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World Social Work Day is commemorated on 21st March 2023, or the third Tuesday of March each year. It is the key day in the social work calendar where social workers globally celebrate and promote their profession. Social workers everywhere—including in Singapore—do good work in providing social services to individuals, families, and societies, advocating for …
As the social work profession commemorates World Social Work Day, a day which celebrates the important work done by social workers around the globe, The Straits Times features an article which shows us the hard work that goes behind the profession. ‘‘I Did Not Want to Get Out of Bed’: Social Workers Face Complex Challenges, …
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Associate Professor Lee Cher Leng (NUS Department of Chinese Studies) examines the conversational responses of young Singaporean-Chinese compared with their peers in mainland China and Taiwan in ‘Compliments and Compliment Responses of Singapore Chinese University Students’ (Global Chinese, 2015). A/P Lee explains how giving and receiving compliments occurs more naturally in certain cultures than in …
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On 7 March 2019, Jewel Changi Airport announced that a total of 500,000 tickets will be issued to Singapore residents who wish to get a sneak peek inside its premises before its official opening on 17 April the same year. Marketing itself as a ‘multi-dimensional lifestyle destination’, Jewel houses a range of facilities including indoor …
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On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had become a global pandemic. Within six months of the first reported case in December 2019, more than 9 million people were infected in over 200 countries and territories. Additionally, an estimated one in three individuals worldwide were …
Singapore’s response to China’s influence in Asean critical to regional peace: Historian Wang Gungwu
‘Singapore’s response to China’s influence in Asean critical to regional peace: Historian Wang Gungwu’ (Straits Times, March 2023) covers Professor Wang Gungwu’s (NUS History and East Asian Institute) comments from his lecture ‘Living With Civilisations: Reflections On South-east Asia’s Local And National Cultures’ delivered at the Institute of Policy Studies. In this lecture, Prof Wang …
Community-based eldercare services (CES) form an indispensable part of intermediate-long term care services in Singapore. They reduce the strain on public hospital resources by providing community care and outpatient services. CES comprise centre-based, home-based, and residential-based services. They mainly serve frail community-dwelling older adults (OAs) who require assistance with daily needs, or supervision and rehabilitation. …
Literature has found that women and children in blended families are more likely to have lower overall wellbeing. But there is a dearth of research on the impact of remarriage and stepfamily formation on the newly formed family in Singapore. It is questionable whether remarriage is always associated with greater social mobility and better welfare …
Examining Social Mobility amongst Remarried Ethnic Minority Women in Singapore Read More »
In many wealthy economies, concerns about the exploitative working conditions to which migrant workers are often subjected have galvanised civil society action, leading to the formation of Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) which advocate for the rights of migrant workers. In Singapore, various NGOs had been campaigning for a day-off policy for migrant workers since 2003, culminating …
Photo: ‘Reflections of a Garden City’ by Joshua Lim Chong Rui from SRN’s SG Photobank Calls for biodiversity conservation have entered the limelight in the past decade, with strong public involvement in discussions about protecting biodiversity in the Central Catchment Reserve and Dover Forest. Amidst concerns that land scarcity and housing needs will take precedence …
Biodiversity Record: Sunda Pangolin at the Botanic Gardens Read More »