Singapore society

Amidst the ongoing conflict in Iran, what it really means to be a small open economy in an increasingly volatile world.

Countries require both state-imposed laws and society-driven norms in order to flourish

MERITOCRACY is in the core of Singapore’s psyche and is generally believed to be a major force behind the nation’s economic success. Indeed, since the times of Plato’s Republic, meritocracy has been c...

SINGAPOREANS are now less convinced than a year ago that companies can balance high profitability and excellent performance in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) arena.

Acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community is growing in the city-state. Businesses are paying closer attention to this demographic in the battle for consumers and employees

EARLIER this month, Fitch downgraded the United States sovereign credit rating by one notch from the highest AAA to AA+.

AS Singapore celebrates its 58th National Day, it is perhaps timely to take stock of what the uniquely constrained city-state has achieved thus far – notably and undoubtedly, significant economic deve...

Conversations between the government and Singaporeans over the past year have shown an emerging consensus on what the refreshed social compact could look like, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong...

GIVEN the string of past national conversations, it might be easy for cynics to dismiss Forward Singapore as just another refreshed, feel-good exercise in public consultation.