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[July 2008]
- Bras Basah.Bugis Comes Out Tops
To reinforce the vision of Bras Basah.Bugis as a learning hub, URA championed for the Singapore Management University to be sited in the area.
Skyline
- Arts in the City
Driven by passion in their professional work and the artistic organisations they are committed to, Liu Thai Ker, [SMU Board of Trustees] Robin Tomlin and Toh Weng Cheong were recently recognised.
Singapore Tatler
- Studying abroad
Arvind Rajendran, a final year business management at SMU, says that Singapore being a melting pot of so many different cultures offers a rich cultural experience.
India Se
- The Beatnik Picnic
Held over two nights, the event as part of the National Museum Night Festival, brings together arts and crafts, poetry, silk-screening, body art and drumming with dance music and fireworks too. On SMU campus green, 25 and 26 July, 10.30pm-2am.
Time Out Singapore
- The Cover Club - Uncovered
Associate Professor Annie Koh facilitated a panel discussion on the origin of business enterprises and succession planning at The Cover Club, a gathering of personalities featured on the cover of WEALTH magazine.
WEALTH
- Night Fiesta at the Museum
Watch the National Museum come alive at dusk with its first-ever Night Festival. A collaboration between the National Museum and SMU.
NHBuzz
[31 July 2008]
- China picks its side in world trade talks
“The Chinese leadership has tried to adopt a strategy to sacrifice economic interests to win the goodwill of developing countries,” says Henry Gao, a former WTO official who now teaches trade law at Singapore Management University.
The Straits Times
[30 July 2008]
- Learning Together
Members of the Komunista Indonesia, a dance group from SMU, performing at the opening ceremony of the Asean+3 Youth Festival at the Jewel Box at Mount Faber.
The Straits Times
[29 July 2008]
- Uni students collect 1,115 kg of rice in 7 hours at Toa Payoh
1,115 kg of rice was collected in just 7 hours for 446 needy families under the care of Care Corner Family Service Centre (Toa Payoh). This community service project ‘Project R.I.C.E' was spearheaded by 70 students from the Singapore Management University's Red Cross Society.
Lianhe Wanbao
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Less room for MAS to influence inflation rate
In an article written by Hoon Hian Teck, Professor of Economics at Singapore Management University, he says that unlike the 70's, there's no productivity gains from catch-up growth to temper joblessness.
The Business Times
- Byte-size exhibition. I, not robot
For the next six days, a number of exhibition venues will be brimming with art works and performances. The video and multi-media works of Malaysian artist Hasnul Jamal Saidon, including one that projects faces of people onto a bucket of water, are part of the Relocations exhibit at SMU.
TODAY
- ISEA2008 closing night
Check out these live performances. Indonesian artist Venzha turns ‘robotic' with reject technology _0.3, and Choy Ka Fai's Residue, which is a teaser of sorts to the coming TheatreWorks production Reservoir. Tonight, 7.30pm at the SMU, Li Ka Shing Library Concourse.
TODAY
- Relocations
Veteran electronic artists Hasnul Jamal Saidon and Niranjan Rajah from Malaysia show various video installation works. Until Aug 3, 11am to 8pm, SMU, Li Ka Shing Library.
TODAY
[28 July 2008]
- A VIP drops in to meet sailors
President Hu Jintao dropped in to meet the sailors, spending about 10 minutes chatting with the six-member team, including captain [SMU student] Koh Seng Leong.
TODAY
[27 July 2008]
- Uni students collect rice for needy families
As part of a community service project ‘Project R.I.C.E' which is spearheaded by Singapore Management University's Red Cross Society, 70 SMU students collected rice from Toa Payoh residents on Sunday morning for needy families under the care of Care Corner Family Service Centre (Toa Payoh).
Lianhe Wanbao
- Project R.I.C.E
A total of 2,230 kg of rice collected from residents at Toa Payoh Lorong 2 were repackaged into 5-kg packets and donated to the needy families under the care of Care Corner Family Service Centre (Toa Payoh). This community service project called ‘Project R.I.C.E' is organised by students from the Singapore Management University.
Channel 8
[26 July 2008]
- Disability sports gets $25K boost
Trilympics 2008 was organised by student volunteers from SMU, Jurong Junior College, and the Student Volunteer Corps in support of the Singapore team taking part in the Paralympic Games this September.
The Straits Times
[25 July 2008]
- Customising Ninja Turtles collectibles pays off
SMU trio – Deborah Ng, Vincent Tjota and Daniel Yu – clinched the top prize in the BlueSky Festival's Enterprise Day Challenge, beating 103 other teams from local educational institutions, for their eBay storefront.
