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…
Sin Kek Tong accuses Chiam See Tong of not contributing enough to the party; internal strife plagues SPP
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, …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Hot bods
Ashley Liew, political science and finance student at SMU, finished second (among the local participants) in both the Standard Chartered Marathon…
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…
