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Contested Chineseness and Third Sister Liu in Singapore and Hong Kong: Folk Songs, Landscape, and Cold War Politics in Asia

July 12, 2022

On July 12, 1962, Third Sister Liu, a Chinese musical film, was first screened in Singapore. It shattered all box-office records in the country and was continually screened in theatres for more than seven months. Audience members even wrote down the songs one by one and memorized them. Many watched the film more than ten times. […]

Mapping Singapore’s Culinary Landscape: Is Anyone Cooking?

July 11, 2022

  The Singapore Food Festival will be held in August 2022. Conceived in 1994 to celebrate Singapore’s food culture, the festival is regularly packed with activities for all ages, including food tours, food symposiums, food tasting booths, exquisite private dining experiences, and food cooking demonstrations. The highlight of the festival in 2019, when it was […]

Behind Anonymity: Network Affordances, Under Deindividuation, Improve Social Media Discussion Quality

July 10, 2022

The 2020 General Elections, which elected 93 members to the Parliament of Singapore, were held on 10th July. In various models of democracy, political decision-making relies on citizens’ ability to conduct rational and civil discussions to arrive at a consensus. Many of the world’s political discussions occur on social media platforms, which allow people to […]

Singapore in 2021: Confronting Internal and External Challenges

July 9, 2022

The 2020 General Elections were held in Singapore on 10 July, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the ruling party retained its supermajority in Parliament, the 2020 general election saw the strongest-ever performance by the opposition since 1965. The general election also brought challenges for political succession as the designated successor to the […]

Making a Tangible Difference in Her Community

July 8, 2022

Nur Hikmah Binte Md Ali hopes “to address some of the problematic ideas that are rampant in society.”

The Boy who Could – From Normal (Academic) Student to NUS Valedictorian

July 7, 2022

Fayyaz, who graduated with top honours, was also selected as the valedictorian of his class.

NUS Confers Honorary Degrees on Prof Tommy Koh and Prof Wang Gungwu

July 7, 2022

The University also celebrates the achievements of 13,975 graduates from the NUS Class of 2022; Philanthropic gift to establish new professorship in humanities and sciences.

Commencement 2022: Kickstarting a Season of Celebration and Achievement

July 7, 2022

NUS celebrates the milestone accomplishments of 13,975 graduates through 28 in-person ceremonies.

Web 3, New Version of Internet, Promises Greater Data Privacy

July 7, 2022

Dr Natalie Pang, Deputy Head of NUS Communications and New Media, considers the promise of privacy made by proponents of the ‘new version’ of the Internet.

Chinese Singaporean Temples: Digital Humanities Approaches to Frequency Lists of Sponsors

July 6, 2022

Once the oldest Chinese temple in Singapore, the Fuk Tak Chi Temple was built in the 1820s by the Hakka and Cantonese communities. One of the first stops for Chinese immigrants, the temple was devoted to the deity Tua Pek Kong and served as the headquarters of the Hakka and Cantonese communities in Singapore. The […]

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