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Prevalent historical narratives of Singapore have largely ignored the role of Indian pioneers such as Narayana Pillai, who was one of the earliest Indian businessmen to come to the island. Born on 21 March 1879, Pillai was also an interpreter and clerk who accompanied Raffles when he first landed in Singapore. Since pre-colonial times, Indian …
March 21 was declared to be World Poetry Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1999, and has been celebrated annually ever since. Poetry has been practiced throughout history, and is present in every culture and on every continent of the planet. World Poetry Day thus celebrates one of humanity’s most …
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Call For Applications: Student Researcher at SRN The Singapore Research Nexus (SRN) is a unique academic resource covering the wide range of research on Singapore produced by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS). It can be found at http://www.fass.nus.edu.sg/srn/ SRN assists the FASS Research Division with event organization and repository updating. SRN has …
World Social Work Day, observed on 15th March 2022, aims to bring attention to the importance of social workers and their efforts to support vulnerable families and communities. It celebrates their achievements and raises awareness of the contributions of the social services sector. In ‘Social Work in Palliative and Hospice Care’ (Medical Social Work …
Haw Par Villa is a heritage park containing statues from Chinese folklore. It was set up by brothers Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par, who were also the founders of Tiger Balm. On 15 March 2019, tourism company The Original Singapore Walks began organizing night walking tours held every Friday at Haw Par Villa. …
The ever-popular NUS Open House hit new heights this year, attracting over 8.61 million visitors – a 26.2 per cent increase from the 6.83 million visitors that attended last year’s online Open House.
The Speak Good English Movement (SGEM) was launched by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on 29 April 2000, in order to promote a better level of communication between all Singaporeans whose first language might not otherwise have been English. A grammatically correct English that could be universally understood, shifting away from the Mandarin-, Malay-, or Tamil- …
The Substation, Singapore’s first independent contemporary arts center, announced its permanent closure on 2nd March 2021. The Substation Board reached the decision after several discussions with the National Arts Council, during which it was suggested that the Substation could lose control over facilities that were key to its functions as an arts center — …
Associate Professor Leng Leng Thang (NUS Department of Japanese Studies), Emily Lim (PhD Student, University of Massachusetts, Boston), and Sophie Li-Shan Tan (University of Melbourne) explore the connections between ‘Lifelong learning’ and ‘Productive Aging’ among older adults in Singapore in ‘Lifelong learning and productive aging among the baby-boomers in Singapore’ (Social Science & Medicine, 2019). …
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NUS is offering a number of new programmes to prepare graduates for the future.