New jobs will emerge with transition to autonomous vehicles: Acting Transport Minister

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Good read for whether jobs will be lost as AI takes over humans....

the role of professional drivers may change...(It) may well be you have somebody on board that does different things...noting that this may be to help load luggage, aid elderly passengers in boarding, or lead a tour group

New jobs will also emerge from driverless vehicle operations....programmers, designers, fleet managers and operations control centre staff

help them reskill, to retrain, and to take up other jobs in the economy

self-driving vehicles could help take over late-night shifts and lighten the load on drivers, improving productivity and safety.

On whether autonomous driving will displace workers, Mr Peng framed it as job transformation, noting that large-scale deployment of autonomous vehicles will take decades. “Over that stretch, society will find a way. It is just like every other transformation before this, (like) cars replacing horse carriages

Banning #SkinnyTok won’t fix the problem of viral harm

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A court reporter takes notes as justice, mercy are dispensed

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Qn: To what extent is it possible ‘to make the punishment fit the crime’? (Cam. 2013)

Panel with AI experts to review appeal of NTU student penalised for academic misconduct

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Kindness for clicks: The rise of online giving

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More sizzle and soul for Chinatown, please

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A good example of Chinatown where its preservation has arguably not been able to retain its authenticity.....

Qn: Assess the view that traditional buildings have no future in your society. (Cam. 2016)

Work-life balance most important factor for Gen Z, millennials and Gen X: Randstad survey

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Qn: 'Salary is everything when choosing a career today.' Do you agree? (CJC Promos 2022)

1960s NatSteel building, former Pasir Panjang English School proposed for conservation

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Qn: Assess the view that traditional buildings have no future in your society. (Cam. 2016)

At 80, is the UN still relevant? Middle East crisis raises hard questions

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Qn: Consider the view that politics today is all talk and no action. (NJC Prelim 2024)

Explosions ring out in Tehran despite Trump’s order to Israel to stop strikes

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As sports embrace gender tests, Kirsty Coventry and IOC may follow

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For issues on whether equality/inclusiveness for all is desirable/fair

#SkinnyTok rebranded eating disorders dangerously fast

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How social media can harm teenagers.....

Multicultural societies must come together like batik, not a patchwork quilt: Tharman

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Youth radicalisation a pressing security concern for Singapore: Faishal Ibrahim

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Inside the leaked phone call threatening to bring down Thailand’s government

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Wild Rice’s Homepar pulled by IMDA, MHA for ‘glamorising drug abuse’

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The new material depicts and glamorises drug abuse and portrays an undercover Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officer shielding abusers from detection...It undermines Singapore’s anti-drug policy, our drug rehabilitation regime and public confidence in the CNB. Performances that undermine Singapore’s national interest are not permitted under the AECC.

But we also believe that the arts must have the space to explore complex, often uncomfortable realities – especially if we are to create meaningful, socially engaged theatre,

For qns on the arts and censorship....and how the media impacts/influences our attitudes and behaviours...

When movies or TV shows get mental health wrong

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Qn: Consider the argument that the main purpose of television should be to educate rather than simply to entertain. (Cam. 2015)

TikTok and Xiaohongshu are China’s new tools in Taiwan

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This is the reason why the US seeks to ban TikTok....

Qn: Consider the view that social media has more influence than politicians. (Cam. 2019)