The Business Times
- Take your party to the museums
The second weekend of the Night Festival will see a percussion performance by Bloco Singapore at SMU green (9:45 pm–10:30 pm) and Zouk's Beatnik Party also at SMU green (10:30 pm–2 am) on Friday and Saturday.
The Business Times
- Build A Castle, Build A Dream! (Project Summer On Sand)
Buy a donation ticket for $2 at this sandcastle building project by the SMU TriTouch Connexion. Funds raised will go to the Chen Su Lan Methodist Children's Home and the EN Community Services Society. Castle Beach , East Coast Park , near Carpark E / the East Coast Food Village, Tomorrow: 10.30am - 3pm.
The Straits Times
- 5 Things you can do today
Attend Night Festival at the National Museum of Singapore and SMU Green and be entertained by theatrical performances, music, open air cinema and interactive activities. 6pm-2am. Free.
The Straits Times
- Beatnik Picnic
For the close of the first Night Festival, the National Museum has rounded up Zouk to organise a two-night party at the SMU Green. Tonight will be bohemia themed, with Australian rock group Van She, DJ Hong, and a 100-strong drumming act. Hip-hop will be the theme for tomorrow night. 10pm - 2am. Free.
The Straits Times
- Bloco Singapura
A procession of performers dancing to a pulsating African-inspired beat will make their way on stage to perform five songs sung in Yoruba, Portuguese and English. SMU Campus Green, today 9.45 - 10.30pm (Bloco Singapura), tomorrow: 9.45 - 10.30pm: a fresh fusion of street percussion with urban hip-hop and club grooves by a 20-member percussion ensemble. Free.
The Straits Times
[24 July 2008]
- They are creating buzz about e-shopping
The E-biz exhibition, which aims to raise awareness of the local online shopping scene, will be held at Singapore Management University's School of Economics and School of Social Sciences tomorrow and Saturday.
The New Paper
[21 July 2008]
- Disagreement spawns champions
SMU graduate Janice Yeo and final-year undergraduate Ngoh You'An aced the MasterCard Worldwide-Wiley Marketing Challenge for their career woman's credit card proposal.
The Business Times
- When disabilities are no obstacle
Mr Jeffrey Soh Jun Hong and Mr Benjamin Koh Jun Rui have received the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholarship, awarded only to students with various types of disabilities, to study at SMU.
TODAY
- Brainstorming in Singapore
SMU, despite its short eight-year history, has already gained a fine reputation for its international faculty and excellent employment statistics.
Yunnan Info Daily
[20 July 2008]
- Trilympics participants attempt to go around world in 24 hours
Two hundred students from SMU and Jurong Junior College attempted to cover 40,000 kilometres, the circumference of the globe, in 24 hours by completing 100,000 laps around a stadium track by jogging, wheeling, or spinning on stationary bicycles. The event, Trilympics 2008, is held in support of disability sports and Singapore's athletes taking part in the upcoming Beijing Paralympics.
Channel NewsAsia
[19 July 2008]
- Law and politics: Should Law Society speak up only when asked?
SMU Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan argues that relations between the Law Society and the Government have improved, but Section 38(1)(c) of the Legal Profession Act, which is commonly interpreted to mean that the Society can only comment when requested by the Government, remains a useful deterrent should the Society over-reach.
The Straits Times
- ACE lauded for encouraging entrepreneurship among youths
SMU team – comprising members Daniel Yu and Deborah Ng – emerged champions at the Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE)'s second Enterprise Day for their eBay site which generated $5,700 worth of revenue selling electronic products.
The Business Times
- Night party at museum
Renowned Italian performing arts group Studi Festi held a sneak preview of its show The Dancing Sky at the National Museum of Singapore, Stamford Green and the grounds of SMU.
The Business Times
- Do you think SGX is getting too relaxed?
Associate Professor Annie Koh commented that some pockets of our investing public may be ready with increased risk appetite to follow the sophisticated private equity investors but the majority is still coming to grips with what our listed companies are doing.
TODAY
- He ‘ran' 20km for charity… in wheelchair
SMU undergraduate Ephraim Lin is part of the organising committee of “Around the World in 24 hours” which aims to get thousands of volunteers to collectively do 100,000 laps of a 400m stadium track, or 40,000km, which is roughly the circumference of the earth.
The New Paper
[17 July 2008]
- Serving up an ACE for enterprise: The ACE team
SMU Deputy President Professor Tan Chin Tiong is on the (Action Community for Entrepreneurship) ACE team, whose mission is to remake Singapore into a "creative and entrepreneurial nation".
