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World Humanitarian Day, every 19th of August, is dedicated towards recognizing the worldwide humanitarian efforts that support people in crisis. While Singapore remains one of the wealthiest nations in the world today, poverty and homelessness have emerged as symptomatic of the nation-state’s widening income inequality. Associate Professor Irene Ng’s (NUS Department of Social Work) article, […]
Professor Sumit Agarwal (NUS Business School) proposes alternative solutions to reduce systemic environmental pollution in ‘A case for making plastic bags in Singapore ugly – or even embarrassing’ (Channel News Asia, 2020). Singapore uses close to 2.5 billion plastic bags a year, equivalent to around 450 bags per person, and without intervention to reduce non-recyclable […]
This Sunday, 16 August 2020, Associate Professor Timothy P. Barnard (NUS Department of History) will be conducting his talk, Imperial Creatures, at 4pm as part of The Arts House’ LumiNation festival. The third edition of the festival centres on the theme of migration in Singapore. Based on his latest book, Imperial Creatures: Humans and Other […]
In 1819, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) sailed to Malacca to secure British presence in the Riau region, and later settled on a post at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula – what would eventually become the island of Singapore. Though Raffles has since been recognized as the founder of modern Singapore in school […]
Hari Raya Haji, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, falls 70 days after the holy month of Ramadan, and marks the end of the annual holy pilgrimage to Mecca, demonstrating each practicing Muslim’s submission to Allah. The festival typically lasts for up to four days. In lieu of the festival, the article “Malay Muslim […]
On 25 May 2020, a Minneapolis police officer knelt on the neck of George Floyd for over eight minutes, and killed him. Following Floyd’s death, a series of protests erupted and continues being held to advance the Black Lives Matter cause against racism. Underpinning these protests are anti-colonial sentiments that emerged in the late colonial […]
Due to the extension of the national circuit breaker period, the Ministry of Education (MOE) brought the June school holidays forward to 5 May, 2020, The Straits Times reported. Now midway through Term 3, Primary and Secondary schools resume classes after the 18 to 26 July break. Whether students are eager to return to their […]
Not many professors would manage to have their work studied in schools – locally and overseas – and featured in Singapore’s public places. The work of NUS English Language and Literature Emeritus Professor Edwin Thumboo – one of Singapore’s foremost pioneer poets – continues to gain appreciation, recognition, and relevance. After his 85th birthday in […]
The Singapore Literature Prize (SLP) is a biennial award that recognises the most brilliant literary works produced by Singaporean citizens and Permanent Residents. From its inauguration in 1992, SLP has honoured over 80 literary talents whose texts have been published either locally or overseas. The award aims to recognise Singapore’s writers while drawing the public’s […]
Fearing the worst economic recession in Singapore due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Singaporeans are concerned about bread-and-butter issues such as job security. Unsurprisingly, immigration was a contentious topic in Singapore’s 2020 general election (GE2020). Opponents of immigration were quick to point out that prosperity has not flowed to every Singaporean, as foreigners have displaced locals […]