“We need to make our education system less of a sorting mechanism for identifying students’ abilities and more of a launchpad for students to discover their strengths and interests, and develop deep skills in their areas of interest,” he said
“This line should be established based on components that go beyond just crude ‘basic’ needs of housing, food, and clothing... We can do more, much more if we want to truly call ourselves a First-World nation,” he said
Wealth is “an even more glaring offence” to the meritocratic ideal than income inequality, said MP Seah Kian Peng in Parliament on Monday (Apr 17). He said net worth is not net income, and it is the first which may be a stronger force for social fracture. Mr Seah reiterated his previous call to tax the rich more, e
In Parliament on Monday (Apr 17), MP Mohd Fahmi Aliman brought up three components of building a cohesive and resilient society in Singapore. They were recognising the value of Singapore’s diverse cultural heritage, investing in support for vulnerable groups and building trust with the workforce. Elaborating on the c
Singapore is now a developed nation and continuing to be a growing, high-income country is not easy. With higher incomes, the cost of living is also generally higher. Making these points in Parliament on Monday (Apr 17), MP Vikram Nair said it is vital that Singaporeans have opportunities to train and get better jobs t
The labour movement will always put workers first, as well as ensure that they will have better job opportunities, assurances, protection and the resilience to adapt, upskill and retrain themselves to remain relevant for the future, said Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office and Deputy Secretary-General of t
Singapore faces an important challenge to ensure that there is continued trust between the political leadership and the public, and among all Singaporeans. This does not mean being monolithic in its views, but rather - recognising that “iron sharpens iron”- rigorously debating ideas to find new ways forward for the
The incomes of Singaporeans present themselves as somewhat of an “enigma”, said MP Jamus Lim. Speaking in Parliament on Monday (Apr 17), he pointed out that by some measures, Singapore is among the richest countries in the world. He voiced support for President Halimah Yacob’s call to improve Singapore’s social
The relationship between humans and technology - particularly artificial (AI) intelligence - is changing at a pace that some might say is "once in a century", said MP Tan Wu Meng in Parliament on Monday (Apr 17). With that in mind, he called on the Government to understand the challenges and opportunities that AI will
Meritocracy is part of the Singapore ethos and one of the key contributors to the country’s success, and it should be maintained as Singapore’s key societal organising principle. However, Singapore’s form of meritocracy has led to unintended consequences. Professions of the mind have been prioritised over profess