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From social distancing to travel restrictions, the COVID-19 outbreak has had unprecedented impacts on our daily lives. The pandemic has certainly changed, and will continue to leave significant and lasting implications on, the evolving landscapes of public policy, trade relations, economic and social activities. You are invited to participate in the last episode of the HKUST …
NUS-HKUST Global Webinar Series (July 15, 3-5 pm) Read More »
Every year around the month of June, it is not uncommon to see large red banners hanging around shopping malls, plastered on store fronts, and even along roads, all proclaiming huge discounts and limited time offers. These tantalizing deals are part of the annual Great Singapore Sale (GSS), a paradisal event for avid Singaporean shoppers …
Examining the rise of online blogshops in Singapore Read More »
NUS University Professor Wang Gungwu has been honoured with the 2020 Tang Prize for Sinology, for his pioneering research in the field of diasporic Chinese history. Awarded biennially, the Tang Prize is presented by the Taiwanese Tang Prize Foundation to laureates in the fields of Sustainable Development, Biopharmaceutical Science, Sinology, and Rule of Law. Born …
Tang Prize for Sinology Laureate: Professor Wang Gungwu Read More »
Dr Natalie Pang (NUS Department of Communications and New Media) and Dr Han Ei Chew (NUS Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy) explain the need to look beyond the digital divide, an outdated concept hailing from the late 1990s, in ‘Don’t define digital access problem as a divide. It’s more complex than that’ in …
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Parkour is a type of activity usually performed in an urban environment which incorporates multiple movements such as running, jumping, and swinging to negotiate from one point to another in the most efficient, quickest, and shortest way possible. Parkour Singapore hosted the Lion City Gathering IV on the 22nd to 24th June 2018. The Lion …
Landscaping Selves Through Parkour: Reinterpreting the Urban Environment of Singapore Read More »
‘An Act to provide for the raising, maintenance and discipline of the Singapore Armed Forces and for matters connected therewith.’ This opening line heralded the enactment of the Singapore Armed Forces Act on 15 June 1972, which unified the army, navy, and air forces into the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). More crucially, it also contained …
From 23 to 25 June 2008, Singapore hosted the first World Cities’ Summit, which focused on the development of sustainable cities. The event has since become a biennial conference, jointly organized by the Centre for Livable Cities and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore, with more than 122 leaders from 117 cities around the world …
Singapore’s Urban Development and Ecosystem Services Read More »
In ‘Newcomers lend a hand in their adopted home’, The Straits Times captures the spirit of volunteerism that has emerged in Singapore amongst recent immigrants and new citizens during the Covid-19 crisis. Examples such as the ItsRainingRaincoats initiative that has aided migrant workers, and more individual grassroots efforts that often go unnoticed, such as distributing …
The sudden shift to home-based learning and working from home has revealed Singapore’s digital divide. Whereas most families readily transformed their homes into workplaces and schools, some underprivileged families struggled to make the switch. In light of Singapore’s ‘new normal’, should access to technology and wireless services be considered a ‘universal necessity’ and a ‘public …
Many may recognise the iconic gold lion wearing a white shirt with a heart logo as the national mascot of the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM), started in 1997. However, did you know that the movement began as the National Courtesy Campaign (NCC), launched on 1st June 1979 by our founding father Mr Lee Kuan Yew? …