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Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Lionel Wee, and other members of the Deanery take on their leadership roles today.
International Day of Older Persons is commemorated on the 1st of October every year. The day seeks to promote a society that is inclusive for persons of all ages. The world is projected to experience an increase in the ageing population. At the same time, older persons are experiencing discrimination, marginalization, and ageism in […]
Professor Jean Wei-Jun Yeung (NUS Sociology and Centre for Family and Population Research) was interviewed live on Hello Singapore to discuss the recent population report that shows a decline in fertility and marriage rates and a 4.1% decline in population size. She stated that the declined birth rate in 2020 does not have much to […]
The Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) aims to provide and connect caregivers and seniors with the information and services they need to stay active and age well. On the 1st of October 2020, the AIC launched the eServices for Financing Schemes (eFass), bringing greater convenience by eliminating the need to submit hard copies of application […]
In recent years, the severe haze from forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia has adversely affected Singapore, typically peaking between July to October. The fires are caused by the burning of peatlands, a cheap but illegal land-clearing method for an expanding palm oil trade. The haze it produces usually spreads to surrounding Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and […]
Singapore’s first Climate Rally was held on 21st September 2019 at Hong Lim Park. The event attracted more than 1,700 participants who called for the Singapore government to take action to tackle biodiversity loss and climate change. Participants called for the government to signal a credible commitment towards tackling climate change through higher carbon […]
The haze is a well-known environmental problem that has become a regular occurrence in Singapore and the surrounding region. Transboundary haze in Southeast Asia is most often caused by forest fires in Indonesia and often poses significant disruptions to people’s daily lives. These fires are largely the result of industrial slash-and-burn practices by multinational corporations. […]
Assistant Professor Jack Meng-Tat Chia (NUS History) was recently awarded the EuroSEAS Humanities Book Prize 2021 for his first book, Monks in Motion: Buddhism and Modernity across the South China Sea (Oxford University Press, 2020). The EuroSEAS Humanities book prize is awarded to the best book on Southeast Asia published in the humanities. […]
Istana Kampong Glam is recognized as the historic seat of Malay royalty in Singapore. In his 1822 town plan, Sir Stamford Raffles designated Kampong Glam to the Malays, Bugis, and Arabs. Sultan Hussein Shah, who was officially recognized by the British as the Sultan of Johore, relocated his whole family and hundreds of his […]
In land-scarce Singapore, the clean air we enjoy is mostly contributed by forests in neighbouring countries. We rarely think of clean, smoke-free air as something that has a price tag fixed on it. Yet in reality, other than the price we pay for masks, air purifiers, air conditioners and other tangible costs, we also experience […]