IPS Update Issue July 2012

Corporate Associates Lunch with Emeritus Senior Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong

At a special lunch dialogue, IPS Founding Patron ESM Goh Chok Tong, who served as Prime Minister of Singapore from 1990 to 2004, shared his views on current and long-term challenges confronting Singapore. […]

Mathew Mathews: Economic Growth versus Higher Fertility

If increasing fertility is to be a national priority for Singapore, current models of competition are not sustainable and require a radical rethink and bold policy changes. […]  

Lee Yoong Yoong: Singapore Could get Better Deal Buying Gas from US

Given the changes in global energy demand and supply, it is timely for Singapore to diversify its energy supply in order to enhance its future energy security. […]

Tommy Koh: Green Thoughts Inspired by Stockholm and Rio

Twenty years after the Earth Summit, what are the challenges that remain in spite of Singapore’s achievements in environmental protection and sustainable development?. […]

External Appointment

From 1 July 2012, IPS Director Mr Janadas Devan will also be Chief of Government Communications at the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA). In this new portfolio, he will head the government’s information service. The official press release is available here […]

IPS Welcomes New Staff!

Ms Joanna Koh joins IPS as an Executive, assisting in the organisation of IPS events and all general administration. Joanna received her BA (Honours) in Sociology from Nanyang Technological University […]

External Appointment

Dr Yap Mui Teng, senior research fellow in the Demography and Family Cluster has been re-appointed as an Associate at the Asia Research Institute (ARI). She will continue to contribute to the Changing Family cluster at ARI, which explores the dimensions of family change in the region, their causes and implications.