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A New World
24 April 2020
A New World
How will the planet and our urban environment look when the Covid-19 pandemic is over?
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From self-sanitising door handle to smart walking stick: Why our world will always need inventors, according to Dyson – Home & Decor Singapore
21 April 2020
From self-sanitising door handle to smart walking stick: Why our world will always need inventors, according to Dyson – Home & Decor Singapore
What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘”inventor”? Blame pop culture if you picture an Einstein-looking person in a lab-coat who…
Home-based learning – a look at three homes
19 April 2020
Home-based learning – a look at three homes
Besides the availability of devices, other factors such as the physical environment, parental skills and connectivity issues can determine how much children can reap from such learning
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Three times that the world coughed, and Singapore caught the bug
19 April 2020
Three times that the world coughed, and Singapore caught the bug
Be it ‘Spanish’, ‘Asian’ or ‘Hong Kong’, deadly flu pandemics have taken their toll here – with the first hitting hard migrant workers from India. Sounds familiar? Insight looks back to learn more.
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Young, restless, reckless? No, it’s cool to be helpful
18 April 2020
Young, restless, reckless? No, it’s cool to be helpful
Mr Owen Tan (above) has raised nearly $1,500 to buy hawker fare for the residents of Thong Teck Home for Senior Citizens. This photo was…
SUTD to start its academic year in September instead of May
17 April 2020
SUTD to start its academic year in September instead of May
The university added that the change will be permanent.
SUTD延迟新生开学日至9月14日
17 April 2020
SUTD延迟新生开学日至9月14日
原定于5月18日开学的新加坡科技设计大学（SUTD）新生，将延后至9月14日开学。
The Urban Ethics of COVID-19
16 April 2020
The Urban Ethics of COVID-19
From determining whether or not people should wear facemasks, to choosing who receives treatment, the coronavirus pandemic has become a classic lesson in ethics, argues Jeffrey Kok Hui Chan of the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
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Outbreak to affect flow of goods across borders
16 April 2020
Outbreak to affect flow of goods across borders
Experts, however, say globalization is here to stay despite challenges With country after country closing its borders amid the coronavirus…
Universities allow some students back on campus
16 April 2020
Universities allow some students back on campus
Local universities are giving limited numbers of students access to their campuses on a case-by-case basis while ensuring safe distancing.
