TR EMERITUS

2 men between the ages of 24 and 25 were arrested by the police for staging a protest outside the Istana yesterday afternoon (4 Apr) without a permit. The Istana is the official residence and office of the President of Singapore. Meaning "palace" in Malay, it is where the President receives and entertains state guests. The Istana... 

Education Minister Heng Swee Kiat All 6 local universities have announced that they will be raising their tuition fees for the new academic year. They cited rising operating costs like creating the online learning systems. The fee hikes for local undergraduates this year range from 0.6 per cent to 8 per cent for the new intake: NUS:... 

Yesterday (3 Apr), ST published an article ('Home prices and inequality: Singapore versus other global superstar cities'), summarizing a lecture delivered by Prof Celia Moh from SMU on 23 Mar. She told the audience that the bottom half in Singapore actually now own a quarter of gross housing wealth. Singapore has a more equal...