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Migrant domestic workers and the household division of intimate labour: reconfiguring eldercare relations in Singapore

October 1, 2022

The International Day of Older Persons is observed on October 1 each year. In 2018, the share of the population aged 65 years and older in Singapore matched that of those younger than 15 years, giving rise to the term ‘Silver Tsunami’, referring to the phenomenon of a rapidly ageing population. In conjunction with this, …

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Closer Neighbours are Better than Distant Relatives

September 29, 2022

Associate Professor Thang Leng Leng from NUS Japanese Studies shares how her experience and that of her friends’, having lived in Japan and Singapore, has led her to appreciate the value of having a good neighbourhood.

RunNUS 2022: Clocking the Miles for the Disabled and Special Needs Community

September 28, 2022

At RunNUS 2022, over 1,200 participants banded together to cover a total distance of 13,000 km for a good cause.

Becoming a Confucian in Contemporary Singapore: The Case of Nanyang Confucian Association

September 28, 2022

The Qufu International Confucius Culture Festival is held every year between September 26th and October 10th in Qufu City, the hometown of Confucius. The Nanyang Confucian Association (NCA) was founded in Singapore in 1914 in response to a nationalistic call in China seeking to enshrine Confucianism as a state religion. The term nanyang, meaning the south sea, …

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Education Minister Chan Chun Sing Outlines Three Ways Universities can Support Singapore’s Innovation Drive

September 27, 2022

To engender greater innovation on the connectivity front, universities should seek to be a trusted platform for talent from all over the world to work together, learn from each other and create new ideas, said Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing at the inaugural session of the NUS Distinguished Speaker Series on 26 September.

Mastering Future Economies at the NUS Postgraduate by Coursework Fair 2022

September 26, 2022

Participants can find out about trending topics related to the future economies and NUS’ exciting suite of master’s programmes at the virtual NUS Postgraduate by Coursework Fair 2022.

Made in Singapore: Conceiving, Making and Using Ritual Objects in Hindu Domains

September 26, 2022

Ganesh Chaturthi is an annual Hindu festival usually falling during the months of August or September. It commemorates the birthday of Lord Ganesh, who was believed to be born around noon. Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the many Hindu festivals celebrated around the world. In Singapore, we are more familiar with Taipusam, which is celebrated …

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Local Pollution as a Determinant of Residential Electricity Demand

September 25, 2022

On 25 September, 2015, the Singapore Ministry of Education ordered all primary and secondary schools to close for one day due to the heavy haze. While many perceive burning at coal-fired power plants to be a major cause of air pollution, the reverse could also be true: air pollution drives up power consumption. In ‘Local …

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Old-age dependency: is it really increasing in aging populations?

September 23, 2022

  On 23 September 2019, The Straits Times published an article announcing a collaborative effort by the Housing Development Board, People’s Association, Ministry of Health, and National Environment Agency to build a vertical ‘kampung’ for the elderly. This new development will be situated in Yew Tee and is modelled after the Kampung Admiralty Project with …

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Singapore Youth: In Defence of ‘Strawberries’

September 22, 2022

Dr Chew Han Ei, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS, and Assoc Prof Vincent Chua from NUS Sociology and Anthropology ask: What can be done to engage young people in Forward Singapore?