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The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on 17 October each year to recognize the daily struggles of people living in poverty. Poverty is more than just an economic issue. Unsanitary housing conditions, lack of access to nutritious food and healthcare, and exposure to dangerous work environments are usually intertwined with insufficient […]
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty will be observed on 17 October 2021. The United Nations views poverty as “encompassing a lack of income and the basic capabilities to live in dignity”. While Singapore’s income inequality is a well-documented phenomenon, Associate Professor Esther Goh (NUS Social Work) and her research team note that a […]
‘NUS professor awarded prestigious ‘Nobel Prize’ for geography’ (The Straits Times, 2021) On October 12, Professor Brenda Yeoh (NUS Department of Geography), who specializes in migration research in Asia, was awarded the international Vautrin Lud Prize 2021. The award is widely regarded as the Nobel Prize in geography and is awarded to geographers who have […]
‘Bringing Shakespeare in Asia to the World’ (NUS News, October 2021) The Asian Shakespeare Intercultural Archive (A|S|I|A) is an online archive of Shakespeare performance materials from East and Southeast Asia, based in the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The project, launched in 2008 and led by Associate Professor Yong Li Lan (NUS Department […]
In ‘Drop Middle-Class Judgement of Low-Income Parenting’ (The Straits Times, October 2021), Associate Professor Irene Ng (NUS Social Work and Social Service Research Centre), Mr Joshua Khoo (MWS Family Service Centre, Yishun), and Ms Nicole Ng (Safe Place, Lakeside Family Services) call for institutional changes to address the root causes of the differences in […]
World Mental Health Day is held annually on October 11 to raise public awareness about mental health issues, advocacy against social stigma, and the importance of mental health prevention and treatment. In Singapore, social networking sites (SNS) are a source of mental health issues for many Singaporean young adults who have one of the highest […]
World Homeless Day, which falls on the 10th of October every year, reminds us of those who may not lead as comfortable lives as the rest of us. 90% of Singaporean citizens and permanent residents live in high-rise flats provided by the public housing authority, the Housing and Development Board (HDB). Professor Chua Beng Huat […]
While the elderly have often been touted as the slowest to adapt to digital technology, Dr Natalie Pang (NUS Department of Communications and New Media) points out in ‘Seniors are spending too much time on their smartphones which can spell trouble’ (Channel News Asia, 2021) that there are many senior citizens who are not averse to […]
‘83% of S’poreans say globalisation is good for the economy, but 50% think immigrants take away jobs: IPS study’ (The Straits Times, September 2021) features findings from the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) report ‘Making Identity Count in Singapore: Understanding Singaporeans’ National Pride and Identity’, co-authored by Dr Mathew Mathews (Principal Research Fellow and Head […]
Singapore’s Speak Mandarin Campaign was launched on 7th September 1979 by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The campaign was part of broader efforts to effectively implement the state’s bilingual education policy which aimed to promote the usage of English and one of the state’s official mother tongues. Chinese Singaporeans were encouraged to replace their […]