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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On 22 August 1999, then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong during a National Day Rally address, described the ‘heartlander’ Singaporean who speaks Singapore English, the colloquial form of English spoken in Singapore commonly referred to as ‘Singlish’, as lagging behind his or her ‘cosmopolitan’ compatriot. This was similarly argued by then Senior Minister Lee Kuan […]
In May 2022, the British government announced its new High Potential visa scheme, which allows recent graduates from Singapore’s top two universities to head to the UK to look for jobs. Indeed, internationalization has always been one of the key focuses of Singapore’s higher education. In his new book, Internationalising Higher Education in the Asia […]
In December 2019, the newly opened Rise of Asia Museum at Haw Par Villa hosted an international conference titled Great Powers and Grand Strategies in the Asia Pacific 1940 – 1954, attracting scholars studying history, geopolitics, and international relations around the world. As a historical site, Haw Par Villa offered the attending scholars a perfect […]
Pakistan’s Independence Day is commemorated annually on 14th August, marking the date it was declared a sovereign state after the end of the British rule in the region in 1947. Home to one of the world’s largest Muslim populations, Pakistan celebrates Independence Day with speeches from its Prime Minister and President, award ceremonies, and parades. […]
The Housing Development Board (HDB) launched its sale of flats under the Build-To-Order (BTO) and Sale of Balance Flats exercise on 25th May 2021. The next BTO launch is projected to be held in August 2022. The BTO system, which was started on 15th April 2001 by HDB, replaced the previous Registration For Flats […]
The Department of Chinese Studies and the Singapore Research Nexus at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences will be jointly launching the book Malaysian Crossings: Place and Language in the Worlding of Modern Chinese Literature by Assistant Professor Chan Cheow Thia (NUS Chinese Studies) on November 26, 2022 (1:55 – 4:30 PM) at […]