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Opinion & Features
COMMENTARY

Of state and society: Does Singapore have social capital?

Meritocratic inequality : A tuition centre brought teen students to a NUS open house.
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

Meritocracy and its discontents

Patients at the dispensary at Ang Mo Kio Polyclinic. The survey found that affordable healthcare, the rising cost of living and strengthening the economy remain the top priorities of the respondents. Climate and environment issues rank lower.
ESG

ESG loses some shine among Singaporeans, poll finds

Changing perceptions make the corporate stance on LGBTQ+ matters a potentially high-stakes test.
Features
BRUNCH

The pink dollar: How LGBTQ+ inclusion is shaping the future of business in Singapore

Singapore needs to consider the size of public spending and how to fund it, including how much to extract from the state’s reserves.
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

Debt and spending: How we can be fair to both current and future generations

Singa the Lion at a vehicle holding area near the F1 Pit Building on Jul 15, 2023. The mascot of the Singapore Kindness Movement will appear in the Total Defence Parade segment of the National Day parade.
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

Prioritising social grace in Singapore

It must also be recognised that formal education early in life is not the endpoint of Singapore’s meritocracy, said DPM Lawrence Wong. ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY
Singapore

Success is less about means, more about meaning, says DPM Wong on renewing social compact

At the launch of Forward Singapore, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong framed the exercise as the renewal of Singapore's social compact.
Columns
Editorial

Giving citizens a stake in Forward Singapore

Singaporeans have a real opportunity to build on firm foundations and become more inclusive, more welcoming of talent from all over the world – because as citizens we have every reason to feel secure, cared for and appreciated.
Columns

Forward Singapore: 6 wishes for the future

Slowing down growth will not help create a more equal society: Josephine Teo
International

Slowing down growth will not help create a more equal society: Josephine Teo

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