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Title : [E-Publication] The Parliamentarian: 2026 Issue One

Author/Editor : CPA

Publisher : -

Call Number :

Synopsis :

This digital issue discusses several issues such as:

-          the Speaker of India’s Lok Sabha shares how to harness technology to strengthen democracy and Parliaments during the 28th CSPOC in New Delhi.
-          the Speaker of the Parliament of Jamaica reflects on the role of the Commonwealth and supporting young people in the latest Q&A.
-          the Speaker of Anguilla shares how one of the smallest Parliaments in the Commonwealth is leading the charge on the digitisation of the Legislature.

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Going Nuclear: How the Atom Will Save the World

Book Details

Author/ Editor

Tim Gregory

Publisher

The Bodley Head Ltd

Call Number

333.7924 GRE

Synopsis

This visionary book calls for decarbonisation to be the twenty-first century's Apollo programme. By interweaving scientific optimism, myth-busting data, and ambitious policy ideas, the author illustrates the untapped and boundless potential of the atom beyond just clean energy: from advanced medicine and forensics to atomic gardening and space exploration. This is a bold case for an alternative, sustainable and prosperous future: a world in which abundant energy is available to all…

Policy, Fairness and Compassion

Book Details

Author/ Editor

K. Shanmugam

Publisher

Straits Times Press

Call Number

320.95957 SHA

Synopsis

This collection of speeches, interviews and articles from Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam. These speeches start from when Shanmugam was a backbencher (for 20 years), pressing for more compensation for his residents and engaging in amusing brushes with government agencies, and continue through to when he became a Cabinet minister, enacting and changing legislation in diverse fields. They add to the perspectives on how Singapore has been governed over the last 38 years…

China and Japan: Facing History

Book Details

Author/ Editor

Ezra F. Vogel

Publisher

The Belknap Press

Call Number

327.51052 VOG

Synopsis

China and Japan have cultural and political connections that stretch back fifteen hundred years, but today their relationship is strained. Boldly tackling the most contentious chapters in this long and tangled relationship, Ezra Vogel uses the tools of a master historian to examine key turning points in Sino-Japanese history. Gracefully pivoting from past to present, he argues that for the sake of a stable world order, these two Asian giants must reset their relationship…

Lim Siong Guan: The Best Is Yet to Be

Book Details

Author/ Editor

Joanne Lim / Lim Siong Guan

Publisher

World Scientific

Call Number

658.4092 LIM

Synopsis

This is not a book about Lim Siong Guan — it is about what he thinks readers would find useful as they contemplate their futures and strive to be the best that they can be. Working for Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Dr Goh Keng Swee, the powerful core of Singapore's founding leaders, the author describes how he saw Singapore's success as a start-up nation came through innovation and creativity. And he believes Singapore's continued survivability requires an unswerving vision with even more innovation and creativity…

Equity in Excellence: Experiences of East Asian High-Performing Education Systems

Book Details

Author/ Editor

Siao See Teng; Maria Manzon; Kenneth K. Poon

Publisher

Springer

Call Number

370.95 SIA

Synopsis

This book offers a comprehensive picture of high-performing East Asian education systems, beyond their outstanding achievements in international assessments, such as PISA and TIMSS.

In light of the challenges presented by low fertility rates, ageing populations, migration, and the economic demands of the 21st century, the book addresses these systems’ attempts to cater to further diversified student populations and maintain equity in excellence.

Grow Without Growing Pains

Book Details

Author/ Editor

Yap Kwong Weng; Sunil Nambiar

Publisher

Marshall Cavendish

Call Number

658.50095957 YAP

Synopsis

The book recounts the remarkable rise of Dr Robert Yap and YCH Group, tracing their evolution from a humble family transport business in 1955 to Singapore’s foremost homegrown logistics and supply chain powerhouse, now shaping Asia’s supply chain landscape.

Whether for entrepreneurs or corporate leaders, this book serves as an inspiring guide to visionary growth and imparts strategies for thriving amid change—growing with agility and purpose, while overcoming the challenges of expansion…

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