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The street light-up for Ramadan and Hari Raya Puasa was first introduced in 1984 by Singapore’s Tourism Task Force. Now an annual affair, the light-up takes place for around a month from April to May at the Geylang Serai precinct, one of the most prominent ‘Malay places’ in Singapore. In ‘Locating “Malay Places” and Ethnic […]
Singapore’s first General Election as an independent nation was held on 13 April 1968. Out of fifty-eight seats, only two seats contested by the Worker’s Party, and another five seats contested by independents. This resulted in a walkover election won by the People’s Action Party (PAP) on nomination day. Since then, the PAP have […]
Dr Leher Singh, Ms Charlene Fu, Ms Zhi Wen Tay (all of NUS Infant and Child Language Centre), and Dr Roberta Golinkoff (University of Delaware) investigate the differences in how monolingual and bilingual babies learn new words in ‘Novel Word Learning in Bilingual and Monolingual Infants: Evidence for a Bilingual Advantage’ (Child Development, 2018). Previous […]
Ms Lai Peng Priscilla Ho (Principal Medical Social Worker, Tan Tock Seng Hospital) and Associate Professor Esther Goh (NUS Department of Social Work) explore the everyday lives of twelve heterosexual Chinese men living with the disease and how it impacts their self-identity in ‘I have HIV but I’m not the HIV – the experiences of […]
In January 2020, Changi Airport saw a record of 5,950,000 passengers, a 5.2 percent year-on-year increase, even as the first imported cases of COVID-19 were beginning to appear. At that period of time, people were still able to enjoy nearly uninhibited access to Singapore. With the conventional wisdom at that time being to manage, and […]
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 […]
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. […]