How it didn't work for Ashwin
He still dreams of playing professional football. But, like many Singaporean kids, he does not want to give up his studies either. SMU student Ashwin…
Making the service charge work
Mr Ho Kwon Ping, chairman of the SMU board of trustees, reflects on service standards in Singapore, pondering on what happens after a service charge…
Hedge Funds Focus On China Growth; Fundraising Remains Tough
Hedge funds are increasingly setting up in Asia to invest in the high-growth region, especially China, but even though the global economy is…
3 of 4 S'pore universities to be led by foreigners
With the appointment of Swedish professor Bertil Andersson as the next president of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), three out of four heads…
Universal justice must start from a written code of rights
[SMU law student] Sarah Liyana Yazid says that universal jurisdiction can be acceptable everywhere only if there are written universal laws and a…
NTU President Su Guaning stepping down next year
Current Provost Professor Bertil Andersson will become the first non-Asian to head NTU when he succeeds Professor Su Guaning next year, with the…
Myanmar leader 'not running in poll'
The elections on November 7, in which foreign observers and journalists will be barred, will be the country's first in two decades. Associate…
Getting to know an innovation nation
Israel's success in innovation led 34 undergraduates from Singapore Management University to investigate the socio-cultural factors behind Israeli…
Private prosecutions: Who should pay?
Associate Professor S. Chandra Mohan said that imposing costs on all unsuccessful complainants may be both unfair and undesirable because the courts…
A career switch to law
After 13 years as a producer, Mr Darren King felt his career has stagnated and has decided to take the plunge and make a mid career switch to…