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  Encouraging creativity in the classroom still a challenge despite MOE push, teachers say Singapore’s 15-year-olds topped the 2022 PISA study on creative thinking, but teachers say it's not easy to encourage creativity in academic work. Secondary 2 students learning the ukulele during a music lesson at Jurong West Secondary School. (File photo: CNA/Raydza Rahman) 02 Jul 2024 06:00AM (Updated: 02 Jul 2024 10:51AM) SINGAPORE: When Singapor...

  Commentary: Do you want your clothes to shrink our forests? Popular fabrics such as viscose, lyocell and modal were once trees. More fashion brands need to make that connection, says Lara Williams for Bloomberg Opinion.   File photo. Clothing companies need to do more to educate their consumers about what their clothes are made of. (Photo: iStock/megaflopp) Lara Williams 05 Nov 2023 06:06AM (Updated: 05 Nov 2023 01:50PM) ...

  Fast-fashion giant Shein wants to sell skincare, toothpaste and toys, too A person walks past an advertisement for Shein, in London, Britain on Mar 8, 2024. (File Photo: REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett) 30 Apr 2024 01:04PM (Updated: 30 Apr 2024 01:29PM) LONDON: Online fast-fashion retailer Shein is courting brands like toothpaste conglomerate Colgate-Palmolive and toymaker Hasbro as it tries to sell more household names on its platform. Known for cheap own-brand clothing an...

  Commentary: A China-like tuition ban may not work, but Singapore can still find ways to address overreliance More than two years after China banned private tutoring, demand has persisted. Even if a similar ban might not work in Singapore, there could be other ways to reduce the overreliance on private tuition. RSIS’ Xue Zhang and SIT’s Intan Azura Mokhtar give their take. More than two years after China banned private tuition, demand has persisted. Xue Zhang ...