by Dr Roland Chia | Jun 1, 2018 | Pulse
June 2018 Pulse In its May 18, 2017 issue, The Straits Times reported that researchers in Japan have succeeded in creating viable eggs from the skin cells of adult female mice. Using a technique known as in-vitro gametogenesis (IVG), the team led by Professor...
by Rev Dr Daniel Koh Kah Soon | Jan 3, 2017 | Feature
January 2017 Feature “Get off your moral high horse,” we have heard this phrase thrown by people who think that you have been too demanding when making an ethical judgement or they just do not agree with a stand which you have made. Sometimes this is put differently....
by Dr Roland Chia | Apr 4, 2016 | Pulse
April 2016 Pulse In an article entitled, ‘Social Justice in Singapore: Some Personal Reflections’, Tommy Koh argues that Singapore is both a social just and a socially unjust society. For Koh, Singapore is a socially just society because of the following reasons:...
by Dr Roland Chia | Nov 2, 2015 | Pulse
November 2015 Pulse In his speech during the 2011 Presidential Address Debate, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong alluded to the rising income inequality in Singapore when he said: ‘the most successful Singaporeans will continue to do very well. The average Singaporeans...
by Ethos Institute | Sep 7, 2015 | More Articles by Dr Roland Chia
In recent years, academics here have been arguing that Singapore has to revise its social compact due to rapidly changing circumstances, both at home and globally. Founded on strong fundamentals – individual responsibility and self-reliance, economic growth and jobs...
