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On July 12, 1962, Third Sister Liu, a Chinese musical film, was first screened in Singapore. It shattered all box-office records in the country and was continually screened in theatres for more than seven months. Audience members even wrote down the songs one by one and memorized them. Many watched the film more than ten times. …
The Singapore Food Festival will be held in August 2022. Conceived in 1994 to celebrate Singapore’s food culture, the festival is regularly packed with activities for all ages, including food tours, food symposiums, food tasting booths, exquisite private dining experiences, and food cooking demonstrations. The highlight of the festival in 2019, when it was …
Mapping Singapore’s Culinary Landscape: Is Anyone Cooking? Read More »
The 2020 General Elections, which elected 93 members to the Parliament of Singapore, were held on 10th July. In various models of democracy, political decision-making relies on citizens’ ability to conduct rational and civil discussions to arrive at a consensus. Many of the world’s political discussions occur on social media platforms, which allow people to …
The 2020 General Elections were held in Singapore on 10 July, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the ruling party retained its supermajority in Parliament, the 2020 general election saw the strongest-ever performance by the opposition since 1965. The general election also brought challenges for political succession as the designated successor to the …
Singapore in 2021: Confronting Internal and External Challenges Read More »
NUS celebrates the milestone accomplishments of 13,975 graduates through 28 in-person ceremonies.
In ‘Hydropower systems in high mountain areas need to be better adapted to climate change: NUS study’ (The Straits Times, July 2022), Dr Dongfeng Li and Professor Xixi Lu (both NUS Geography) warn that hydropower projects located near glaciers or glacial lakes at high altitudes are vulnerable to global warming. Better adaptation measures and more …
In ‘Singapore’s move to regulate online safety faces challenges, but society can help’ (Today, June, 2022), Dr Natalie Pang, senior lecturer and deputy head at NUS Department of Communications and New Media, writes about the implication of the newly proposed codes of practice by the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) for online safety and …
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Once the oldest Chinese temple in Singapore, the Fuk Tak Chi Temple was built in the 1820s by the Hakka and Cantonese communities. One of the first stops for Chinese immigrants, the temple was devoted to the deity Tua Pek Kong and served as the headquarters of the Hakka and Cantonese communities in Singapore. The …
Youth Day takes place on the first Sunday of July every year in Singapore. For modern teenagers, online entertainment is almost an indispensable component of life. However, almost one in ten youth gamers develop real-world problems due to gaming. While excessive gaming that hinders daily activities constitutes gaming disorder (GD), clinical understanding of GD is …
Adolescents’ and Parents’ Perspectives: A Gaming Disorder Intervention in Singapore Read More »
Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) was founded on 1 July 2002. A statutory board under the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, NEA is responsible for maintaining Singapore’s cleanliness and public health and combating pollution. One of the main goals of sustainability education is to provide students with the training that could help them …