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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Danson Cheong |Hariz Baharudin |Terence Ho
Singaporeans will be voting for 97 MPs this year, up from 93 at the last election.
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2 months ago | 
straitstimes.com | Vikram khanna |Ravi Velloor |Terence Ho
There will be more assurance that Singaporeans’ basic needs at every life stage will be met.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Terence Ho
SINGAPORE: Why do some countries prosper and others falter? Is it a matter of geography and resources? Or is it the nature of governments and institutions? Last month, the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson for their research into the role institutions play in shaping national prosperity.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Terence Ho
Next year, the SkillsFuture movement will be 10 years old. Over the past decade, continuing education and training (CET) has become a national priority driven by advancing technology and intensifying global competition. While the CET ecosystem has matured, challenges remain: how to get more workers and employers to invest in training, and how to get the most bang for the buck from public spending on CET.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Terence Ho
SINGAPORE: Many of us rely on food delivery or ride-hailing services on a regular basis. Numbering over 70,000, platform workers play critical roles in our modern economy. According to the e-Conomy SEA 2023 report, Singapore’s digital economy is expected to expand robustly in the coming years, outpacing GDP growth. In tandem, there is likely to be sustained growth in the demand for platform workers. Unlike regular employees, however, platform workers are not covered by laws governing employment.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Terence Ho
As a former Gifted Education Programme (GEP) student, I had mixed feelings about Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s announcement at the National Day Rally that the GEP would be revamped from a centralised programme in nine schools to one that benefits high-ability pupils across all primary schools. On the one hand, I appreciate the rationale for this policy move: it would foster greater inclusivity, spreading the benefits of a gifted education to many more pupils.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Terence Ho
SINGAPORE: Two and a half years on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the fighting shows no signs of abating. Since the war began in February 2022, Moscow has faced increasing international isolation and a broad swath of economic sanctions imposed by Western nations, particularly on its primary export commodity, oil. And yet, its economy has proven remarkably resilient. Or has it?
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Terence Ho
SINGAPORE: In April, the United States passed a law that would ban popular video-sharing app TikTok in the country unless it is divested by Chinese parent company ByteDance within a year. This is despite TikTok having some 170 million users in the US, including business owners who depend on it for income. While the threat to ban TikTok reflects growing US-China rivalry, it also suggests that the balance of power is shifting in favour of states over multinational corporations.
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Jun 2, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Terence Ho
AI has the potential to narrow the gap between the most proficient workers and those less skilled.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Terence Ho
SINGAPORE: In his book in 1990, American political scientist Joseph Nye popularised the concept of “soft power”, referring to a nation’s international influence arising from attractiveness or appeal, in contrast to “hard power” rooted in military or economic strength. While every nation seeks hard power in a turbulent world marked by trade and military conflict, there is much to be said for soft power which enables countries to project influence without force.
