Demographics
Children are national assets. Our support must reflect that
A case for treating children as Singapore’s long-term equity
Growing old alone with technology as the last quiet witness
For seniors who live alone, being ‘tracked’ is less about surveillance than being accounted for
Why people still matter in the AI era
As population decline accelerates, the big risk is labour shortages, not mass unemployment
Forget DeepSeek, dying alone is China’s latest tech obsession
The new breakout app that asks ‘Are you dead?’ says much about society
Why is Japan souring on foreign workers and tourists?
It is a dangerous attitude for an ageing country that needs more immigrants
A great wealth transfer is happening in China
In some parts of the country, retirees are the richest while Gen X and millennials are struggling
Don’t panic about the global fertility crash
A world with fewer people would not be all bad
As more Singaporeans stay single, it makes sense to let them buy BTO flats when they are younger
Consider lowering the age limit from 35 to 28 and limiting singles to smaller resale flats, to better meet housing aspirations while keeping larger HDB resale flats for families
Let large families buy new HDB 3Gen flats and enjoy priority for 4- and 5-bedder exec condos
Apart from financial incentives, housing policy changes can help support families with three children or more
Silver linings: Unlocking the potential strengths in an ageing society
SINGAPORE’S population is ageing rapidly. It is the oldest nation in Asean and the fourth-oldest in Asean+3 (the Asean group plus China, Japan and South Korea), with more than 16 per cent of its popul...
