ASEAN leaders launch historic human rights body

Bridget Welsh, a Southeast Asia expert at SMU said the long-awaited ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) is still ?short of a…

Israeli technoentrepreneur: Singapore's IT industry lacks international experienced professionals

Speaking at the Distinguished Speaker Series, organised by the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at SMU, Dr. Gideon Tolkowsky, one of the…

Southeast Asian leaders launch new rights body

Bridget Welsh, a Southeast Asia expert at SMU, comments about the new human rights body that was launched on Friday.

Investors pulling out of Galleon Group fund

SMU Associate Professor Melvyn Teo says while some investors may redeem on their investments if they are worried about the uncertainty surrounding…

A cable car, right on your own patio

Associate Professor Jeremy Goh was one of five individuals who purchased a cable car when Mount Faber Leisure Group put up the second and third…

Galleon said to weigh sale of Asian unit amid review

Galleon Group is exploring the sale of its unit in Asia among other options after founder Raj Rajaratnam was charged last week by U.S. federal…

Koh's back on water

Koh Seng Leong, a silver medallist at both the 2006 Asian Games and 2007 SEA Games, has returned to sailing after more than a year's absence. The…

Asian summit to tackle economic crisis

Bridget Welsh, a Southeast Asia expert at the Singapore Management University, said ASEAN's newly ratified charter "provides more accountability on…

Press freedom index: S'pore 133rd

Assistant Professor Eugene Tan noted that though Singapore was in the bottom 20 percentile of the Press Freedom Index, ?what really matters is…

Cost of creating recycling culture high

In response to a question by first year SMU social science undergraduate Ng Yi Qi, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said that it will cost Singapore an…