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As traditional work models evolve, more local youth embrace diverse career paths
Traditional full-time employment with a single employer is gradually giving way in Singapore to portfolio careers, as more young people take on freelance work and side hustles. Research by LKYCIC’s Mr Poon King Wang and Isabel Lam was referenced in the report.
All the ways AI did not live up to the hype in 2025 – and what’s next in 2026
The article examines the ways that AI did not live up to the hype in 2025 and what is next for it in 2026. SUTD’s Chief Strategy and Design AI Officer, Mr Poon King Wang, was quoted.
Singapore’s landscape is constantly evolving. Here are some changes to come.
In an overview of the upcoming changes to Singapore’s landscape, LKYCIC’s Dr Felicity Chan shares some insights based on her research on the relationship between change in neighbourhoods and residents’ sense of belonging.
80,000 new homes and counting
With the release of the latest master plan by URA, LKYCIC’s Dr Felicity Chan shares her research in how people’s sense of belonging is affected when a place undergoes urban renewal so as to to enable urban planners to reconsider how Singapore’s built environment can be evolved.
Can Singapore ever stop being a ‘Fine City’? The psychology of etiquette on public transport
Behaviours of inconsiderate commuters on public transport and interchanges are set to be regulated under new laws passed in Parliament. The latest legislation raises the question of whether we can ever shake off Singapore’s reputation of being a ‘fine’ city. LKYCIC’s Assistant Prof Samuel Chng shares his views in this podcast.
MRT passengers say info on minor delays will reach them too late with new ‘localised’ alerts
A new move to communicate minor MRT delays to passengers at affected stations instead of broadcasting the delays on social media is not enough, said commuters. LKYCIC’s Dr Samuel Chng shares some insights.
By redesigning roads into winding S-shaped layouts, accidents involving elderly pedestrians reduced by 80%
Singapore redesigns roads in Silver Zones, using S-shaped layouts, narrower lanes and pedestrian-priority features, to slow traffic naturally and reduce accidents involving elderly pedestrians. LKYCIC’s Assistant Professor Samuel Chng was quoted in this article.
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.
Governance, data gaps and unpredictable returns limiting climate adaptation investment in Asia’s cities: experts
Professor Cheong Koon Hean shares her views on what limits investors from investing in urban sustainability projects in this article.
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.
