In China, bragging about your wealth can get you censored

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Chinese authorities have declared war on content deemed to be flaunting wealth, amid sweeping calls by Chinese President Xi Jinping to combat inequality.

Financial regulators have cracked down on the country's tech giants, extracting pledges of loyalty and hefty donations.

"We will strengthen our management and increase the power of our crackdown, to make Internet platforms feel there is a sword above their heads

Inequality in China is vast. One per cent of Chinese own 31 per cent of the country's wealth, according to Credit Suisse Research Institute.

There are more merciful ways to make a burger

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For issues concerning science resolving ethical concerns.....

Charities in Singapore get creative to spread festive cheer

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=bring cheer?

=reduce wastage?

=foster culture of giving back to society? more gracious and compassionate society?

Qn: To what extent is charitable giving desirable? (Cam. 2021)

Cold Storage recalls Cantorel's Plateau 5 Fromages cheese product due to possible bacterial contamination

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The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said on Saturday (Dec 11) that the European Commission's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed had issued a notification that the product was recalled as it could be contaminated by listeria monocytogenes. This prompted SFA to direct Cold Storage, the sole importer of the product in Singapore, to recall the product.

Qn: ‘What an individual eats and drinks should not be the concern of the state.’ What is your view? (Cam. 2021)

New arts space for people with disabilities to open in Bukit Merah next year

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The charity, which aims to create learning and livelihood opportunities in the arts for people with disabilities, offers training in visual arts, performing arts and literary arts.

Qns: 

1. To what extent is charitable giving desirable? (Cam. 2021)

2. ‘The arts are nothing more than a luxury.’ How far is this true of your society? (Cam. 2021)

More lower-sodium products to help S'poreans cut salt intake

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nine in 10 people here exceeded the World Health Organisation's recommended daily limit of 2,000mg of sodium.

It introduced the Healthier Ingredient Development Scheme in 2017 which gives food manufacturers grant support to develop a wider variety of healthier ingredients and products, as well as to promote the uptake of healthier ingredients in the food service sector.

Singaporeans could be consuming more salt as they eat out more often and processed foods and fast foods are easily available.

Qn: ‘What an individual eats and drinks should not be the concern of the state.’ What is your view? (Cam. 2021)

New Zealand aims for smoke-free generation with new tobacco law

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People aged 14 when the law comes into effect will never be able to legally purchase tobacco

Qn: To what extent should the state intervene in the affairs of its people?

Firms donating unsold food should be exempted from liability if safety conditions are met: Public consultation

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Qn: To what extent is charitable giving desirable? (Cam. 2021)

Smart lamp post plan delayed by Covid-19; police to run separate camera network

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The smart lamp posts would form the spine of Singapore's Smart Nation Sensor Platform, which aims to use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to analyse video footage collected by all sorts of government agencies.

The project was born after the Little India riots involving around 300 foreign workers in December 2013, the first public disturbance of its kind in 40 years.

More than 200,000 police cameras called PolCams will be installed islandwide by 2030, up from the 90,000 already in place, the police said in October.

MOE investigates complaint that teacher sought sugar daddy on controversial website Sugarbook

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Describing itself as an online dating service, the site carries the tagline, "where romance meets finance".

"(The emergence of such sites) reflects a value shift towards being more liberal on practices that were strongly frowned upon in the past."

Qn: ‘People today do not work as hard as they did in the past.’ How true is this of your society? (Cam. 2018)

China says it opposes politicising sport after WTA boycott over Peng Shuai

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Qn: Sports and politics should not mix. Discuss.

Multidisciplinary teamwork, basic research key to continuing scientific excellence: DPM Heng

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Make a distinction btw basic/theoretical research (which helps us to know and understand how our world functions and the laws which it abides by) vs applied research (which is about applying the findings of basic/theoretical research towards solving a  problem in the real world; this is where profits come in)

While one of science's key aims is to meet the immediate needs of society, Mr Heng stressed that strong investment in basic research is equally important to ensure that Singapore continues delivering excellence in science and technology. Basic research refers to a type of investigation that aims to improve knowledge and theories - to expand existing knowledge. Applied research, on the other hand, helps to find solutions to existing problems.

Qn: Examine the view that the scientist is concerned only with knowledge, not morality. (Cam. 2020)