The Business Times
- Can we tweak the formula?
The Institute of Service Excellence at SMU wishes to propose that customer satisfaction be also taken into consideration when the Public Transport Council and public transport operators adjust fares.
TODAY
- Consider customer satisfaction when making fare adjustment
Caroline Lim, director of the Institute of Service Excellence at SMU has proposed to the Public Transport Council to take customer satisfaction into consideration when the Council and public transport operators review their fare adjustments.
my paper
- Fire up your engines for 6-week bash
Celebrations for Singapore's 43rd birthday will include SMU's percussion outfit Samba Masala which will be revving up the crowd for the parade on the floating stage in the evening of National Day.
The Straits Times
- Fairies dance in the night
National Museum director Lee Chor Lin says that the museum is working with SMU, Zouk and other NHB museums in a joint effort to add to Singapore's night life.
Lianhe Zaobao, zbNOW
- Night Festival
The National Museum of Singapore kicks off its inaugural Night Festival tomorrow and on Saturday where the SMU campus green is one of the venues. Details about the event here.
The Straits Times, Life!
- Night Festival
The National Museum's first-ever "Night Festival" is set to dazzle
with two weekends of spectacular
theatrical performances, music,
open-air cinema and fun interactive
activities.
Arts Beat
- Renci fraud
Associate Professor Jeremy Goh commented on why the probe into the alleged fraud at Renci is raising more public ruckus than wrongdoings in non-charitable organisations.
Channel NewsAsia
- Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae
Professor Susan Wachter from Wharton, who is in Singapore for the Far Eastern and South Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society (FEMES 2008) hosted by the School of Economics and the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at SMU, commented on the possibility of nationalising Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
Bloomberg
[16 July 2008]
- Trilympics 2008
Students from SMU and Jurong Junior College attempted to cover 40,000 kilometres, the circumference of the globe, in 24 hours by completing 100,000 laps around a stadium track by jogging, wheeling, or spinning on stationary bicycles.
91.3FM
- A*Star unit to link angels to start-ups
Singapore's Technology Transfer Network (TTN) which was founded by A*Star and six other academic institutions, also welcomed Singapore Management University as its latest founding member yesterday.
The Business Times
- Translate fare adjustment into quality improvements
The Institute of Service Excellence at SMU has proposed to the Public Transport Council (PTC) that customer satisfaction be taken into consideration for fare adjustment by the Council and public transport operators.
Lianhe Zaobao
[15 July 2008]
- Blind faith no more
In Singapore, MAS does not supervise rating agencies. This is because there are no homegrown rating firms here aside from the three global giants ... said Associate Professor of finance Jeremy Goh at SMU.
TODAY
- They can sail clearly now, the algae's gone…
In a telephone interview after the squad's first full training session yesterday, team captain [SMU student] Koh Seng Leong said he was ‘pleasantly surprised' at the conditions.
TODAY
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Environmental Sustainability in Action
Join speakers from business, education, civil society and government as they share their perspectives on how they practice sustainability within their own respective scopes of influence at the forum at SMU, organised by SMU Special Interest & Community Service Sodality (SICS) and SMUVerts. Tomorrow 16 July, 9am-12noon, Level 5 Reading Room, Li Ka Shing Library.
my paper
[14 July 2008]
- NUS team's business idea is tops
The biennial international business plan competition was created by a partnership between HSBC and SMU to provide opportunities for student entrepreneurs to showcase their business ideas on a global scale and attract potential investors to help fund their dream plans.
The Business Times
- Graduation, at last, against all odds
Liew Chong Heng graduated from SMU with a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management with high merit on Saturday despite suffering from spinal muscular atrophy.
my paper
[13 July 2008]
- Rejected at first, but they're now proud SMU grads
Among the 1,167 graduates at SMU's fifth commencement ceremony are Timothy John and Ahmad Firdaus who almost could not get a place at SMU but had since graduated with flying colours and employed.
The Straits Times
- Former school drop-out gained new life at SMU
Spurred on by his mother's tears and the chance SMU gave him, Ngiang Boon Loong completed his education with a double degree in Information Systems Management and Business Management summa cum laude and became the Salutatorian of his cohort. .
Lianhe Zaobao
- The dark skies have cleared
Overcoming initial financial struggles, Mr Ahmad Firdaus Daud finally received his Bachelor of Science (Information Systems Management) degree with Magna Cum Laude, putting him in the top 35% of the 2008 cohort of SMU graduates.
