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Southeast Asia’s Path in an Age of Limited US Leadership

December 22, 2023

Op-Ed on CNA Online by Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian from NUS Political Science.

When Saving $50 a Month Brings Stress: Families Need Compassion, not Charity

December 18, 2023

Director of Melrose Home at the Children’s Aid Society and FASS alumna Cindy Ng (NUS Social Work) draws from her experience piloting a debt and savings programme and research – including that led by Associate Professor Irene Ng (of NUS Social Work and NUS Social Service Research Centre) – to argue for a more considered approach to tackling poverty and alleviating the plight of low-income families, in this Op-Ed in The Straits Times.⁠

What the Fairwork Framework Means for the Gig Economy

December 18, 2023

Editorial in Lianhe Zaobao by Dr Hong Renyi from NUS Communications and New Media; Prof Jack Qiu Linchuan from the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at NTU and Shaw Foundation Professor in Media Technology; and Dr Adam Badger, Postdoctoral Researcher from the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford.

(Cr)Immigration and Merit-Based Migration in Singapore: The Permanent ‘State of Exception’

December 18, 2023

As the world observes International Migrants Day on 18 December, Singapore is once again reminded of its dependence on migrant labour, as well as the issues surrounding migrant workers in the city-state.  Dr George B. Radics (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) reckons with the state of precarity that migrant labourers live in in Singapore, and delves …

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Whitewashing of Malay Supremacy in Malaysia’s Progressive Intellectual Culture

December 18, 2023

Column in Suria News Online by Ms Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, a PhD candidate from NUS Southeast Asian Studies.

(Re)constructing Ageing Futures: Insights from Migration in Asia and Beyond

December 15, 2023

As International Migrants Day approaches on 18 December, we ought to ponder how migration affects Singapore’s society. Research on migration includes extensive research on younger populations’ concept of futurity. The concept is not usually tagged to older adults as they are seen to be nearing the end-of-life and are less concerned with making future plans. …

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Launch of New Book on Southeast Asia’s Local and National Cultures by University Professor Wang Gungwu

December 10, 2023

Coverage of the launch of the latest book by Professor Wang Gungwu (NUS History and Chairman of the East Asian Institute) on Southeast Asia’s local and national cultures.

Breadth of University Curriculum and Labor Market Outcomes

December 8, 2023

    8th December marks the anniversary of the founding of the National University of Singapore’s College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS). The CHS introduced a new undergraduate curriculum structure that places an emphasis on drawing from different intellectual approaches and tools across disciplines from the humanities, social sciences, and the sciences. The new curriculum …

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NOTE FROM KL: Southeast Asia at Risk of Being Severely Affected by Climate Change; COP28 Must Act Immediately

December 7, 2023

An Op-Ed by Dr Serina Rahman, Lecturer from NUS Southeast Asian Studies in Suria News Online on 4 December 2023.

Looking to 2024: What’s Next in AI? Enhancing Safety, More Regulatory Oversight and Leveraging AI for Education

December 5, 2023

This year, we could see a greater push by developers to improve the safety of AI systems and more countries addressing the need for AI regulation. Amid the rising popularity of generative AI tools, masterful usage of their full capabilities will also become more important.

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