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Many South-east Asians support climate action, but hesitant about policies that can raise costs
A new report found that people in South-east Asia are generally supportive of climate action but think that measures that could result in higher costs of living should be pushed back. The surveys that contributed to the report were led by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, with contributions from the LKYCIC.
Keep MRT trains reliable but please improve the commuting experience too
A commentary by Research Assistant Professor Samuel Chng (LKYCIC) on how commuters’ everyday experience on public transport mattered just as much as resolving delays and disruptions.
HDB family with Mercedes E200, Audi A4, Alfa Romeo, Toyota MR; 2,000 such homes own at least 3 cars
Research Assistant Professor Samuel Chng, who heads SUTD’s Urban Psychology Lab at LKYCIC, said it was not entirely surprising for a small segment of households to accumulate multiple vehicles for practical reasons.
Loud banging, shouting and music: More Singaporeans find themselves trapped by noisy neighbours
NUS Associate Professor Fan Yi and SUTD Senior Research Assistant Wang Jiaxuan observed that, in many Asian societies, noise often serves as an indirect outlet for frustration where direct confrontation is discouraged.