Berita Minggu
[12 July 2008]
- From drug pusher to SGX scholar
Now working full-time as a Singapore Exchange scholar as an operations manageer, Mr Jimmy Boh graduated on Saturday with a double degree in business management and accountancy.
The New Paper
- And the bottomline is...
Experts (including SMU associate professor Annie Koh) discuss how wealthy families should deal with their wealth.
TODAY
- Correction - TODAY news article
In “Kids who need more help” (Weekend TODAY, July 5-6), the figure that some 3-4 per cent of children in Singapore are malnourished was attributed to Assistant Professor Tobias Rettig of SMU. This is incorrect.
TODAY
- Disabled cyclists ride out their dream alongside the abled
Nearly a handful of disabled athletes headed a group of cyclists, including student volunteers
from SMU as they made their way along an 18km cycling route in an event to raise awareness for the Handcycling
Association Singapore.
938LIVE
[11 July 2008]
- Cycle of Dreams 08
Join youths from SMU, Simei ITE and the Handcycling Association Singapore (HAS) to cycle 18km and raise funds for HAS and awareness about handcycling as a recreational, rehabilitative and competitive sport. Tomorrow, 4.30-8pm, Marine Cove, East Coast Park, Free.
The Straits Times, Life!
- Dance Garage
SMU hip-hop dance club Eurhythmix will stage an adaptation of Sang Rajun Tapa by Haji Hamid Ahmad, a traditional Malay bangsawan story with singing, hip-hop dance and live orchestra, to reach out to Malay youths.
The Straits Times, Life!
- Zai Kuning – Melancholy of a flowering plant
Artist Zai Kuning teams up with percussionist Syed Ahmad from The Stoned Revivals to play tunes from his first studio-recorded album, Melancholy Of A Flowering Plant, at the SMU Arts and Culture Centre.
The Straits Times, Life!
- A hike and a respite
In response to a new fare adjustment formula, Assistant Professor Terence Fan suggests the use of average monthly earnings as a component in fare adjustment be reconsidered – as the figure takes into account even the salaries of tycoons. He argued that this introduces a “distortion” into the formula and recommended using a median wage or a 25 th percentile mark instead.
TODAY
- Life-vests required at this year's RSYC Regatta after tragedy
Sailors at the upcoming Republic of Singapore Yacht Club Regatta will be required to wear life jackets at the start of the keel boat races. The safety measure has been included as a result of the recent death of SMU undergraduate Mr Levin Angsana.
TODAY
[10 July 2008]
- Safety measures at upcoming RSYC Regatta tightened
Sailors at the upcoming Republic of Singapore Yacht Club Regatta will have to wear life jackets at the start of the keel boat races. The organisers have included this safety measure in light of the recent death of a young sailor, Levin Angsana.
Channel NewsAsia
- Another death: isn't it time we learn?
Father of drowned Dragon Boat racer Reuben Kee asks whether or not the death of SMU student Levin Angsana could have been avoided by an earlier re-examination of the National Water Sports Association's safety rules.
TODAY
- Cycle of Dreams
Interview with SMU undergraduates Andre Loh and Joyce Koor, members of SMU !nspirar community involvement group on their event to support the Handcycling Association Singapore (HAS) and promote the sport of handcycling. The event is held at the East Coast Parkway Marine Cove on Saturday 12 July from 4:30 – 8:00pm.
91.3FM
- New accounting scholarship launched
The accounting industry hopes that a new incentive programme will add up to a lot more graduates staying in the profession. Funds will be given out over the next five years to students from NUS, NTU and SMU.
The Straits Times
- Scholarship boost for accounting students
Professional body CPA Australia has teamed up with 11 Singapore companies to offer a $750,000 scholarship programme for high-achieving accounting students at SMU, NUS and NTU.
The Business Times
- Carrot to attract more accountants
CPA Australia has teamed up with 11 Singapore companies to offer a $750,000 scholarship programme for high-achieving accounting students at SMU, NUS and NTU.
The New Paper
[9 July 2008]
- Three universities' overseas exposure programmes
Since it was introduced in 2002, over 800 undergraduates have embarked on SMU's Business Study Mission. SIS undergraduate Andrew Wong talks about his experience gained from participating in Spotlight Singapore and the Russia BSM.
Lianhe Zaobao
- Professor Marshall Meyer: Chinese companies should look inward
Professor Marshall Meyer from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and the first Ho Bee Professor in Chinese Economy and Business at SMU discusses the issues facing China in its push to grow its own global or multinational companies. He delivers a lecture on the topic this evening, 5.00-6.30pm, at the Conference Hall 1, SMU Administration Building Level 5.
