Are young Singaporeans unfilial, leading to a need for their elderly parents to work to fend for themselves?
Said Assistant Professor of Sociology Chung Wai-Keung: ?Hong Kong and Taiwan both have good welfare schemes to support the elderly. If the elderly…
Temasek says no notification from Indonesia's Supreme Court
Dr Bernard Lee, Deputy Director, Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics said that an uproar from the institutional investment community could…
Putting on hold talk about pulling the plug
Second-year law student Eef Gerard Van Emmerik wrote about persuading his mother to sign an Advanced Medical Directive when the family experienced a…
The Pupil graduates
[SMU alumna] Rebecca Lim makes her mark in showbiz nabbing Best Drama Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the regional Asian Television…
Out of the bubble, into the community
Assistant Professor Eugene Tan said involvement in grassroots and community activities ‘can help tweak the perception of foreigners treating…
Confidence in public sector shaken this year:experts
From the bumpy hosting of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to the Orchard Road floods, confidence in the public sector may have been shaken this year, …
A stepping stone to success
Arjun Bhowmik and Joseph Pham – from India and Vietnam respectively – both completed their one-year full time MBA at the Singapore…
Human capital
SMU Associate Professor Annie Koh shares her views on the importance of Human Capital and the inflow of Human capital from the west into Asia in…
Are we growing blast about bare flesh?
What’s with the blasé attitude towards nudity and acts of intimacy? Sociologists like Associate Professor Norman Li and Assistant Professor…
Integrating the newcomers ? How do we make it work?
Assistant Professor Hoon Chang Yau joins a panel to discuss about foreigners in Singapore and how they may be perceived as competition to the locals…