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Recently, Professor Michael Sherraden from the Department of Social Work at the National University of Singapore, delivered a talk about asset building innovation in Singapore. He pointed out that many Singaporeans with less income can still have a flat because of the CPF scheme. If you are interested in the topic, more details can be found below:
Historically, there is a perennial debate surrounding the causes of poverty: individual motivation or social factors? A/P Irene Ng from the Department of Social Work at the National University of Singapore, has found that Singaporeans are more likely to attribute poverty to societal factors compared to survey respondents in Britain and other countries. “Helping the …
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Over the past years, people have became more and more curious about the role of local culture. Professor Wang Gungwu, the Chair of the East Asia Institute at the National University of Singapore pointed out that the significance of local heritage should be connected with the civilisational process. More information about the heritage issues can be found below:
Between 16-17 January 2014, the SRN was delighted to welcome delegates from many parts of the world to the International Conference on “State Policy and the Cultural Politics of Heritage-Making in East and Southeast Asia“. The two-day conference was co-hosted by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) and the International Institute of Asian Studies. …
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Recently, A/P Peter Borschberg from the Department of History, National University of Singapore, supplied an introduction and detailed notes about the book The Memoirs and Memorials of Jacques De Coutre: Security, Trade and Society in 16th-and 17th-century Southeast Asia. If you are interested in the topic, more details can be found below:
The Anthology of Chinese Dialect Nursery Rhymes in Singapore was released last month, and is a rich collection of 50 songs in 5 dialects: Cantonese, Hokkien, Hainanese, Teochew and Hakka. A/P Lee Cheuk Yin from the Department of Chinese Studies at the National University of Singapore worked with Dr Kang Ger Wen to collect the dialect nursery …
You are cordially invited to the upcoming discussion and roundtable on “Domestic Violence in Asia: Law, Policing, Sexuality and Activism”. The event will be held on 20 Jan 2014 (Monday). If you are interested in the topic, more information can be found below.
Dr. John van Wyhe is a historian at the National University of Singapore and also a scientific associate at the Natural History Museum in London. After he moved to Singapore, he continued to explore Wallace’s world by going to the places he visited. More information about the science historian can be below:
Although few people realize that the graveyards at Tanah Kubur Diraja are related to Singapore history, A/P John Miksic at the department of Southeast Asian Studies from National University of Singapore holds that some tombs have been regarded as symbols with historical, spiritual significance, which will facilitate people’s understanding of the past. For instance, the graves in the Radin Mas area dating back to the early and mid-19th …