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The Ministry of Manpower is working with Institutes of Higher Learning and industry partners to expand work-based learning programmes, helping students and fresh graduates gain meaningful work experience in knowledge-intensive sectors with faster artificial intelligence adoption.

SUTD Senior Lecturer Victor Keong commented that Singapore’s proposed anti-scam laws are an important first step, but should cover more online platforms and require service providers to strengthen safeguards against the creation and misuse of scam accounts.

SUTD students Puah Joon Leng and Anieyrudh R., together with Senior Lecturer Sumbul Khan, shared with The Straits Times how the deliberate and responsible use of AI can preserve critical thinking and encourage “productive struggle” in learning.

SUTD student Anieyrudh R. shared with The Straits Times practical ways to use AI as a learning aid—such as asking it to critique rather than complete one’s work—while Senior Lecturer Sumbul Khan’s Feynman Bot was highlighted as a tool that strengthens understanding by prompting students to explain concepts clearly.

LKYCIC Research Assistant Professor Professor Samuel Chng commented on the suitability and potential of a Bus Rapid Transit system to improve connectivity in Tuas South, while highlighting the infrastructure, demand and capacity considerations needed for its success.

A multinational team of researchers have built a chip that writes, sorts and electronically reads information stored in the ‘valleys’ of an atomically thin material. Associate Prof Dong Zhaogang is part of the team and was quoted in the article.

Minister for Social and Family Development, Mr Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamad, spoke at ‘Robot Wars 2026’ which was jointly organised by M³@Pasir Ris-Changi, M³@Tampines, M³@Punggol and SUTD, with the support of the Mendaki Foundation.

Singapore was designed to be a walkable city, however, for many Singaporeans, walking is not their preferred way to get around due to heat and humidity, as well as the convenience provided by driving and easy access to public transport. LKYCIC’s Dr Belinda Yuen shared her expert opinions.

A new framework, neural transfer unification, accelerates the training of foundation decoders by aligning decoding tasks across different code sizes. This work was done by researchers from NTU, SUTD, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

The Straits Times article explores the reliability of bus arrival times in Singapore and commuters’ satisfaction regarding it. LKYCIC’s Research Assistant Professor Samuel Chng was quoted.