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The 1st SR Nathan Fellow of the Institute of Policy Studies (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy), prominent businessman and FASS alumnus Ho Kwon Ping (Economics, History and Political Science, ’78) suggests that Singapore’s large transient community of foreign workers could be a future source of permanent residency or citizenship.
Mother’s Day is celebrated on 14 May in 2023. Studies have shown that among the financially disadvantaged, women are more vulnerable to a public health emergency, and those with children suffered more severe mental health issues during COVID-19 lockdowns. Whether poor mothers in Singapore have encountered similar difficult times during the pandemic is an important […]
Associate Professor Chris McMorran (NUS Japanese Studies) worked 14 hours a day at a traditional inn in a Kyushu onsen town for a year, and six other inns, as part of research for ‘Ryokan: Mobilizing Hospitality in Rural Japan’.
Support for the disadvantaged and vulnerable segments of Singaporean society has long been an issue of great importance. In response to recent parliamentary debates on this issue, Associate Professor Irene Y H Ng (NUS Social Work & Social Service Research Centre (SSR)), Senior Lecturer Dr Ong Ee Cheng (NUS Economics, SSR), and their co-author Michael […]
This year’s honourees are Mrs Elizabeth Sam, a prominent banker; Mr Othman Bin Haron Eusofe, an influential unionist; Dr S Vasoo, a passionate social worker; Mr Benny Lim, a dedicated civil servant and policymaker; and Mr T. Sasitharan, a celebrated actor and respected voice in arts and culture – all of whom have dedicated their careers and lives to service and community in different ways.
The Primary 1 (P1) registration exercise in Singapore has been the subject of much debate in recent years, with concerns that the current mechanisms reinforce pre-existing inequalities in society. In ‘Primary 1 Registration: Where alumni privilege and distance rules can accelerate inequality’ (The Straits Times, April 2023), Associate Professor Vincent Chua (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) […]
The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 was passed by the Singapore Parliament on 8 May 2019, as part of the nation’s efforts to combat online falsehoods. During the COVID-19 pandemic, WhatsApp has played a critical role in risk communication because of its extremely large user group. However, this has also made it […]
The incidence of seniors’ lonesome deaths in their homes going unnoticed for days and weeks in Singapore has recently received heightened news and public attention. ‘Why are S’pore’s elderly still dying alone, undiscovered for weeks?’ (The Straits Times, April 2023) references similar phenomena of lonely, old-aged deaths in the greying societies of Japan and South […]
What happens when the population of the world’s largest country shrinks drastically? Reeling in the aftershock of the COVID-19 pandemic, China is battling an urgent population crisis. Rising mortality rates are coupled with a decline in fertility rates, causing the latter to fall dismally below replacement value. In ‘INSIGHT’ (Channel NewsAsia, April 2023), Professor Jean […]
From participating in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, to lively debates and umami tasting sessions, students of the Itadakimasu: Food in Japan course are challenged to take their learning beyond the classroom. Find out how Assoc Prof Emi Morita and Assoc Prof Hendrik Meyer-Ohle from the Department of Japanese Studies at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences curate an immersive, experiential pedagogical experience that brings to life the politics, culture, history and religion of Japan through the lens of culinary culture.