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Limited supply of 5-room BTO flats in central region in last five years
Dr Jeffrey Chan, Assistant Professor at SUTD, said larger flats may become more popular if working from home becomes a permanent trend.
Rebuilding Cities Better In The Post-Covid-19 World
Covid-19 and its means of transmission have created unprecedented challenges for urban planning. How will cities and their residents cope if present standards of architectural design and creating cityscapes are inadequate or unsafe…
Confronting viral resurgences: are lockdowns the only solution?
Much as combating the scourge of Covid-19 is a global priority, lockdowns are a bitter pill to swallow, given their harsh side effects…
A vocabulary of our own
Nazry Bahrawi, senior lecturer at SUTD, and member of the international advisory board of Critical Muslim, a UK-based quarterly of global Muslim cultures, argues for blending global and organic vocabularies to tackle issues of race and religion in Singapore.
Singapore GE2020: Race – New views and conversations on an age-old societal divide
Singapore’s ethnic diversity has been viewed both as a strength and a fault line to be navigated. Time to be more open about it?
Singapore GE2020: Lessons learnt from Singapore's first true Internet election
Online engagement, authenticity are vital, but may not always translate into votes
Cities — try to predict superspreading hotspots for COVID-19
Tracking how people move around urban areas can pinpoint where disease might transmit fastest and farthest.
When a disease uncovers digital divides
It is time – deep in the global coronavirus pandemic – to realize that access to digital services is as much a need as electricity and water…
How to get away from work mode during the coronavirus lockdown
If your lab is still shuttered and work is a struggle, Prof Lim Sun Sun offers advice on how to switch off.
Talking to kids about racism
Six-year-old Elizabella Bonnett’s parents recently sat her down for a conversation about racism.
