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In a speech on 13 November 2006, PM Lee Hsien Loong remarked that Singapore treats ‘welfare’ as a dirty word. Indeed, Singapore is not a welfare state. Although Singapore’s Gini index, a measure of income inequality, is lower than many developed countries, it becomes the word’s second highest after taking state taxes and transfers into …
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Professor Ricardo Caballero will be the the MAS Term Professor in Economics and Finance at the National University of Singapore from 14 to 25 Nov 2022. Photo credit: MIT Department of Economics.
Students who continue to keep the NUS campuses vibrant and upbeat with their multifarious talents and passions, undampened by pandemic restrictions, were lauded at the NUS Student Life Awards 2022 on Oct 29 at a red-carpet celebration attended by more than 300 guests held at the University Cultural Centre.
The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line first began operating on 7 November 1987 with five stations along the North-South line. It has since expanded to more than 130 stations that span across the island, with a daily ridership of over 3 million. It is undoubtedly the preferred public transport option for many due to its …
How should a fresh graduate, filled with aspirations to change the world, deal with the harsh reality that a significant portion of their undergraduate training may be rendered irrelevant by the simple passage of time?
This year, researchers from different NUS schools and institutes – including the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Middle East Institute, and the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions – will head to COP27 to track the negotiations, and contribute to the dialogue on climate action by hosting panel discussions centred on climate change and biodiversity loss, the demand for carbon credits, and other pertinent topics.
In ‘What MRT travel numbers tell us about work from home trends’ (The Straits Times, October 2022), Professor Ivan Png (NUS Business School, NUS Department of Economics, and NUS School of Computing) examines the question of whether professional workers are returning to the office or still working from home. Although it is difficult to gather …
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On 31 October 2019, GARAGE, a digital news portal initiated by the Business Times, was awarded the Gold for the Best Digital News Start-up at the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) Asian Digital Media Awards (‘BT’s Garage grabs startup gold at Asian Digital Media Awards‘ (The Business Times, October 2019)). GARAGE provides daily coverage …
Uncovering Alternative ‘Journalism Crisis’ Narratives in Singapore & Hong Kong Read More »
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) commenced on 31 October in Glasgow. As extreme weather surges across the world, higher global temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns are expected to disrupt water supply in Asia, the Mediterranean, and many other regions. How households’ water and electricity consumption pattern will respond to rising temperatures is …
Electrical appliances moderate households’ demand response to heat Read More »
Exploring Teochew Culture Inheritance Through Art of Temple Carving
A profile by Lianhe Zaobao of undergraduate and FASS Student Ambassador Tan Guan Fan (NUS History) who recently attained the prestigious Ngee Ann Kongsi Distinguished Scholar Award, and whose recently published paper “If Roofs could Talk and Walls could Speak: The Understated Arts of Yueh Hai Ching Temple” was a lauded study in Teochew culture and the arts.