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Southeast Asia’s Dharma: Essays on Buddhism in Singapore
This Vesak Day we would like to draw your attention to Associate Professor of History and Foo Hai Fellow in Buddhist Studies Jack Meng-Tat Chia’s new essay collection, Dongnanya fayin: Xinjiapo fojiao yanjiu lunji《東南亞法音：新加坡佛教研究論集》(Southeast Asia’s Dharma: Essays on Buddhism in Singapore), published by Boyoung Culture (博揚文化) this year as part of their prestigious ‘The Classics …
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Assessing Climate Change Impact on Production and Supply Chains of Oil Palm
‘Assessing Climate Change Impact on Production and Supply Chains of Oil Palm’ is a pivotal research project funded from 2024 to 2028 by the National Environment Agency Climate Impact Science Research (CISR) Programme and led by Assistant Professor Tang Hao (NUS Geography), Associate Professor Roman Carrasco (NUS Biological Sciences), and Dr Lim Kim Hwa (NUS …
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Drug supervision and desistance in Singapore
Singapore’s zero-tolerance approach to drug offences combines punitive measures and rehabilitation efforts under the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA). In 2019, the MDA underwent a landmark amendment to enhance overall deterrence, support enforcement efforts, and improve upstream intervention for young drug abusers. Crucially, the extension of the maximum period of supervision from two years to …