September 2009
 

[September 2009]

  • Balloon Therapy
    SMU Tritouch ConneXion community service group's Project Balloons of Bliss capped a month of befriending and fundraising activities for children from En Community Services Society and Bethesda Care and Counselling Services Centre with three huge animal balloon sculptures and over $34,100 raised.
    SALT
  • Not just a social space
    Mr Ng Cheng Wei, an undergraduate at SMU, is one of the founding members of donicethings.org, an online social volunteerism community portal integrated with Facebook Connect to link up project organisers with volunteers and sponsors.
    SALT
  • Real life CSR
    Mr Nihal Kaviratne, former Senior Vice President of Development and Environmental Affairs for Unilever Asia, shared how his company forged a sustainable and mutually profitable relationship with the Indonesian communities it operated in. He spoke at the inaugural Banyan Tree Global Foundation distinguished lecture series held at SMU in August.
    SALT

[30 September 2009]

  • one-north cluster for talent growth
    A new Human Capital Leadership Institute will be set up by the Ministry of Manpower and SMU at Singapore Link – a hub for talent development situated at one-north, Buona Vista. The new Institute will conduct pan-Asian research on human resource challenges and offer the best training programmes on leadership and management to local and foreign participants.
    The Straits Times
  • Institute to push Asian leadership, management
    The Ministry of Manpower and Singapore Management University will be setting up an institute, with the Economic Development Board spearheading the Singapore Leadership Initiative for building Networks and Knowledge (LINK) to unite research houses, business schools and companies to focus on leadership and talent development.
    The Business Times
  • A hub to link leaders, talent
    Singapore plans to have a new hub called Singapore Link, which aims to put Singapore at the forefront of human resource management in the region. The Singapore Management University and Ministry of Manpower will also establish a Human Capital Leadership Institute, which will conduct pan-Asian research on human resource challenges.
    TODAY
  • Opening here: HR centre focusing on Asia
    The Human Capital Leadership Institute, a joint project between the Ministry of Manpower and SMU, will conduct research on HR practices across Asia and offer leadership training programmes. The Institute will be housed at the Singapore Leadership Initiative for Building Networks and Knowledge (LINK) campus.
    my paper
  • Singapore to be “home for talent”
    The Ministry of Manpower and SMU plan to establish a Human Capital Leadership Institute to conduct pan-Asian research on important human resources challenges and offer training and development programmes on leadership and management to global participants.
    Human Resources

[29 September 2009]

  • MOM, SMU to set up Human Capital Leadership Institute
    The new Human Capital Leadership Institute – set up by the Manpower Ministry and SMU – aims to be the premier institution for raising strategic human capital capabilities in Asia by conducting pan-Asian research on important human resource challenges and offer training and development programmes on leadership and management to global participants.
    Channel NewsAsia
  • MOM, SMU to set up Human Capital Leadership Institute
    Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that the Ministry of Manpower and SMU will set up a Human Capital Leadership Institute which aims to be the premier institution for raising strategic human capital capabilities in Asia.
    938LIVE

[28 September 2009]

  • Student group gives free guidance to court users
    Made up of law undergraduates from NUS and SMU, the University Court Friends is a collaborative effort between the Subordinate Courts and the two universities where they help out in the Small Claims Tribunal, the Family Court and the Criminal Registry.
    The Straits Times
  • Rote lessons worked for me
    Final year economics student Jason Zhou loves his mother tongue and is still surprised at how he can summon certain idioms and phrases when speaking with friends despite being forced to learn Chinese when he was young.
    The Straits Times
  • Blackberry Thumbs of the world, join hands
    Law freshman Eef Gerard Van Emmerik wrote about how his newfound Blackberry provides an alternate platform of connectedness that allows people to stay in close proximity despite being miles apart.
    The Straits Times

[27 September 2009]

  • Volunteering at F1
    [Final year Social Sciences student] Ephraim Loy shares how this year's Formula 1 race is different from last year's and how he feels volunteering as a marshal for the event again.
    Capital Radio 958
  • What other pageant winners say
    Clara Tan, winner of the 2007 Lee Kong Chian School of Business pageant at SMU comments on the saga surrounding Miss Singapore World 2009 winner, Ris Low.
    The New Pape    r

