A productivity gauge that adds value
Mr Pek Lian Guan, executive director and chief executive of Tiong Seng Holdings, spoke about the importance of differentiating between value-added…
Singapore Votes 2011
Asst Prof Eugene Tan comments on GE 2011, touching on issues such as the growing political consciousness, the younger electorate and role of new…
‘Market can go hand in hand with regulaton'
Mr Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, was the guest-of- honour at the opening of the inaugural Sim Kee Boon…
Regulatory consistency needed to avert crisis repeat
Experts have called for a global central bank and financial authority to monitor and regulate markets to help avoid a recurrence of the 2008…
Bollard Says Crisis Challenged Officials to Boost Oversight
In his speech to the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics forum yesterday, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Alan Bollard said central…
Seems it's easier for women to enter politics than the boardroom
Asst Prof Eugene Tan noted that the barriers to politics seem lower for women because political parties need to attract women candidates.
GE: Wealth gap weighing on PAP before elections
Asst Prof Eugene Tan said that a relatively poor showing at the General Election would see the PAP back to the drawing board - not just to re-examine…
Chiam See Tong banking on old ties?
Assistant Professor Eugene Tan said that PAP has been very cautious in averting all criticisms on Chiam See Tong's health condition to avoid riling…
Hot single seats
Asst Prof Eugene Tan says voters are more comfortable with the incumbent Cedric Foo, plus Steve Chia's past has not been forgotten.
Singapore voters head to the ballot box in hotly contested election
Assistant Professor Eugene Tan said that younger Singaporeans, who voice their dissent in popular internet forums, were increasingly unwilling to…