SINGAPORE - Water prices will increase for the first time in 17 years, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Monday (Feb 20). Including taxes, the prices will go up by 30 per cent in two phases. The first hike will be from July 1 this year, and the second from July 1 next year. But lower and middle income households will get help to manage the increase.- source : The Straits Times
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Thursday, April 20, 2017
2017 - Singapore score 'most powerful' passport: Index
SINGAPORE: Singapore has tied with Germany as the country with the most powerful passport in the world after a change in Ukraine's visa rules, according to a passport index by global financial advisory firm Arton Capital.Read more here
CNA - 19 April 2017
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
NUS and NTU retain positions as top two universities in Asia on Quacquarelli Symonds’ rankings
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has been named Asia’s top university for the third year in a row on the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, just ahead of Nanyang Technological University (NTU).- Todayonline
QS' TOP 30 UNIVERSITIES 2016
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2. Stanford University
3. Harvard University
4. University of Cambridge
5. California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
6. University of Oxford
7. UCL (University College London)
8. ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
9. Imperial College London
10. University of Chicago
11. Princeton University
12. National University of Singapore (NUS)
13. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)
14. Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
15. Yale University
16. Cornell University
17. Johns Hopkins University
18. University of Pennsylvania
19. The University of Edinburgh
20. Columbia University
21. King's College London
22. The Australian National University
23. University of Michigan
24. Tsinghua University
24. Duke University
26. Northwestern University
27. The University of Hong Kong
28. University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
29. The University of Manchester
30. McGill University
QS' TOP 30 UNIVERSITIES 2016
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2. Stanford University
3. Harvard University
4. University of Cambridge
5. California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
6. University of Oxford
7. UCL (University College London)
8. ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
9. Imperial College London
10. University of Chicago
11. Princeton University
12. National University of Singapore (NUS)
13. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)
14. Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
15. Yale University
16. Cornell University
17. Johns Hopkins University
18. University of Pennsylvania
19. The University of Edinburgh
20. Columbia University
21. King's College London
22. The Australian National University
23. University of Michigan
24. Tsinghua University
24. Duke University
26. Northwestern University
27. The University of Hong Kong
28. University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
29. The University of Manchester
30. McGill University
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
2016 - News on NUS sexualised orientation activities
"We are very disappointed that despite these efforts, instances of offensive and completely inappropriate orientation activities that were not submitted nor endorsed have surfaced": National University of Singapore. - CNA
The lewd orientation activities "were not submitted nor endorsed". Strong disciplinary action will be taken, says NUS. - The Straits Times
One student complained that her peers were made to re-enact a rape scene, while another was asked whose bodily fluids she would like to drink. NUS says: "Strong disciplinary action will be taken against those found responsible" - TNP
Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung has spoken out against the recent sexed-up National University of Singapore (NUS) orientation camps.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, July 27, he said university orientation activities must be carried out in a manner that respects the dignity of the freshmen.
He also said NUS has made clear to him that it does not condone such incidents. The university is conducting an investigation and will take strong disciplinary actions against those found responsible.
Describing one of the activities the freshmen were subjected to as “reprehensible”, Ong wrote:
- by Mothership.sg link
"Pretending to ejaculate into the face of a fellow student plays no part in this purpose - it is a reprehensible act that cannot be tolerated; goading others to act out a rape scene not only degrades the real suffering of rape victims, it inflicts fresh humiliation on female students." - Minister Ong Ye Kung STOMP
The students' union of NUS says sorry to freshmen for “sexualised activities" that were "indecent, reprehensible and not condoned". - Today online
The university would need time and space over the next few months to rethink how to do orientation so that all students enjoy the experience, said NUS president Tan Chorh Chuan. - The Straits Times 2 Aug 2016 link
The lewd orientation activities "were not submitted nor endorsed". Strong disciplinary action will be taken, says NUS. - The Straits Times
One student complained that her peers were made to re-enact a rape scene, while another was asked whose bodily fluids she would like to drink. NUS says: "Strong disciplinary action will be taken against those found responsible" - TNP
Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung has spoken out against the recent sexed-up National University of Singapore (NUS) orientation camps.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, July 27, he said university orientation activities must be carried out in a manner that respects the dignity of the freshmen.
He also said NUS has made clear to him that it does not condone such incidents. The university is conducting an investigation and will take strong disciplinary actions against those found responsible.
Describing one of the activities the freshmen were subjected to as “reprehensible”, Ong wrote:
Pretending to ejaculate into the face of a fellow student plays no part in this purpose – it is a reprehensible act that cannot be tolerated; goading others to act out a rape scene not only degrades the real suffering of rape victims, it inflicts fresh humiliation on female students.
Protesting such acts has nothing to do with being prudish or a bad sport, everything to do with respect for human dignity.
- by Mothership.sg link
"Pretending to ejaculate into the face of a fellow student plays no part in this purpose - it is a reprehensible act that cannot be tolerated; goading others to act out a rape scene not only degrades the real suffering of rape victims, it inflicts fresh humiliation on female students." - Minister Ong Ye Kung STOMP
The students' union of NUS says sorry to freshmen for “sexualised activities" that were "indecent, reprehensible and not condoned". - Today online
The university would need time and space over the next few months to rethink how to do orientation so that all students enjoy the experience, said NUS president Tan Chorh Chuan. - The Straits Times 2 Aug 2016 link
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
2016 - National University of Singapore (NUS) rank number 1 by Quacquarelli Symonds
According to the ranking by London-based education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) which was released on 14 June 2016, National University of Singapore (NUS) was ranked 1st in Asia.
NUS has been named top Asian university for third straight year.
NUS has been named top Asian university for third straight year.
The QS Asia University Rankings uses 10 key performance indicators to compare Asian universities, including academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-student ratio, papers per faculty, the proportion of international faculty and students, and proportion of inbound and outbound exchange students. - The Straits Times
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Thursday, October 1, 2015
2015 - NUS is number 1 in Asia
1 Oct 2015 - The National University of Singapore (NUS) has become Asia’s top university.
In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings released today, NUS ranked 26 position while NTU ranked 55.
In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings released today, NUS ranked 26 position while NTU ranked 55.
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