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The Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre was officially opened on 19 May 2017, with the express mission to nurture Singapore Chinese culture and enhance social harmony. On the academic front, however, Associate Professor Xu Lanjun (NUS Chinese Studies) argues that there is a lack of knowledge in Chinese Studies about non-elite cultures. Specifically, the study of …
Chinese Popular Cultures in Post-War Singapore and Malaya (1945–1965) Read More »
Stepping into a home, being greeted by an unfamiliar but friendly face and escorted to the dining room – this is what you usually expect at the start of a private home dining (PHD). In Singapore, PHD refers to a setting where guests enter the homes of amateur chefs for a shared experiential meal. Given …
No taste like home: geographies of private home dining Read More »
You have seen them around: food delivery riders on mobility scooters and electric wheelchairs ferrying food across Singapore’s streets and malls. In 2021, I had the opportunity to meet Adam and nineteen other individuals with disabilities to discuss their firsthand experiences in this line of work. Adam, born with cerebral palsy, arrived to the interview …
CNM’s Dr Renyi Hong on Disability and Food Couriers in Singapore Read More »
Mother’s Day is celebrated on 14 May in 2023. Studies have shown that among the financially disadvantaged, women are more vulnerable to a public health emergency, and those with children suffered more severe mental health issues during COVID-19 lockdowns. Whether poor mothers in Singapore have encountered similar difficult times during the pandemic is an important …
Support for the disadvantaged and vulnerable segments of Singaporean society has long been an issue of great importance. In response to recent parliamentary debates on this issue, Associate Professor Irene Y H Ng (NUS Social Work & Social Service Research Centre (SSR)), Senior Lecturer Dr Ong Ee Cheng (NUS Economics, SSR), and their co-author Michael …
Reimagining Workfare to Uplift Low-Wage Families Read More »
The Primary 1 (P1) registration exercise in Singapore has been the subject of much debate in recent years, with concerns that the current mechanisms reinforce pre-existing inequalities in society. In ‘Primary 1 Registration: Where alumni privilege and distance rules can accelerate inequality’ (The Straits Times, April 2023), Associate Professor Vincent Chua (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) …
The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 was passed by the Singapore Parliament on 8 May 2019, as part of the nation’s efforts to combat online falsehoods. During the COVID-19 pandemic, WhatsApp has played a critical role in risk communication because of its extremely large user group. However, this has also made it …
The incidence of seniors’ lonesome deaths in their homes going unnoticed for days and weeks in Singapore has recently received heightened news and public attention. ‘Why are S’pore’s elderly still dying alone, undiscovered for weeks?’ (The Straits Times, April 2023) references similar phenomena of lonely, old-aged deaths in the greying societies of Japan and South …
Why are S’pore’s elderly still dying alone, undiscovered for weeks? Read More »
What happens when the population of the world’s largest country shrinks drastically? Reeling in the aftershock of the COVID-19 pandemic, China is battling an urgent population crisis. Rising mortality rates are coupled with a decline in fertility rates, causing the latter to fall dismally below replacement value. In ‘INSIGHT’ (Channel NewsAsia, April 2023), Professor Jean …
Call For Applications: Student Assistant at SRN The Singapore Research Nexus (SRN) is a unique academic resource covering the wide range of research on Singapore produced by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS). It can be found at https://fass.nus.edu.sg/srn/. SRN assists the FASS Research Division with event organization and repository updating. SRN has …
SRN is Hiring! Graduate/Undergraduate Student Researcher Position Available! Read More »