Zainul Abidin: no plans to run for president
Assistant Professor Eugene Tan said that grounds may not be favourable for former MP Zainul Abidin to run for president because he is a losing PAP…
Some measures to overcome shortage, high resale prices
Political observer and law lecturer Eugene Tan suggested taxing permanent residents who make a profit from selling their HDB flats as a way to…
Trend of wikipedia teaching in classrooms
Adept in using wikipedia as a teaching tool, Assistant Professor Michael Netzley would require his students doing Asia digital media to set up a wiki…
Making lemonade – it's not too late to start planning after retirement
Professor (Education) Benedict Koh, who is Director of the Centre for Silver Security under the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics, note…
New Findings in Financial Economics
Assoc Prof Mitchell Warachka and his team has found that the disparity between long-term and short-term analyst forecasted earnings growth is a…
PAP MPs surprised Dr Tan might run for President
News that Tan Cheng Bock has declared his intention to run for President caught several PAP MPs off guard. Political watcher [and SMU Asst Prof]…
A shelter, a bulwark
Former Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew's legacy for quality, affordable housing lives on. Economist, Prof Phang Sock Yong, interim dean at SMU's…
Reversal of a 20 year rule: MPs may now rent office space in void decks to conduct Meet-the-People sessions
Asst Prof Eugene Tan believes that this move could assuage the anger that people have felt towards the unfair treatment of opposition MPs.
Lim Wee Kiak apologised for inappropriate example given
On MP Lim Wee Kiak's public gaffe on ministerial salaries, Assistant Professor Eugene Tan believes it was not intentionally offensive but a case of…
Suggestions to cool market, up supply
Political observer and law lecturer Eugene Tan commented that while HDB's methodology for calculating new flat prices has worked well, it may be out…