Bloomberg
[8 July 2008]
- Farewell to Levin
Parents Regina Chatelia Yap and Heryadi Angsana bid an emotional goodbye yesterday afternoon to their son Levin, the Singapore Management University undergraduate.
The Straits Times
- New measures to be introduced to improve water safety
Chairman of the Water Safety Council Teo Ho Pin says a full plan to unify water safety standards and raise levels of swimming, safety and life-saving skills will be announced before the end of the year.
Lianhe Zaobao
- Reviving Sweet Tooth Café in Dali, China
Students in the community service project team to Dali Old Town in China's Yunnan Province talked about their experience and achievements in helping to revive flagging sales and helping to sustain employment for the hearing-impaired staff of Sweet Tooth dessert café.
Xin.sg
- Seek entrepreneurial ideas from life
SMU's student entrepreneurship group SMU Ventures took home the second prize and US$1500 cash in the Asian Students' Ventures Forum, held in May in Hong Kong this year.
omy.sg
[7 July 2008]
- NightRider and Nite Owls - where to next?
Assistant Professor Terence Fan commented that both the SMRT and SBS Transit transport operators should be able to increase their frequencies for night buses.
TODAY
- SMU students go cycling in Alaska
Eight Singapore Management University (SMU) students will be going on a 25-day, 2,000km eco-cycling expedition to Alaska today.
The Straits Times
- Business in Russia: how it ticks
Last month, 24 SMU undergraduates experienced the fascination of Russia first-hand as the university embarked on its first-ever Business Study Mission to that country. The undergraduates were part of a delegation that included about 100 Singapore businessmen.
The Business Times
- Sailing's chips off the old block
Koh Aik Beng's interest in sailing rubbed off – first on elder son [SMU student] Koh Seng Leong, then on Terrence Koh, the youngest of Koh's three children.
The Straits Times
- It's only fashion folks
Owen Yeo, 20, who has a place to read social sciences at SMU writes "Let youth wear what they want. The subcultures may come with hidden meanings, but for many devotees, it's simply empty baggage."
The Straits Times
[6 July 2008]
- Central body to help volunteerism efforts
The idea was mooted two years ago by a group of seasoned volunteers, such as the assistant director of the National Youth Council's Youth Expedition Project, [currently SMU Office of Career Services, Assistant Director] Mr Theodore Teo.
The Straits Times
- Services for SMU undergraduate held at St Joseph's church
The body of SMU student Levin Angsana was recovered at 7:30am yesterday, in the sea 300m from the marina.
Channel NewsAsia
Lianhe Zaobao
[5 July 2008]
[4 July 2008]
- What's a statutory declaration?
Within the context of explaining the intent behind the declarations lodged on Tuesday by private eye Balasubramaniam Perumal, and the blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin two weeks ago, Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan said the two men are saying that they are serious enough about their comments to say them under oath.
The Straits Times
- Not your usual July night
The National Museum of Singapore will be staging the Night Festival on 18 & 19 July and 25 & 26 July. The Night Festival is the National Museum's first collaboration with the Singapore Management University and Zouk.
my paper
[3 July 2008]
- SMU opens new financial institute
SMU announced the opening of a new institute for financial economics, named after the late civil servant Sim Kee Boon.
The Business Times
- A new corporate index soon
A new corporate governance index for over 700 Singapore-based companies could come out as early as the middle of next year. It is being developed by Singapore Management University's new research centre, the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics.
TODAY
- More US students seek Asian experience
More American students than ever are heading to universities in Asia, including Singapore, with the hope that this experience will give them an advantage in the workplace. SMU, NTU and NUS have more than 80 partner universities for undergraduate student exchange.
The Straits Times
- Successful SMU Student masters seven languages
Ms Siti Syuhada Binte Faizal will graduate from SMU on 12 July Summa Cum Laude after receiving the University's highest honours. Siti, 23, who is able to speak Malay, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Arabic and Mandarin, also emerges as the top Political Science student.
Berita Harian
- Developments of the US beef issue in South Korea
SMU Assistant Professor of Political Science Bae Yooil shares his views about the importance of beef in the Korean culture and the general perception of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's leadership.
Channel 8 Focus
[2 July 2008]
- Sichuan quake: tipping point for a new China?
Mr Ho Kwon Ping, Chairman of SMU Board of Trustees, writes for Think-Tank about how the enormous tragedy of the Sichuan earthquake may prove to be a critical juncture in Chinese history.
The Straits Times
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