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Obama’s First State of the Union Address

SMU Assistant Professor Ilya Farber comments on what US President Barack Obama has laid out in his first State of the Union address and assesses his year in office.
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Channel NewsAsia, Insight (Feb 4)

Malaysian PM threatened with subpoena

Associate Professor Bridget Welsh said, “[Mr Najib] will not be able to get away from the fact that this is seen as the removal of a personal rival to him.”

Financial Times (Feb 3), p 6

Financial Times (Feb 2)

A Cosmopolitan, Open Society Critical

Associate Professor for English Literature and Creative Thinking Kirpal Singh pointed out that it is important for citizens and those who have made Singapore home to feel they matter in a significant and real way. He also urged for greater support for local talents, accorded the same recognition and rewards as foreign talent so that Singapore does not become “a city where the other - meaning the foreigner - is the best." more

TODAY, p 6

Malaysia's Anwar Faces Career-Breaking Sodomy Trial

Bridget Welsh, Associate Professor of Political Science, said the trial was a "high-risk strategy" for Prime Minister Najib Razak, who came to power last year on a reform platform. more

Channel NewsAsia (Feb 1)

Agence France Presse (Feb 1)

MSN News (Feb 1)

Obama One Year On

Assistant Professor Ilya Farber shared his views on US President Barack Obama’s first year in office as he is about to deliver his State of the Union address. more

Channel NewsAsia

Birth Rate May Dip Further: Experts

Assistant Professor Chung Wai Keung said the dip showed that Baby Bonus measures were not working well because raising children was never about these short-term or one-time economic incentives. more

The Straits Times, p B4

Social Cohesion Efforts in Singapore

Does too much self-censorship hinder social cohesion? Assistant Professor Hoon Chang Yau shares his views on the matter in light of the recent incident where McDonald’s omitted the pig toy in its line up of Chinese zodiac toys.
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Multiculturalism

Assistant Professor Hoon Chang Yau shares his views about multiculturalism and how to balance racial and religious sensitivity in relation to McDonald’s removing the pig toy in its zodiac series for the Lunar New Year. more

Channel NewsAsia, Talking Point

(Jan 24)