20 July 2023
Morning Shot: What's the 'political price' to pay after the recent string of controversies?
A series of revelations has rocked Singapore’s political scene in the past few weeks. They include the resignation of several MPs, both across the ruling People’s Action Party and opposition Workers’ Party.
Dr Gillian Koh, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies shares a deeper analysis of the recent spate of controversies involving Singapore’s political parties, as well as what the ruling party will have to do to rebuild trust of the public.
Presented by: Lynlee Foo
This podcast was produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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27 March 2023
Why It Matters: Next 15 years crucial for Singapore to promote parenthood
Singapore’s total fertility rate (TFR) is down to a historic low of 1.05. But the good news is that a recent survey shows that young single Singaporeans want children.
Eight in 10 aged between 21 and 35 polled  say they want to marry and 77 per cent want children.
Dr. Gillian Koh, Deputy Director (Research) at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) which is part of the National University of Singapore shares her insights on the falling birth rate and what can be done about it.

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22 February 2022
In The Spotlight: Balancing Budget 2022 to uplift low wage workers
In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Rachel Kelly spoke to Dr Gillian Koh, Deputy Director of the Institute of Policy Studies at NUS about her thoughts on Budget 2022 and what the measures mean for consumers and households, as well as balancing the Budget to uplift low-wage workers.

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13 July 2020
In the Spotlight: What next for politics in Singapore?
Singaporeans woke up on Saturday morning to a familiar headline - that the People's Action Party (PAP) was back in government - but also to a new normal, of an entrenched opposition party in Parliament - Does this really spell a new era for politics in Singapore? Rachel Kelly spoke to Dr Gillian Koh, Deputy Director (Research), Institute of Policy Studies to breakdown the biggest events of GE202 and what this means for the future of Singapore's political landscape.

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3 July 2020
Key issues to be tackled in the upcoming General Election
This year's general election served up a few surprises on Nomination Day, with changes made to some parties' line-ups just before papers were submitted at nomination centres on Tuesday.
Many developments and debates followed.
Rachel Kelly spoke to Dr Gillian Koh, Deputy Director at the Institute of Policy Studies for a recap of the top moves from the week.

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26 June 2020
Key issues to be tackled in the upcoming General Election.
Singaporeans will go to the polls on July 10, in a general election that will see the contest for hearts and minds waged on a drastically different battleground due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To help us make sense of the latest news out this week is Dr Gillian Koh, Deputy Director at the Institute of Policy Studies.

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