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Diasporic Cold Warriors: Nationalist China, Anticommunism, and the Philippine Chinese, 1930s–1970s

September 7, 2022

Diasporic Cold Warriors: Nationalist China, Anticommunism, and the Philippine Chinese, 1930s–1970s Assistant Professor Kung Chien-Wen (NUS Department of History) published Diasporic Cold Warriors: Nationalist China, Anticommunism, and the Philippine Chinese, 1930s–1970s in March 2022 with Cornell University Press, as part of the ‘Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute’ series by Columbia University. The book …

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Network Model of Singlish Words

September 6, 2022

  The English Language Institute of Singapore was set up on 6th September 2011 by Lee Kuan Yew, who held the position of Minister Mentor at the time. The institute was set up with the objective of raising English Language standards in the country and improving the quality of English Language education in our schools. …

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Book Discussion – Neighbourhoods for the City in Pacific Asia (25 August 2022)

September 6, 2022

Here are some of the highlights from the book discussion of Neighbourhoods for the City in Pacific Asia (Amsterdam University Press, 2019) by Associate Professor Ho Kong Chong (NUS Sociology and Anthropology)!

Last Convocation of Nanyang University 16 August 1980

August 30, 2022

The National University of Singapore (NUS) that we are familiar with today is the product of a merger between two predecessor tertiary education institutions. Nanyang University, which was Singapore’s only private university that employed Chinese as a medium of instruction, was first set up with the purpose of providing tertiary education to Chinese-educated students in …

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Weathering challenges ahead: Education on security issues is key

August 29, 2022

In ‘Weathering challenges ahead: Education on security issues is key’ (The Straits Times, August, 2022), Associate Professor Bilveer Singh (NUS Political Science) argues that security issues have become one of Singapore’s key priorities in light of surging inflation around the world. Southeast Asia is facing growing geopolitical uncertainties. Regional powers like China and India have …

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Wang Gungwu, Suratman Markasan, both 91, are Singapore Literature Prize’s oldest winners

August 29, 2022

Congratulations to Professor Wang Gungwu (NUS History), Chairman of the NUS East Asian Institute and University Professor who won the Singapore Literature Prize on August 25, 2022! Home Is Where We Are (NUS Press, 2020), the second part of Prof Wang’s memoirs, topped the English creative non-fiction category. Prof Wang is one of the two …

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How Different are Internet Trolls and Prosocial Groups on Facebook?

August 29, 2022

Internet trolls are often deemed malicious users of online platforms who upset people with the content they make public. With multiple users sharing similar opinions, trolling groups have become more common on social media. Alongside these supposedly mean-spirited groups, prosocial groups also exist that generally promote more positive and well-meaning messages. However, is it fair …

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Urban Mobility and Resilience: Transport Infrastructure Investment and the Demand for Travel

August 28, 2022

Stage 2 of the Thomson-East Coast MRT Line opened for passenger service on 28 August 2021. Rail transit construction and expressway expansion in Singapore have caused significant changes in residents’ living environment, affecting their travel behaviour. In ‘Urban Mobility and Resilience: Transport Infrastructure Investment and the Demand for Travel’ (Building Resilient Neighbourhoods in Singapore: Advances …

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A lot of swot – good or not?

August 25, 2022

Photo: ‘Study Buddies’ by Allison Seow Li Ting from SRN’s SG Photobank In the Asia-Pacific region, Singapore is synonymous with long working hours and perhaps also long studying hours. This may be due to the widely-held belief that studying more guarantees better grades and better future prospects.  In “Ask NUS economists: a lot of swot …

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The Corpus of Singapore English Messages

August 22, 2022

In his 1999 National Day Rally Speech, then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong pointed out that good English should be spoken on national television, in support of Singapore’s Speak Good English Campaign which was slated to be launched the following year. Prime Minister Goh argued that English that was grammatically correct and understood by other …

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