News
‘NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences launches series of books and documentaries on Singapore’s minority South Asian communities’ (NUS News, May 2022) On 28 May, the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) showcased a series of books and short documentaries that focused on Singapore’s lesser-known South Asian communities at a book launch-cum-documentary …
The Global Day of Parents falls on 1 June every year, proclaimed by the United Nations to appreciate all parents for their selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship. In Confucian societies, including Singapore, the basis of intergenerational support is filial piety, a value which prescribes that adult children …
Is filial piety a reliable basis for intergenerational support? Read More »
Established on 15 July 1845, The Straits Times is the oldest surviving newspaper in Singapore and the most prominent news source in the country for 177 years. Owned by Singapore Press Holdings, the news source is regulated and fact-checked by government-appointed editors before the release of articles. On 1 January 1994, the Straits Times website …
Nudging Online Participants Away from Erroneous News Read More »
Names are deliberate choices which reflect the particular preferences of the communities they belong to, and are a significant part of culture. In modern societies, the act of naming frequently involves a process of formal registration and can be accompanied by a christening ceremony, making the act of naming and the names themselves all the …
Naming as styling: Inauthenticity in building names in Singapore Read More »
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) Community Week is community engagement program usually held in the latter half of May each year. It is part of HDB’s plan to build community-centric towns and strengthen social bonding among residents living in the same community. Activities are held in various HDB neighbourhoods in Singapore. In 2019, …
Tampines Central: Government-Resident Partnerships at Work Read More »
On 20 May 2020, the Singapore government announced its three-phase roadmap to lift restrictions. Cultural activities — with limited crowd sizes — would resume only in the last phase as part of ‘a new normal’. The arts, heritage, and culture sectors have been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. With lockdowns in place …
Assistant Professor Jack Meng Tat Chia (NUS Department of History) provides historical context to modern Buddhism in Singapore and a focused look at the Buddhist College of Singapore (BCS) in ‘Teaching Dharma, Grooming Sangha: The Buddhist College of Singapore’ (Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, 2009). ‘Reformist Buddhism’, a direct analogue of the Protestant …
Teaching Dharma, Grooming Sangha: The Buddhist College of Singapore Read More »
The significance and importance of maritime trade to Singapore’s economy cannot be understated. For over 150 years, Singapore was designed to be a free port, serving as an indispensable calling station between India and the so-called ‘West Asia’ and ‘Far East’. Since independence, Singapore has ranked as the world’s second busiest port in terms of …
As Buddhists in Singapore and around the world prepare to celebrate Vesak Day, a Special Issue of the journal Religions edited by Assistant Professor Jack Meng-Tat Chia (NUS History) has been published, titled ‘Beyond the Mainland: Buddhist Communities in Maritime Southeast Asia’. It features five articles by Southeast Asian-based scholars in Anthropology, Chinese Studies, Communication …
Beyond the Mainland: Buddhist Communities in Maritime Southeast Asia Read More »
In the face of rapidly ageing population, Singapore has become highly dependent on foreign domestic workers to provide home-based care for the elderly. Popular perception of the relationship between migrant caregivers and elderly care recipients is polarised. While some media reports have highlighted acts of abuse and even murder of the elderly by migrant caregivers, …
Tuning care relations between migrant caregivers and the elderly in Singapore Read More »