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NUS-led Study: Extreme Debtors May Be Exposed to Debt Accumulation Due to Inflated Sense of Self-Control

August 16, 2022

The study used a combination of a self-reporting questionnaire and behavioural measures to compare the profiles of extreme debtors with control groups.

From Far East to Asia Pacific: Great Powers and Grand Strategy 1900-1954

August 16, 2022

In December 2019, the newly opened Rise of Asia Museum at Haw Par Villa hosted an international conference titled Great Powers and Grand Strategies in the Asia Pacific 1940 – 1954, attracting scholars studying history, geopolitics, and international relations around the world. As a historical site, Haw Par Villa offered the attending scholars a perfect …

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Discovering Invisible Rules Behind the World’s Languages

August 15, 2022

NUS Presidential Young Professor Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine hopes to build a community of scholars dedicated to the study of understudied languages of Southeast Asia.

Tampines Central: Government-Resident Partnerships at Work

August 13, 2022

  The Housing Development Board (HDB) launched its sale of flats under the Build-To-Order (BTO) and Sale of Balance Flats exercise on 25th May 2021. The next BTO launch is projected to be held in August 2022. The BTO system, which was started on 15th April 2001 by HDB, replaced the previous Registration For Flats …

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Malaysian Crossings: Place and Language in the Worlding of Modern Chinese Literature

August 12, 2022

The Department of Chinese Studies and the Singapore Research Nexus at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences will be jointly launching the book Malaysian Crossings: Place and Language in the Worlding of Modern Chinese Literature by Assistant Professor Chan Cheow Thia (NUS Chinese Studies) on November 26, 2022 (1:55 – 4:30 PM) at …

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New Prize Launched to Deepen Interest, Understanding of Global Chinese Media

August 12, 2022

Undergraduates majoring in Communications and New Media have good reason to cheer with the launch of the G.H.Y Culture and Media Prize which recognises students who excel in final year projects focusing on the topic of global Chinese media.

Situation in Taiwan Strait: Lessons for Southeast Asian Youth

August 12, 2022

Commentary by Tan Zhan Tiam (NUS Political Science and NUS Chinese Studies) in Lianhe Zaobao.

A Lot of Swot – Good or Not?

August 12, 2022

Dr Kelvin Seah Kah Cheng, Senior Lecturer from NUS Economics answers questions from The Straits Times readers.

Superstition, Conspicuous Spending, and the Housing Market: Evidence from Singapore

August 12, 2022

The seventh month of the Chinese calendar, also known as the “Ghost Month”, is in August 2022. According to popular Chinese belief, people should avoid making major financial decisions during this month, including property purchasing. Buying a house is often the single most important financial decision for many people, and they have to consider various …

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Abdullah al-Misri and why Hikayat Mareskalek is Still Relevant to this Day

August 11, 2022

Commentary by Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee (NUS Malay Studies) on Abdullah al-Misri’s ‘Hikayat Mareskalek’.

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