Education

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Don’t lose sight of why home-school distance matters

2026-08-05T23:00:00.000Z
Growing demand for AI-savvy workers has led some companies to ramp up entry-level hiring.

Nearly 9 in 10 finance executives say AI skills are more valuable than MBAs

2026-08-03T10:44:38.000Z
Many homebuyers, regardless of whether they have young children, are fine paying more to live near popular primary schools.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Consider removing the property proximity advantage in allocating Primary 1 places in schools 

2026-08-03T06:03:26.000Z
The problem is the pattern of use and not the tool itself. And patterns of use, unlike tools, can be taught.

Give our children a licence to think: What AI literacy should look like

2026-07-13T01:00:00.000Z
Infographic: Why university rankings don’t agree – A look at QS 2027 results

Infographic: Why university rankings don’t agree – A look at QS 2027 results

2026-07-09T08:00:00.000Z
Cheryl Goh, group head of marketing, sustainability, loyalty and support at Grab, says: “Education is the most proven pathway to long-term socioeconomic mobility.”
TAKING HEART

Grab boosts GrabForGood Fund with US$3.2 million for giving-back programmes in S-E Asia

2026-05-04T03:13:16.000Z
Technological innovation and real operational capability are not the same thing, the writer notes.

The invisible bottleneck in Singapore’s maritime ambitions

2026-04-28T23:00:00.000Z
While HSBC’s salaries and bonuses lag behind its Wall Street rivals, it’s dangled generous benefits, including club memberships and cheap mortgages, to attract recruits.

HSBC reviews HK$300,000-per-kid school fee perk for Hong Kong bankers to cut costs

2026-04-27T02:02:51.000Z
About 140,000 Vietnamese students are said to be pursuing higher education overseas, making them one of the largest international student communities worldwide.
INSIDE ASEAN

‘Long-term investment’: More Vietnamese students enrol in Singapore’s higher learning institutes 

2026-04-23T05:30:00.000Z
MBS chief operating officer Paul Town (fourth from left) and Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling (fifth from left) at the Sands Future Talent Ceremony. The second iteration of the Sands Hospitality Scholarship programme will be seeded with S$2 million.
TAKING HEART

Marina Bay Sands commits over S$2 million to scholarships for hospitality students

2026-04-22T09:02:20.000Z