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Is Political Incivility Driving Away Voters in India’s 2024 Election?

May 27, 2024

India’s 2024 election has seen a significant shift in the political rhetoric of BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says NUS Communications and New Media’s Dr Taberez Ahmed Neyazi.

Punching Home Lessons about Southeast Asia through Martial Arts

May 23, 2024

From honing basic silat techniques to dabbling in the various styles of martial arts practised in Southeast Asia – such as kung fu and baguazhang from China as well as the Japanese sword-fighting art of kendo – students discover the region’s cultures and history in unconventional ways, in a course conducted by Dr Mohamed Effendy (NUS Southeast Asian Studies).

Notes from KL: The Chasm Between the Richest and the Poorest in Malaysia is Not as Far as the Comparison between Ethnic Groups

May 22, 2024

Column on Suria News Online by Dr Serina Rahman, Lecturer from NUS Southeast Asian Studies.

Archiving the Underclasses: Knowledge, Law, and Everyday Agency in Modern Southeast Asia

May 22, 2024

‘Archiving the Underclasses: Knowledge, Law, and Everyday Agency in Modern Southeast Asia’ is a research project funded from 2022 to 2025 by the Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Tier 2 and hosted by the NUS Asia Research Institute (ARI). The project brings together a diverse team of scholars led by Associate Professor Maitrii …

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NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences alumni honoured for contributions to public service, education, literature and the corporate sector

May 16, 2024

FASS paid tribute on 15 May 2024 to four eminent alumni for their outstanding contributions towards nation-building, growth of the university, the promotion of the arts and social sciences, and impact in the private sector.

Reconsidering Misinformation in WhatsApp Groups: Informational and Social Predictors of Risk Perceptions and Corrections

May 15, 2024

Misinformation has been prolific in the past few years, disseminated through various online mediums like social media and messaging platforms. Authorities have begun to scrutinise messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and WeChat, in an effort to prevent the further spread of misleading content. There are several factors influencing the spread of misinformation on messaging apps. …

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Back to School: Why Adult Education Should be Learner-centric

May 9, 2024

Engaging panel discussions saw industry experts in adult education weigh in on topics such as the importance of lifelong learning for continued competence and relevance in an increasingly complex and constantly changing world.

Assessing Climate Change Impact on Production and Supply Chains of Oil Palm

May 8, 2024

‘Assessing Climate Change Impact on Production and Supply Chains of Oil Palm’ is a pivotal research project funded from 2024 to 2028 by the National Environment Agency Climate Impact Science Research (CISR) Programme and led by  Assistant Professor Tang Hao (NUS Geography), Associate Professor Roman Carrasco (NUS Biological Sciences), and Dr Lim Kim Hwa (NUS …

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Sovereignty on Humans’ Hardwork

May 3, 2024

Column on Suria News Online by Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee, Senior Lecturer from NUS Malay Studies.

Urban Liveability and Low-wage Migrants in Pandemic Times

May 1, 2024

As we mark Labour Day on 1st May, we are reminded of the migrant workers whose labour Singapore is dependent on. In their chapter ‘Urban Liveability and Low-wage Migrants in Pandemic Times’ in Migrant Workers in Singapore: Lives and Labour in a Transient Migration Regime (World Scientific, 2022), Professor Tim Bunnell (NUS Geography and Asia …

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