Chinese community leader Chua Thian Poh donated S$5 million to NUS to set up the Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Programme to be rolled out at…