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Delayed, More Deliberate, and Less Fertile: What the Latest General Household Survey Tells Us About Marriage in Singapore
Singapore’s family landscape presents an interesting paradox. At first glance, rising singlehood and falling birth rates among young adults suggest a declining interest in family life. However, by their late 40s, the vast majority of Singaporeans are married. Decoding these seemingly contradictory trends requires looking beyond the surface numbers, which Associate Professor Zheng Mu (NUS […]
Legal reforms shift public discourse on social issues, but institutional and societal conditions determine lasting change
Does changing the law change how society talks? In “NUS study: Legal reforms shift public discourse on social issues, but institutional and societal conditions determine lasting change” (NUS News, 11 August 2026), Associate Professor Kokil Jaidka (NUS Communications and New Media) discusses new research on how legal reforms around same-sex relationships shape public discourse in […]
In Their Own Ways: Identification and Documentation of Singapore’s Chinese Medicine
Chinese medicine first arrived in Singapore alongside early waves of Chinese migration into Southeast Asia. Although many local practitioners received training in China, they gradually adapted their practices to suit the local context, giving rise to what is now known as Singapore Chinese Medicine (SCM). Rather than being a replica of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), […]