[26 September 2009]

  • How much is a burger worth?
    Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan noted that economic growth which prospers people is a fundamental basis of the Government's legitimacy.
    The Straits Times
  • Melding the old with the new
    Asst Law Prof Eugene Tan writes that a more inclusive approach is needed to help old and new citizens find common ground.
    TODAY

[25 September 2009]

  • Integrating expat Indians into Singapore
    The article explores opinions on the integration of expat Indians in Singapore. Mr Supriyo Sircar was speaking at the alumni association's family day which also attracted 150 participants, including the alumni of the Singapore Management University.
    The Straits Times
  • Church seeks compensation for damage
    The Orchard Road Presbyterian Church is taking the Singapore Management University to court, claiming piling works in 2002 caused cracks in one of its buildings.
    The Straits Times
  • Fresh grads, PMETs benefit from Spring plan
    Spring's executive training programme, launched in partnership with SMU, NUS and NTU, puts fresh graduates on 12-month internships, where the trainees are required to attend a classroom-based foundational training programme that will equip them with skills to work in the SMEs. 60 PMETs were placed under the Business Advisors Programme, which was undertaken in partnership with SMU and NUS.
    The Business Times
  • Executive training programme has trained 210 graduates
    Spring's executive training programme, launched in partnership with SMU, NUS and NTU, puts fresh graduates on 12-month internships, where the trainees are required to attend a classroom-based foundational training programme that will equip them with skills to work in the SMEs.
    Lianhe Zaobao

[24 September 2009]

  • Experts optimistic about Asia's role in capital markets
    Speaking at the London School of Economics (LSE)-Singapore Management University (SMU) Asia Investment Banking conference yesterday, experts said that mutual funds inflows to Asia so far this year stand at US$14 billion ($19.9 billion), and half of which went to China.
    TODAY

[23 September 2009]

  • In praise of daydreaming
    SMU Chairman Ho Kwon Ping lauds the merits of daydreaming as scientists have found that mental activities considered idle and wasteful in the past actually have profound functions.
    The Straits Times
  • Experts optimistic about Asia's role in capital markets
    ASpeaking at the London School of Economics (LSE)-Singapore Management University (SMU) Asia Investment Banking conference yesterday, experts said that mutual funds inflows to Asia so far this year stand at US$14 billion ($19.9 billion), and half of which went to China.
    Channel NewsAsia
  • The survival of old brands
    Associate Professor of Marketing Han Jin Kyung commented that old brands such as Louis Vuitton and Tiger Balm Oil remained very popular because they are able to cater to consumer's pleasures and advance with the times.
    my paper
  • Pornsak seizing the day
    SMU alumnus Pornsak credited his showbiz success to his then-mentor Assistant Professor Margaret Chan who offered him opportunities to be emcee in many university events.
    Lianhe Zaobao, zbNOW

[22 September 2009]

  • Student rides from India to Russia
    SMU second-year business management undergrad, Mr Chuah Sun Soon, rode a motorcycle from India to Russia. The 12,000 km trip took him through 14 countries – including Pakistan, Iran, Greece and several Eastern European countries – in 1½ months.
    The New Paper
  • Former FEER Editor: Appetite in Asia for Good Publications Still Huge
    Political observer and SMU assistant professor of law Eugene Tan felt that dwindling circulation numbers and the availability of various news outlets were more likely the reasons for the Far Eastern Economic Review's impending demise instead of the lawsuits in Singapore courts.
    938LIVE

[21 September 2009]

  • The reign of tweed and elbow patches
    The new celebrities of the financial crisis are ivory tower economists. SMU Economics Professor Winston Koh said Princeton don Paul Krugman, for instance, has garnered a lot of respect as his viewpoint is justified by sound analysis.
    The Business Times
  • The best of East and West
    Singapore is a popular destination for education. The local universities offer a wide range of disciplines and SMU's focus is on business and management programmes.
    The Hindu
  • Sex drugs
    Norman Li, Associate Professor of Psychology, comments on why men take sex drugs, its psychological effects and addiction.
    Channel NewsAsia

[20 September 2009]

