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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). […]
NUS is offering a number of new programmes to prepare graduates for the future.
NUS is offering a number of new programmes to prepare graduates for the future.
International Mother Language Day is observed annually on 21 February. It was first initiated in 1999 by Bangladesh as they pursued the worldwide recognition of the Bangla language. The United Nations General Assembly formerly recognized the initiative in 2002 as part of a wider initiative to elevate, preserve, and protect the myriad languages used by […]
The Toto Hongbao lottery draw is held during Lunar New Year. This annual lottery routinely attracts thousands of punters seeking to land the coveted jackpot prize consisting of millions of dollars. Some punters have even played the lottery for decades despite economic downturns and intensifying climate change. Amidst the consistent volumes of lottery participants, could […]