According to SMU Professor Paulin Straughan, Director of Centre for Research on Successful Ageing, Singapore has made comprehensive efforts to cope with an ageing society. Prof Straughan commented…
Lianhe Zaobao featured Yucun Village, which has now become a model for cadres across China to emulate. However, Yucun Village's successful transformation would not have been possible without Zhejiang…
(Photo: CNA/Erin Liam)SMU Assistant Professor of Sociology (Education) George Wong said standalone libraries evoke heritage and nostalgia for many. He linked current sentiment to memories of the…
On 7 July 2025, the Ministry of Social and Family Development published the Family Trends Report 2025 which found that the take-up rate for government-paid paternity leave rose from 53% in 2022, to…
In a commentary, SMU Professor of Political Science Chandran Kukathas argued that while the Trump administration frames its immigration agenda as a defence of American values like liberty and…
Illustration: CNA/Nurjannah SuhaimiSMU Assistant Professor of Sociology Liu Jiaqi noted that the rise of "super commuters" – Singaporeans who live abroad but work in Singapore – challenges…
Photo credit: ST PHOTO: TEO KAI XIANGSMU Assistant Professor of Sociology (Education) George Wong, who studies municipal issues and grassroots organisations, observed that while there is no standard…
Photo credit: DFA/file photoIn a commentary drawing on her latest book, Stuck at Home: Pandemic Immobilities in the Nation of Emigration, SMU Associate Professor of Sociology Yasmin Y. Ortiga wrote…
ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONGIn a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Philosophy Matthew Hammerton opined that "workism" – finding meaning and identity in one’s job – should not be dismissed outright.…
SMU Assistant Professor of Psychology Kenneth Tan noted that approximately 1 per cent of the population reports no sexual attraction. He emphasised that asexuality should not be "pathologised" (…
