Thought Leadership

Some of the world’s leaders, and leading thinkers from NUS and overseas, regularly gather and add to the rich diversity of thoughts and ideas on our campuses, in Singapore and across the globe.
Here’s what they had to share.

Commentary: Can Singapore afford to further subsidise public buses and trains?

Commentary: Can Singapore afford to further subsidise public buses and trains?

Speaker: Assoc Prof (Practice) Terence Ho 23 Dec 2023

Public bus and train rides went up by up to 11 cents more per journey for adult commuters in December 2023. With higher operating costs and planned increases to the Goods and Services taxes, financial pressures are mounting for both public transport operators and the public. Assoc Prof (Practice) Terence Ho, from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS, mulls over how the burden of higher costs should be shared in a fair and sustainable manner while maximising the public good.

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Budget 2025: How far can financial support push the third-child dream?

Budget 2025: How far can financial support push the third-child dream?

Speaker: Dr Tan Poh Lin, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS 26 Feb 2025