  • Moderation of the flow of immigrant workers into Singapore
    Dr Chung Wai Keung, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Singapore Management University shares his points on the moderation of flow of immigrant workers into Singapore and the effectiveness of the National Integration Council's efforts to improve social cohesion.
    Channel NewsAsia
  • Young temple mediums vulnerable
    Dr Margaret Chan, a professor of theatrical anthropology at Singapore Management University, comments about the practice of young adults becoming Chinese mediums or tang ki.
    The Straits Times

[18 September 2009]

  • Telling mediums apart
    In response to the recent suicide pact between two youth mediums, the Taoist Federation (Singapore) plans to publish a guidebook to help believers distinguish between bogus and real mediums. SMU Assistant Professor of Theatre/Performance Studies Margaret Chan, an expert on Chinese spirit-medium worship and Chinese popular religion, said “In spirit-medium worship, there is no canon and no dogma.”
    my paper
  • Untold numbers, unregulated practice
    In her book, Tang Ki: Spirit Medium Worship, published in 2006, Assistant Professor of Theatre/Performance Studies Margaret Chan noted that the practice in China arose when peasants, disenfranchised by state religion, began tang ki or medium worship as a religion of people power.
    The Straits Times
  • The long and the short of it
    Commenting on Temasek's use of the phrase “long-term”, SMU law academic Eugene Tan said, “The reference to Temasek as a ‘long-term investor' is beginning to ring hollow… Everytime Temasek rolls out its media statements, (the phrase) is seen as a blanket term to not engage in the specifics.”
    TODAY
  • Temasek replies...
    Myrna Thomas, Managing Director of Corporate Affairs at Temasek Holdings, thanks [SMU Assistant Professor of Law] Eugene Tan for his Point of View Commentary.
    TODAY

[17 September 2009]

  • Ho still running Temasek's show, but for how long?
    The leadership issue and questions about investment strategy at Temasek still cloud sovereign wealth fund's global image. Associate Professor Melvyn Teo said it might be good to have new leadership to inject new ideas and change direction.
    Reuters
  • Knitting with $10m
    The Community Integration Fund is calling for all Singapore-registered non-profit organisations and companies to submit innovative ideas on integration activities, and if accepted, projects will get co-funding of up to 80 per cent. For Israel-born Dr Ori Sasson [Practice Assistant Professor of Information Systems], who became a citizen in 2007, the pungent winner was: Durian parties.
    TODAY

[16 September 2009]

  • Temasek to release annual report, focus is on its CEO hunt and investment strategy With the report due out today, SMU Associate Professor of Finance Melvyn Teo said it would be interesting to know what Temasek's risk management system is and how that has changed since 2008. Going forward, he adds that Temasek may increase its investments in China and in sectors which are benefitting from the recovery.
    Reuters (Mandarin version)

[15 September 2009]

  • LTA has sketched the country's bus route blueprint
    Second Minister for Transport Lim Hwee Hua says a study by SMU has found that Singaporeans are generally happy with the country's bus services. She says this shows that the basic bus services network is functioning well. The next step would be to refine this network.
    Lianhe Zaobao
  • Rong Rong
    In this story, the author takes the two main characters on a tour of the civic district. He describes the SMU campus as an open campus surrounded by greenery and beautifully blending in with the old architecture in the area.
    Lianhe Zaobao
  • Deeper look at Temasek's investment strategy
    Melvyn Teo, Associate Professor of Finance [and Director, BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre] at SMU, discusses how Temasek's investment strategy has changed following the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
    Bloomberg, part 1
  • Life after Lehman
    Associate Professor of Finance [and Director, BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre at SMU] Melvyn Teo discusses Temasek's investment strategy as it plans to sell its Chartered Semiconductor stake to Abu Dhabi.
    Bloomberg    , part 2
    Bloomberg (full interview)

[14 September 2009]

