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Chan Heng Chee – Lessons from a City-State on Trust, Tech, and Resilience
The Century of Cities podcast features Prof Chan Heng Chee (LKYCIC), who shared lessons from Singapore on trust, technology and resilience.
Former HDB chief Cheong Koon Hean joins Surbana Jurong’s board
Professor Cheong Koon Hean (Chair, LKYCIC) has been appointed as a board member of Surbana Jurong Group (SJ). She was previously chief executive of the Housing and Development Board from 2010 to 2020
Blowing hot and cold: How does the weather affect your mood and well-being?
Straits Times examine how the weather affects one’s mood and well-being. LKYCIC’s Dr Sarah Chan is quoted in the article.
Bus drivers in Singapore aren't getting any younger. Here is why it's a big problem
Efforts to shed the image of bus driving as a blue-collar job intensify as manpower shortage persists. In this piece, the writer quotes Dr Samuel Chng, who heads the Urban Psychology Lab in the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
Cheong Koon Hean – Singapore's Blueprint for Urban Greatness: Navigating 100 Years of Change
The Century of Cities podcast features Prof Cheong Koon Hean (LKYCIC), who shares about Singapore’s strategic long-term planning, creative resource management, and commitment to balancing social harmony with economic progress have become a blueprint for urban success.
Asia and the Trump administration 2.0
The Straits Times featured an opinion piece by Professor Chan Heng Chee, analysing the potential impact of a “Trump administration 2.0” on Asia.
The impact on demand with extra 20,000 COEs
On CNA’s Daily Cuts – Singapore will allow up to 20,000 more vehicles to hit the roads over the next few years, which is around two per cent of the current total. Additional certificates of entitlement (COEs) will be introduced over time across all categories from next February. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Dr Samuel Chng, Research Assistant Professor, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, SUTD, to examine the impact on demand with these extra COEs.
Citizens could get more say in town council budgets under new trial
The Future-Ready Society Conference, where the future of citizen participation was up for debate, was organised by the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities and the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS).
What’s our attitude towards foreigners as population crosses 6m mark?
“The foreign workers, foreign talents, foreign spouses, international students and foreign domestic workers live in Singapore. They may be here for one year, two years, five years, and some even close to a decade, if not more. They are part of Singapore’s evolving social fabric and culture as the city state develops,” said Dr Felicity Chan, senior research fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities.
Plans to add new homes and amenities to the Newton area being studied
The Straits Times reported on plans to study the addition of new homes and amenities in the Newton area. Associate Professor Yeo Kang Shua and Dr Harvey Neo were quoted in the article for their insights.
