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The International Day of Older Persons is observed on 1 October each year. It was designated by the United Nations to emphasize the different needs and challenges facing the elderly today, and to reiterate how older, healthy people can continue to function and contribute productively to society. In Singapore, the elderly population is projected to …
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The experiences of seniors are often overlooked and untapped. In the last two decades, intergenerational programmes have been used to empower seniors and nurture a renewed sense of purpose. These efforts are also supported with the commemoration of International Day of Older Persons on 1 October each year, when contributions of older persons to society …
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An op-ed by Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) entitled ‘The danger of politics in a post-truth world’ (September 2023) was recently featured in The Straits Times. The article comments on the increasingly complicated nature of politics in the face of social media; and the need for Singapore to unify to out-maneuver such threats. A/P …
People are increasingly spending time on their smartphones. Accordingly, the investigators in the project titled ‘Artificial Intelligence, Disinformation, and the Public Good’, Assistant Professors Taberez Neyazi and Subhayan Mukerjee (NUS Communications and New Media), expect that most people would be heavily reliant on their mobile devices to gather information about the world around them through …
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The former Budget Terminal of Singapore Changi Airport was closed on 25 September 2012 to make way for the construction of Terminal 4. This new terminal boasts automation technology to smoothen the commuter experience, from self check-in and bag drops to automated customs clearance. The introduction of these forms of automation has contributed to the …
The International Day of Democracy is held annually on 15 September to raise public awareness about democracy. As a political system, democracy takes on many forms. For example, Singapore’s style of democracy differs from conventional understandings of liberal democracy. Professor Chua Beng Huat (NUS Department of Sociology and Anthropology), in ‘Towards a non-liberal communitarian democracy’ …
In support of Singapore’s bilingual education policy, the Speak Mandarin Campaign was launched on 7 September 1979 to promote the use of Mandarin amongst Chinese Singaporeans. Besides helping Singaporeans to remain in touch with their culture and heritage, bilingualism can also be useful in learning a third language. In ‘Bilingual Infants Demonstrate Advantages in Learning …
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As Singapore approaches its Presidential Elections, questions surrounding Singapore’s reserves have emerged in mainstream discussions. To demystify and expand on Singapore’s reserves, Channel NewsAsia has published an Online Special titled ‘Singapore Reserves Revealed’ (August 2023) that provides a holistic overview of our reserves and how they came to be. Given her expertise on the history …
Singapore Reserves Revealed – The Inheritance that Almost Didn’t Exist Read More »
On 31 August, 2022, Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority issued a conditional warning to an administrator for the Truth Warriors website under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act for publishing false claims about COVID-19 vaccines. While online misinformation is a longstanding threat, the nature of engagement on mobile messaging applications, such as WhatsApp, …
Associate Professor Huang Hoon Chng (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies) focuses on student engagement and the shift towards the transformational praxis, or process of treating students as partners within the learning process in ‘The Possibilities of Students as Partners – A Perspective from Singapore’ (Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education, 2019) Within certain …
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