  • Oil price 'could again exceed US$100 next year'
    Mr Dominick Chirichella, co-founder of the Energy Management Institute, a commodity education and research company, predicted that a recovering global economy will cause oil to once again rise beyond US$100 by the second half of next year. He was speaking at an energy seminar organised by the International Trading Institute at SMU on Friday.
    The Straits Times
  • For mall rats, the maze just got bigger
    Eef Gerard Van Emmerik, a first year law student at SMU, comments on how mall designs can afford to be simpler and cater to both commuter and shoppers.
    The Straits Times
  • Battle of the views over Marina Bay
    Mr Aaron Hung, an adjunct lecturer for world travel and tourism at SMU, believes healthy competition from the Marina Bay Sands roof top public observation deck and the Singapore Flyer will give visitors choices between two experiences - that of being in a pod-like observation module and an immersive viewing environment.
    The Straits Times
  • Lessons from Lehman
    Associate Professor Annie Koh suggested that one key lesson from the collapse is that markets on their own are not governed by rational behaviour.
    The Business Times

[13 September 2009]

  • Men in white
    Political observer and SMU Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan commented on the PAP story.
    Channel NewsAsia
  • How come talk like dat?
    Dr Kirpal Singh, poet, literary critic and associate professor of English literature at SMU said that one of the ways Singaporeans can improve their English is “to read good and great works written in the language - from the writings and speeches of Winston Churchill to the plays of Shakespeare to the novels of Henry James to the poems of Edwin Thumboo”.
    The Straits Times

[12 September 2009]

  • Opposition group has to get its house in order
    Dr Eugene Tan, a political observer and assistant professor of law at SMU, noted that the long-standing infighting within the opposition group, the Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS), which boiled over into a street brawl last week, may cast doubts on the credentials of the opposition party alliance, the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA).
    The Straits Times
  • It's not that we don't trust you...
    Eugene Tan, Assistant Professor at the SMU School of Law, points out in his article, that by providing more information in a timely manner, policy-makers and newsmakers are better-placed to mould public opinion positively, avoid excessive defensiveness, and reinforce the commitment to good governance in the private, public and people sectors.
    TODAY

[11 September 2009]

  • Richest 40
    [SMU Chairman] and Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings Ho Kwon Ping is on the list of Singapore's top 40 richest individuals. Also on the list is [member of SMU Board of Trustees] and Executive Chairman of Raffles Medical Group, Dr Loo Choon Yong.
    The Straits Times

[10 September 2009]

  • Pledging their eternal love on 09-09-09
    Joy Lee and [SMU Information Systems graduate] Issac Lim were among couples who tied the knot on 09-09-09. 09 happened to be the pager code they shared back in the days of pagers. The Chinese word for nine, “jiu”, sounds like that of eternity.
    The Straits Times

[9 September 2009]

  • SMU scheme to foster business ideas
    SMU launched its Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) last Thursday. It welcomes anyone with a compelling innovation, even from outside the SMU community. And SMU President Howard Hunter said interest in entrepreneurship among SMU students has grown exponentially over the past few years.
    The Straits Times
  • Friends and foes under one roof
    The launch of a new book on the People's Action Party brought together Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and his former political rivals. Former PAP MP [and SMU Economics Professor] Augustine Tan, who stepped down in 1991, described the gathering as a unique event.
    The Straits Times
  • Mark 9/9/09 by giving blood today
    Volunteers from Red Cross set up a mobile blood donation station at SMU on September 9 to allow the working public to come forth to give blood.
    my paper

[8 September 2009]

  • Back to school in Singapore
    Myles Yaksich, a third year commerce student at the DeGroote School of Business, writes about his international exchange experience at the Singapore Management University.
    McMaster University Daily News
  • Widening cracks found in historic cathedral
    The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is noticing 'quite a good number of cracks' after the LTA began construction work on the MRT Circle Line around 2003. Earlier, the SMU also started building work on its new campus next door. An SMU spokesman added that it wishes to stress our desire to be good neighbours with our fellow residents, and sincerely hope the matter may soon be resolved.
    The Straits Times
  • Service squads deployed to test for good service
    The second phase Gems Up movement is supported by several agencies – SPRING Singapore, Singapore Tourism Board, Singapore Workforce Development Agency, the Institute of Service Excellence at SMU and the National Trades Union Congress.
    Lianhe Zaobao

[7 September 2009]

[6 September 2009]

  • Using tweets to know road conditions
    LTA has entered into a collaboration with local universities including SMU to conduct technological and innovation research for Singapore Urban Transport Solutions.
    Lianhe Zaobao

[5 September 2009]

