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The Islamic New Year, also known as the Arabic New Year, falls on July 29 in 2022. It marks the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. In the twentieth century, the wealthy upper strata of the Arab community, known as the Arab elite in colonial Singapore, socialised considerably with …
In ‘Commentary: From fighting climate change to illnesses — why mangroves are worth celebrating’ (Today, July 2022), Associate Professor Daniel Friess (NUS Geography and Deputy Director of the NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions) discusses ten reasons to celebrate mangroves for International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on 26 July. He notes …
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In conjunction with the United Nations’ International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on 26 July, mangrove expert and geographer Associate Professor Daniel Friess (NUS Geography) diaries a day in his life as a researcher in an Eco-Business article.
On 27 July 2019, Channel NewsAsia (CNA) Insider featured a video article on Ms Bay Song Lin, who works as a medical illustrator at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Ms Bay creates graphics and animations of human anatomical structures to enhance the learning experience for students in the faculty. For example, …
Professor Wang Gungwu (NUS History), Chairman of the NUS East Asian Institute and University Professor, was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize on 18 July, 2022. Home Is Where We Are, the second part of Prof Wang’s memoirs, is in the running for English creative non-fiction. The book was written with Prof Wang’s late wife …
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Photo: ‘Mangrove jungle stock photo’, iStock/Joshelerry NUS researchers are pioneering innovative solutions for sustainability in light of Singapore’s Green Plan 2030. In Season 1 Episode 4 of Channel NewsAsia’s Innovating for the Future documentary series titled Environment, Associate Professor Daniel Friess (NUS Geography) discusses the value of mangrove forests in Singapore and Asia. Millions of …
Racial Harmony Day is held every 21st July in Singapore to commemorate the communal race riots of 1964, which risked inflaming racial tensions and tipping the balance towards even more widespread sectarian violence. A negative outcome from the 1964 riots would have undermined the necessary cohesion that formed the basis for post-Independence Singapore’s multicultural society. …
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In July 2020, Singaporeans came together to elect their Group Representation Constituency members for the next five years. General Elections 2020 (GE2020) was the first time elections were held during a global pandemic, but one thing remained constant. There were still no sweeping alliances among the opposition parties who contested the dominant incumbent party, …
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In ‘Web 3, new version of Internet, promises greater data privacy. But there are drawbacks’ (The Straits Times, July 2022), Dr Natalie Pang, senior lecturer and deputy head at NUS Department of Communications and New Media, explains that Web 3, the next version of the Internet, may offer a way to address some of the …
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In ‘The good that can come from strikes and pandemics’ (The Straits Times, July 2022), Professor Ivan Png (NUS Business School and Department of Economics) reckons that strikes and pandemics can bring about social benefits as well. For example, strikes that disrupt the transportation system can prompt commuters to rethink about their optimal ways to …
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