Masked marauder in the midst
Reporter went on a holiday in Britain and France, wore N95 masks, ended up the receiving end of jeers and jibes and became sympathetic towards the…
Overgrown Orchard
Practice Associate Professor Seshan Ramaswami commented that one big difference in Singapore is the big influx of foreigners here for short-term…
Excess stock 'not due to bad planning'
Assistant Professor Peter De Maeyer commented that retailers have to deal with the ?feed-forward loop? phenomenon which encourages consumers to…
800 people bare their soles for needy kids
Bare Your Sole 2009 ? Singapore 's first mass barefoot walk ? is organised by Habitat for Humanity, SMU and Victoria Junior College to aid needy…
Grads exploit 'loophole' for discounts
SMU does not retract matriculation cards of students who have graduated as most like to have it as a keepsake.
Using scents to earn more dollars
Assistant Professor of Marketing Jane Wang said there is limited research on the effect of sensory branding on consumer choice but the use of sensory…
The original little Nonya
In this review of Stella Kon's Emily of Emerald Hill , Singapore thespian [SMU Practice Assistant Professor of Theatre/Performance Studies] Margaret…
The next 50 years ? Will Singaporeans be judged by a different yardstick?
SMU law academic Eugene Tan felt that ?to have national pride and success that stems primarily from economic prosperity would mean that we run the…
The next 50 years ? The key to growth in the years ahead: services
SMU economics don David Chor pointed out that it was questionable whether Singapore can sustain a real GDP growth rate of about 6.5 per cent over the…
The next 50 years ? How governance could evolve
For SMU Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan, what the recent Association of Women for Action and Research leadership tussle threw up was the fact…