  • Overseas Chinese influence on trade
    SMU Deputy President Professor Tan Chin Tiong, who is one of the co-authors of New Asian Emperors, talks about how he came to work on his new tome with his fellow authors, Professor George T Haley and Usha Haley.
    The Star
  • The 'Chip' on S'pore's shoulders
    Mr Charles 'Chip' Goodyear has bid farewell to Temasek Holdings but Singaporeans are still interested in the issue. SMU Assistant Law Prof Eugene Tan is among political observers and analysts who believe the Government could have avoided any such backlash by being less opaque.
    The Straits Times
  • Volunteer's motive was to meet girls
    An active volunteer, SMU Accountancy student Benjamin Loh shared that he had started volunteering to meet girls, but the Life Coach has found himself drawn to social service that he hopes to carve out a career as a consultant to non-profit organisations.
    The Straits Times

[4 September 2009]

  • Masterclass By Thomas Hecht
    Head of piano studies at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Dr Thomas Hecht, conducts a piano workshop tomorrow as part of SMU Ivory Key's piano festival Klaviesta.
    The Straits Times
  • A shot in the arm for innovation
    Would-be student entrepreneurs at the Singapore Management University got a giant helping hand yesterday when the university launched its latest venture – the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE).
    TODAY
  • SMU IIE to help translate ideas into products
    Through the newly launched SMU Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, budding entrepreneurs can translate their innovative ideas into commercial products and services and expand their network. It is open not only to SMU students but to anyone with a compelling innovation.
    Lianhe Zaobao

[3 September 2009]

  • Singapore launches new institute to foster entrepreneurship
    In a bid to create a conducive environment for start-ups, Singapore on Thursday opened the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE). Singapore's Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Manpower Lee Yi Shyan, in declaring the institute open at the Singapore Management University, said Singapore's next phase of economic development will have to be driven by knowledge and innovation.
    Xinhua News Agency
  • SMU names new dean of business school
    SMU unveiled Professor Howard Thomas – who has headed Warwick Business School and the business school of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – as the new dean of its Lee Kong Chian School of Business from January 2010.
    The Straits Times
  • SMU business school lands Howard Thomas
    Professor Howard Thomas will leave his current post as dean of the Warwick Business School in the United Kingdom after nearly ten years at the helm, to begin a five-year term as Dean of the Lee Kong Chian School of Business from next January.
    The Business Times
  • Dean of the Warwick Business School to head SMU business school in January
    Dean of the Warwick Business School Professor Howard Thomas will take up the post of Dean at SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business from January. At the news conference, Prof Thomas pointed out that while SMU already has world-class facilities, his role is to take the School to a higher level, to make it a top school in the region and a top-ranked school internationally.
    Lianhe Zaobao
  • To nurture a ‘thought leader'
    New dean Professor Howard Thomas plans to take the Lee Kong Chian School of Business further in an increasingly competitive landscape, building it up to be a thought leader in research.
    TODAY

[2 September 2009]

  • Boost for leadership
    The Lien Centre for Social Innovation at the Singapore Management University announced a new programme to develop the management and leadership capabilities of leaders, senior executives and key administrators in the non-profit sector.
    TODAY
  • Course for staff of non-profit group
    SMU's Lien Centre for Social Innovation announced a new programme to develop the management and leadership capabilities of leaders, senior executives and key administrators in the non-profit sector.
    my paper
  • DBS appoints Piyush Gupta as CEO
    The 27-year veteran banker is a seasoned Asia hand with broad-based experience. He currently serves on the Board of the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at the Singapore Management University.
    Electronic News Publishing
    Xin Daily

[1 September 2009]

  • English literature in Singapore
    LTA has entered into a collboration with local universities including SMU to conduct technological and innovation research for Singapore Urban Transport Solutions.
    938LIVE
  • A mostly wait-and-see attitude towards incoming govt
    Assistant Professor of Economics Tomoki Fujii of SMU commented that it is hard to tell whether the DPJ win is good at the moment because the key factor for the DPJ to manage the country well is whether they can cope with the kasumigaseki.
    The Straits Times
  • Two new presidents, one mission
    SMU Associate Professor of Finance Melvyn Teo said “coming on the back of poorer performance last year and the reshuffling in management positions, these presidents will tap on local information and build networks; hopefully that will translate to better performance.”
    TODAY

 

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