Associate Professor Ja Ian Chong (NUS Department of Political Science) addresses the issue of malign foreign influence in the East Asia Forum. These concerns arrive against the backdrop of a leadership transition in Singapore, and are exacerbated by a tumultuous and uncertain international climate with the economic decoupling of the United States and the PRC, […]

A review of Associate Professor Timothy P. Barnard’s (NUS Department of History) Imperial Creatures: Human and Other Animals in Colonial Singapore 1819 – 1942 (NUS Press, 2019) by Mr Johannes Riutta from The Well-Read Naturalist describes the book as “deeply researched, well annotated, and surprisingly…readable”. Mr Riutta also details some examples from the book that […]

On 20th January 1996, the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) officially opened its doors to the public, standing proudly as one of the first art museums during its time to be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities such as 24-hour climate control. It was dedicated to housing a growing collection of international contemporary art, with a focus on […]

Before British imperialism, Singapore had a fascinating relationship with wildlife. This Rice Media article by Pan Jie, ‘Mad Dogs and Englishmen: How the British Empire Changed Our Natural Landscape’, describes the close relationship between human and animals that existed in imperial Singapore as examined by A/P Timothy P. Barnard’s (NUS Department of History) latest book, […]

Associate Professor Jessica Pan (NUS Department of Economics), in an editorial in The Straits Times, explains some of the reasons behind the gender pay gap in Singapore. This editorial follows a recent study conducted by A/P Pan and the Ministry of Manpower, which found that the median pay of women was 16.3% lower than that […]

In early January 2019, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan announced the final alignment of the Phase 1 MRT Cross Island Line (CRL). Consisting of 12 stations and passing through areas such as Changi, Pasir Ris, Hougang, and Ang Mo Kio, Phase 1 CRL comes shortly after the development of the Downtown Line and the Thomson-East […]

A study conducted by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Associate Professor Jessica Pan (NUS Department of Economics) found that the adjusted gender gap in median pay has decreased from 8.8% in 2002 to 6% – or $342 a month – in 2018. However, this still means that a woman may be earning less than […]

The Societies Ordinance was enacted on 1 January 1890, with the aim of eliminating Chinese secret societies in the Straits Settlements of Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. Although this was an important milestone in Singapore’s history, there is a shortage of studies on the phenomenon of gangs in Singapore, with the handful that discuss it focusing […]

While Christmas may have become a global event for gatherings and gift-giving, it continues to be an important holy day in Christianity. In Singapore, Christianity is not exempt from having to conform to state control, with policies regulating religious spaces and practices. Professor Robbie Goh (NUS English Language and Literature) outlines in his article, ‘Christian […]

We are pleased to announce that the book Seven Hundred Years: A History of Singapore (Marshall Cavendish, 2019) has won second prize in the English (Adult) category at the Popular Readers’ Choice Awards on 7 December 2019. The award, now in its eighth year, aims to recognise local authors, with winners selected based on a […]