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In a commentary published by Channel News Asia, Dr Kelvin Seah Kah Cheng (NUS Department of Economics) writes about the overreliance on low-skilled foreign labour in the construction sector. The recent COVID-19 pandemic exposed the flaws of this strategy after a large portion of construction workers last year fell ill, causing delays in the construction …
Foreign labour shortages in construction sector is a wake-up call for change Read More »
The census aims to provide basic information about the population of a country and allows countries to track population trends and compare census data with each other. Singapore aligns itself with international best practices and records the population census once in ten years. Singapore’s latest census, titled ‘Census 2020’, was recently released. In an …
Assistant Professor Jack Chia (NUS Department of History) was recently featured on “History Mysteries”, a documentary hosted by Adrian Pang, where he was interviewed on the history of the long lost One Thousand Buddha Hilltop Temple in Singapore. The temple, more commonly known as the Thousand Buddhas Temple, was situated 80 metres above sea level …
Forgotten Places in Singapore: Thousand Buddhas Temple Read More »
In June 2008, construction of Solaris, an eco-friendly building located at One-North as part of the Fusionopolis facility, commenced. Completed in a little over two years, Solaris was built for research and development in the infocommunications, media, science, and engineering industries. Singapore’s Media 21 vision was to promote Singapore as Asia’s leading media marketplace to …
Forging an ‘Asian’ media fusion: Singapore as a 21st century media hub Read More »
From his teaching experience at the National University of Singapore, Senior Lecturer Georgios Georgiou (NUS Economics) explains that it is not uncommon for students to send him emails in the wee hours of the morning. He wonders whether these habits are associated with the students’ many responsibilities and investigates their happiness levels. In The …
In a Straits Times editorial, Professor Jack Qiu (NUS Communications and New Media) asserts that skills training for delivery riders across all major food delivery platforms has been inadequate. While noting GrabFood’s new occupational and safety training initiative — a program that aims to impart skills such as protective riding, package handling, and riding …
Rider training a great start, but challenges lie ahead Read More »
International Justice Day for Cleaners and Security Guards is celebrated annually on 15 June. Started 30 years ago, this Union Network International (UNI) Global Union event commemorates the struggles of these essential yet lowly-paid workers. The COVID-19 global pandemic highlighted once again that the role of cleaners is of paramount importance to society. As …
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On June 3rd, the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Women’s Conference was held. The panelists included Associate Professor Jessica Pan (NUS Department of Economics), chief executive of Wildtype Media Group Dr Juliana Chan, Nee Soon GRC MP Carrie Tan, and Group Head of DBS Bank Ms Tan Su Shan. The discussion centered around the need …
Gender norms that widen pay gap for mothers must change: IPS panel Read More »
In “Against The Grain: Malay Studies and the School of Autonomous Knowledge” in The Edge Malaysia, Professor Syed Farid Alatas (Departments of Sociology and Malay Studies) writes about the history behind the School of Autonomous Knowledge, likely the only school of thought in the human sciences to have emerged in the Malay world. At the NUS …
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