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The People’s Action Party (PAP) was formed on 21 November 1954 and has governed Singapore uninterrupted for more than six decades. This enduring political stability is the product of a highly cohesive, effective, and extractive state and party apparatus. In ‘(Not) democratising through strength: core beliefs and the institutions of Singapore’s People’s Action Party’ (Contemporary […]
In commemoration of the quarterly Family Day, workplaces allow employees to leave work early to spend time with their families. On this evening, families usually take the time to disconnect from work and reconnect with one another. However, not every family experiences the luxury of taking time off work. In particular, low-income families may be […]
The Peggy Wai Chee Leong-Hochstadt Professorship in Humanities and Sciences will further strengthen cross-disciplinary learning at the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences.
Attracting more than 1,800 students and 1,700 staff participants, this year’s month-long WellNUS Festival offered a wide range of workshops, from relaxing activities like aromatherapy and candle-making, to sports and fitness sessions like kayaking and Zumba as well as hobbies like baking and coffee-making.
The dangerous deterioration of US-China ties has grave and far-reaching implications, and regional leaders should make clear to superpower rivals their deep concerns, advises Professor Chan Heng Chee, NUS Trustee, Ambassador-at-large, and Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at SUTD.
Assistant Professor Reza Idria, 2022 LKC NUS-Stanford Fellowship awardee, is visiting FASS from 1 September to 31 December. He is working on Tales of the Unexpected: Contesting Syari’ah Law in Aceh, Indonesia, a book manuscript based on his doctoral dissertation, which he defended at Harvard’s Department of Anthropology in May 2020, We interviewed Dr Idria, […]
The Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Ageing Population (IMC) was established on 14 November 1998, to ensure a concerted national response in deliberating and recommending relevant policy directions on ageing issues. The IMC marked a shift in approach when it articulated a vision of “Successful Ageing in Singapore”, which frames the issues of ageing in a […]
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 […]
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.
Reforestation Could Boost Water Security in some Asia-Pacific Areas
A new study led by researchers at the NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions (CNCS) indicates that if all areas suitable for forest growth in the Asia-Pacific were planted up, rainfall would go up in 4 of its 15 water-stressed regions, writes NUS CNCS Science Communication and Outreach Lead and FASS alumna Audrey Tan (NUS Sociology, ’13) in this The Straits Times article.