Will Corrective Work Orders be more effective if done as a family?

The Waterloo study, whose results were released last November, followed previous surveys done in 2016 and 2020. The study showed that coffee shop toilets were seen to be as dirty as they were three years ago.  Ms Rosie Ching, principal lecturer of Statistics at the Singapore Management University, who was behind the study, and joined … Read more

Commentary: Latest push to deter litterbugs doesn’t mean we should turn against each other

SINGAPORE: One initiative in the recent debate on government spending estimates that created a bit of an online storm was that the National Environment Agency (NEA) may publicise the images of litterbugs so that members of the public can help identify then. The stated objective of the proposed measure is to “invoke collective community ownership … Read more

Commentary: Are people in Singapore too squeamish about pests?

Indeed, run-ins with pests are practically inevitable in Singapore. Food and beverage establishments are aplenty, and centralised refuse collection centres at apartments invite pests to proliferate. They are, after all, some of the most common, hardy and adaptable species on earth. In other cities like Bangkok and New York, people seem to have made peace with … Read more