Raising productivity in the construction sector
Singapore's construction sector productivity is half that of Australia and one-third of Japan. SMU Assoc Prof Annie Koh explains that Japan has…
S'pore students give thumbs up
Chew Zi Yi and Ephraim Lin, two SMU students who participated in the 8 th Business Study Mission to the Middle East (BSM ME) module in December 2010…
Singapore moves up 28 places in gender gap ranking
At the second annual “Women in the Community: Sustaining Change†conference organised by SMU, Second Finance Minister Lim Hwee Hua said…
Singapore makes big improvement in closing gender gap
Speaking at SMU's “Women in the Community: Sustaining Change†conference, Second Finance Minister Lim Hwee Hua noted that notwithstanding…
Childcare demand
Assistant Professor Ding Qing commented that some parents would tend to flock to higher-end and expensive childcare centres, sparking a higher demand…
Reform Party leader refutes members' claims
On the recent disputes reported within opposition parties, SMU Assistant Professor Eugene Tan said that the dispute within the Reform Party comes as…
Singapore to improve its productivity
Associate Professor Annie Koh commented on what Singapore should do to improve its productivity in comparison to places like Hong Kong.
Nine members leave Reform Party
Assistant Professor Eugene Tan comments on the en masse resignation of nine opposition Reform Party members and suggests that there are deep issues…
60 likely opposition candidates to be fielded
Taking a leaf from the 2006 general elections, Assistant Professor Eugene Tan observed that the votes scored by the losing opposition parties in the…
So our daughters may walk alongside
Claire Chiang, chairperson of the Shirin Fozdar Trust Fund, shares her views on how she has been inspired by the work and life of two feminist…
