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Bilingualism can Protect Against Age-related Brain Problems
A new study shows that early bilingualism leads to beneficial structural changes in the brain, including increased gray matter volume and greater cortical thickness, which contribute to stronger cognitive reserve.
Students at S’pore universities allowed to use AI tools for assignments but must stick to rules
Since 2023, students enrolled in Singapore universities have been allowed to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to complete their assignments, but they cannot flout rules on things like academic honesty and plagiarism.
ASI Publishes a Review of Passenger Airport-Rail Inter-Modality – Aviation Studies Institute
ASI publishes an overview of investments in passenger rail infrastructure in Southeast Asia and explores opportunities for air-rail connectivity…
“Making Cities of the Future Better Today” – LKYCIC Lecture in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Dr Harvey Neo delivered a lecture titled “Making Cities of the Future Better Today” to top-government officials and industry and university leaders in Cambodia in an event jointly organised by the Embassy of Singapore in Cambodia and Cambodia’s Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction.
“Singaporean researcher shares the key to planning a city for the future” (The Cambodia China Times, 11.03.2024)
“Singaporean researcher shares the key to planning a city for the future” (The Cambodia China Times, 11.03.2024)
The will to happiness
Last October, Deputy Prime Minister Mr Lawrence Wong shared the main findings of the “Forward Singapore” report: Singaporeans’ pursuit of a better life is not about the material pursuit of the five Cs; they also care about satisfaction and happiness, that is, the pursuit of meaning and purpose in life.
Media Broadcast on Committee of Supply 2024 debate, Day 1: Chee Hong Tat on sustainability reporting and ease of transacting with Government agencies (CNA, 28.02.2024)
Channel NewsAsia televised the Committee of Supply 2024 debate where Second Minister for Finance Mr Chee Hong Tat made mention of the Future-Ready Society
Media Broadcast on Budget 2024 debate: Patrick Tay on financial support for the involuntarily unemployed (CNA, 27.02.2024)
Channel NewsAsia televised the Budget 2024 debate where MP Patrick Tay made mention of a study on underemployment conducted by LKYCIC with NTUC at the
Singapore’s Blueprint to Achieve Net Zero Aviation Emissions by 2050
The Sustainable Air Hub Blueprint has incorporated and built upon the recommendations by the International Advisory Panel (IAP) on Sustainable Air Hub. The IAP, formed in February 2022, was chaired by Professor Chong Tow Chong, SUTD President.
The three elements to happiness
In my earliest memories, celebrating the Chinese New Year at home was a very solemn and cosy affair. I especially remember my mother teaching me to hold two oranges in both hands and respectfully wish my grandmother: “Ma Ma, I wish you good health, success, and happiness and health for the family!” The weather-beaten wrinkles on my grandmother’s forehead straightened out in an instant, and she was filled with a smile. Her eyes were full of love, as warm as the spring breeze. The kindness on her face is still deeply imprinted in my memory.
