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Commentary: Take your kids to a park on Earth Day (CNA, 22.04.2025)
This commentary, co-written by LKYCIC’s Dr Sarah Chan and Dr Samuel Chng, and NUS’ Dr Yingshan Lau, reflects on the benefits of nature and why it should be made a part of children’s everyday lives.
Grab’s entry into taxi market allows it to gain reliable supply of drivers, vehicles: Experts
LKYCIC Assistant Professor Samuel Chng shared his opinion regarding Grab’s entry into Singapore’s taxi market.
What’s a bus shelter doing in a dementia ward in Singapore?
The Straits Times explores why a bus shelter stands at the heart of a dementia ward. Dr Sarah Chan from LKYCIC shares that the use of a landmark like a bus shelter in a dementia ward serves as a navigational aid.
Who needs a car when there is a driverless bus at 2am?
The Straits Times’ Wheel Insights Podcast: Dr Samuel Chng from the LKYCIC at SUTD shares his views on how Singapore can go beyond “car-lite” and aspire to be “car-free”.
Who bears the heat of climate change? Helping communities deal with rising temperatures
Researchers from the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKYCIC), led by Assistant Prof Samuel Chng and Dr Zheng Kai, share their findings on how households and living spaces are impacted by climate change.
How Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize is inspiring cities
Cities Today Institute published an article featuring Prof Cheong Koon Hean on how the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize recognises cities’ innovation efforts.
askST: How will learning about design AI better prepare me for the workforce?
This university is equipping students with what it calls design AI skills that can help them stay relevant in the changing job market
Singapore's Balancing Act – Trade-offs of a Global City-state
In this CNA documentary, Prof Cheong Koon Hean (Chairmain, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities) shared how Singapore optimises land use and balances competing needs while creating a quality living environment using the example of the new Bidadari Town.
MRT, LRT ridership surpasses pre-Covid-19 levels for first time in 2024
Straits Times published an article on the ridership figures of public transportation released by the Land Transport Authority. LKYCIC’s Dr Samuel Chng was quoted in the article.
Signs of social cohesion coming under strain in Singapore: IPS director
Straits Times covered the Institute of Policy Studies’ annual Singapore Perspectives conference. LKYCIC’s Prof Chan Heng Chee, who was moderating the panel discussion, mentioned SUTD as one of the local universities that teaches critical thinking.
