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Cross-national marriages have become commonplace in Singapore, making up almost a third of the marriages registered. The experiences of these cross-national families differ significantly from that of fully local families, with migrant spouses and children facing various challenges with regard to legal status, employment, and social and cultural integration. The difficulties of social and cultural …
‘Archiving the Underclasses: Knowledge, Law, and Everyday Agency in Modern Southeast Asia’ is a research project funded from 2022 to 2025 by the Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Tier 2 and hosted by the NUS Asia Research Institute (ARI). The project brings together a diverse team of scholars led by Associate Professor Maitrii …
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Misinformation has been prolific in the past few years, disseminated through various online mediums like social media and messaging platforms. Authorities have begun to scrutinise messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and WeChat, in an effort to prevent the further spread of misleading content. There are several factors influencing the spread of misinformation on messaging apps. …
As we mark Labour Day on 1st May, we are reminded of the migrant workers whose labour Singapore is dependent on. In their chapter ‘Urban Liveability and Low-wage Migrants in Pandemic Times’ in Migrant Workers in Singapore: Lives and Labour in a Transient Migration Regime (World Scientific, 2022), Professor Tim Bunnell (NUS Geography and Asia …
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As they studied the spatial, social and technological dimensions of home-based work in Singapore, an interdisciplinary team of NUS researchers put together several home models for the “Visualising Home-based Work” exhibition, which shows how the home has been adapted to facilitate flexible work arrangements.
The Speak Good English campaign, launched on 29 April 2000 by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, aimed to improve the English-speaking proficiencies of Singaporeans. This was due to a growing concern about the prevalence of Colloquial Singapore English (CSE), commonly known as ‘Singlish’, a variant of English that the government once saw as grammatically incorrect. …
As we prepare to mark Earth Day on the 22nd of April, we are reminded of one of the most pressing issues of our time: the climate crisis. Southeast Asia stands as a region with a rich potential for carbon sequestration, a process pivotal in mitigating the adverse effects of climate change. At the heart …
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Tamils celebrate the Tamil New Year, Puthandu, on the 14th of April. As part of the festivities, Tamils gather with their families and partake in a vegetarian feast. Vegetarian foodways play a significant role in Tamil culture and have featured in academic scholarship. However, Asst. Prof. Indira Arumugam (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) directs the focus …
On 20 March 2024, the inaugural “Ideas Festival – Insights from the Humanities and Social Sciences” was launched. The festival, organised by Singapore’s Autonomous Universities (AUs) and supported by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), will run until 19 April 2024 and feature 13 events. These events will feature over 50 researchers who will share insights …
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In April 2020, the Singapore government launched the GoWhere Suite, an all-in-one portal to direct citizens to the resources they needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, one of the key websites in the suite, the SupportGoWhere site, has been used extensively, receiving 4.8 million visits as of June 2022. As society progresses, the government’s …