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Commentary: When shopping giant Mustafa meets retail paradise Johor Bahru
A commentary by Dr Serina Rahman (NUS Southeast Asian Studies) in ChannelNewsAsia online. Read the article here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/mustafa-centre-jb-shopping-malaysia-economy-3375021 This story first appeared in ChannelNewsAsia online on 28 March 2023.
What might happen if Padang is made Unesco World Heritage Site
This story first appeared in The Straits Times on 27 March 2023. How would Singapore benefit from having a second Unesco World Heritage Site? Prof Hamzah hopes that marketing and tourism purposes would be secondary to getting Singaporeans more interested in local heritage sites. He is optimistic that the potential nomination will raise awareness and …
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From Houses on Stilts to Eco-Houses: Former Lazarus Islanders Fondly Recall Their Old Home
This story first appeared in The Straits Times on 18 March 2023. Lazarus Island, formerly known as Pulau Sekijang Pelepah, has recently been announced to be the site of new tourism developments. In ‘From Houses on Stilts to Eco-Houses: Former Lazarus Islanders Fondly Recall Their Old Home’ (Straits Times, March 2023), the history of this …
NOTE FROM KL: Is Menu Rahmah a one-time help or a starting point for a viable description?
IN BRIEF | 6 min read A commentary by Dr Serina Rahman (NUS Southeast Asian Studies) in Mediacorp Berita News Online. Click through to read this article. This story first appeared in Mediacorp Berita News Online on 26 Feb 2023.
Exploring the Spaces between the Arts, Social Issues and Academia
This year’s edition of NUS Arts Festival features over 20 performances, films, public art, installations, and dialogues. It is also the first to return to pre-pandemic levels, and involves more than 700 NUS students, alumni, faculty, staff and collaborators, nearly twice of 2022 figures, and remains the largest performing arts event on campus.
NUS Open House: More than 7.7M Visitors Drawn to Action-Packed Showcase over 10 Days
NUS Open House 2023 saw a strong showing by visitors eager to find out about the University’s academic programmes, as it returned in from 25 February to 6 March. Some 7.71 million visitors attended the physical and online showcase which involved 3,071 faculty and staff, students and alumni.