This reflective essay is based on the third session titled “Consensus/Contest” from the Singapore Perspectives Conference 2014.   Proposer: Professor Kishore Mahbubani Dean and Professor in the Practice of Public Policy Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Opposer: Professor Chua Beng Huat Department of Sociology Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences National University of […]

This reflective essay is based on the second panel session titled “Living with New Differences” from the Singapore Perspectives Conference 2014.   Speakers: Ms Sim Ann Minister of State Ministry of Education & Ministry of Communications and Information Professor David Chan Lee Kuan Yew Fellow & Professor of Psychology Director, Behavioural Sciences Institute Singapore Management […]

This reflective essay is based on the second panel session titled “Living with New Differences” from the Singapore Perspectives Conference 2014. Speakers: Ms Sim Ann Minister of State Ministry of Education & Ministry of Communications and Information Professor David Chan Lee Kuan Yew Fellow & Professor of Psychology Director, Behavioural Sciences Institute Singapore Management University […]

This reflective essay is based on the first panel session titled “From Differences, Unity” from the Singapore Perspectives Conference 2014.   Speakers: Associate Professor Kwok Kian Woon Associate Provost (Student Life), President’s Office Division of Sociology School of Humanities and Social Sciences Nanyang Technological University Dr Leslie Teo Managing Director Chief Economist and Director of […]

January 2014 will be remembered for the unfortunate series of incidents that culminated in the self-expulsion of British expatriate Anton Casey. Casey’s online posts of what seemed like personal snapshots – his son travelling on the MRT and another of his son in his luxury car – with inappropriate captions brought him instant ignominy. The […]

Exactly 195 years ago today, Stamford Raffles first stepped foot on Singapore. In the two centuries since, we have had quite a few disturbances, most recently the riot in Little India. But if I were to ask you, which was the worst riot in modern Singapore’s history, what would be your answer? The 1964 Chinese-Malay […]

This reflective essay is based on the first panel session titled “From Differences, Unity” from the Singapore Perspectives Conference 2014.   Speakers: Associate Professor Kwok Kian Woon Associate Provost (Student Life), President’s Office Division of Sociology School of Humanities and Social Sciences Nanyang Technological University Dr Leslie Teo Managing Director Chief Economist and Director of […]

This reflective report is based on the parallel session titled “The Future of the ‘Many Helping Hands Approach’ to Sustainable Social Impact,” which was held at the IPS Conference on Civil Society 2013, 11 November, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel. Speakers Ms Ang Bee Lian Director of Social Welfare Ministry of Social and Family Development Ms […]

This reflective report is based on the parallel session titled “The Future of Civic Education for Thriving, Deliberative Democracy,” which was held at the IPS Conference on Civil Society 2013, 11 November, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel. Speaker Associate Professor Kenneth Paul Tan Vice Dean (Academic Affairs) Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy National University […]

Technology as a double-edged sword is now common wisdom. Social media, instant messaging and file-sharing sites have become fertile grounds for disseminating information. While Internet technologies have been harnessed for public good, they have also given rise to undesirable behaviours with devastating consequences. Recent incidents include a student from a local university who became the […]

This reflective report is based on the parallel session titled “The Future of Ethnic-Based Civil Society in Singapore,” which was held at the IPS Conference on Civil Society 2013, 11 November, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel. Speaker Dr Sharon Siddique Director Sreekumar, Siddique & Co Pte Ltd and Vising Professorial Fellow Lee Kuan Yew Centre for […]

This reflective report is based on the parallel session titled “The Future of Youth Activism in Singapore,” which was held at the IPS Conference on Civil Society 2013, 11 November, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel. Speaker Mr Tong Yee Co-Founder and Director The Thought Collective Chairperson Ms Bernice Ang Co-Founder and Executive Director Syinc This session […]