FASS Commentaries
Expert opinions and thought leadership from FASS faculty, researchers, students and alumni.
Libraries, books, and a celebration of knowledge
By Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee (NUS Malay Studies).
The Kebaya is a cultural icon; the traditional attire of a nation
By Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee (NUS Malay Studies).
In the age of AI, it’s our human traits that will help us thrive
By Associate Professor (Practice) Carol Soon (NUS Communications and New Media).
Writer Na Tien Piet, a Peranakan Chinese, skilled in verse
By Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee (NUS Malay Studies).
NUS students’ production ‘Memori’ explores grief and loss of loved ones; nearly all tickets sold
A review of “MEMORI”, a performance staged by the NUS Malay Language Society (PBMUKS, Persatuan Bahasa Melayu University Kebangsaan Singapore) on 20 and 21 June 2025, by Mediacorp producer Syazwani Sanep (alumna, NUS Malay Studies ’22).
Hari Raya Haji, a pinnacle of spiritual and humanitarian struggle
Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee, NUS Malay Studies.
Give more thought to lowering Singapore’s voting age to 18
By Dr Elvin Ong (NUS Political Science).
First volume of the series focuses on the history of TCM development in Singapore
NUS Chinese Studies has collaborated with the National Taiwan University Press to launch the “Overseas Chinese Academic Series” to jointly promote the diversified development of Chinese language and Sinology studies. The first monograph, published at the end of May this year, focuses on the historical development of traditional Chinese medicine in the local area.
Me-Carnival 2025: A day of hope, inclusivity and inspiration
By third-year student Ms Elyana Syazana Mohd Ridwan (NUS Geography)
Why are the videos you see getting more extreme?
By Associate Professor (Practice) Carol Soon (NUS Communications and New Media and Dr Chew Han Ei (Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
Alamak… Don’t get it? Good communication is more than grammar
By Professor Lionel Wee, Dean, and Adj Prof Low Ee Ling, Dept of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies, both from NUS FASS, and Ms Nora Samosir, Lecturer, Acting and Musical Theatre at Lasalle College of the Arts, University of the Arts, Singapore.
Ngee Ann Polytechnic to collaborate with NUS Chinese Department to assist students in taking university courses during the holidays
An article on the collaboration in Lianhe Zaobao.