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Professor Tan Tai Yong from the NUS Department of History traced Singapore’s development alongside its dual personality as both city and state in a speech given at the IPS-Nathan Lecture Series, which was featured in The Straits Times. According to Prof Tan, upon achieving independence in 1965, Singapore had to quickly reconstitute and reimagine itself. …
Professor Tan Tai Yong from the NUS Department of History was recently featured in The Times of India, where his lecture, “Tale of Two Cities, Singapore and Calcutta, Past and Present”, which is part of Singapore’s celebration of its bicentenary, as well as its historic relationship with Calcutta, was discussed. According to Prof Tan, Singapore …
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Dr Kelvin Seah Kah Cheng from the NUS Department of Economics discusses subject-based banding in secondary schools in The Straits Times. Subject-based banding is a new educational scheme that will replace streaming from 2024 onwards. It allows students to take subjects taught at one of three difficulty levels, based on their abilities and strengths. According …
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World Kidney Day is observed this year on 14 March to raise awareness about kidney disease and press for the implementation of advanced methods towards kidney disease prevention and management. According to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), 750 people in Singapore are diagnosed with renal failure yearly. There is a rising occurrence of end-stage renal …
The choice of Singapore as the main setting for the movie Crazy Rich Asians was fitting since Persian and Arab merchants, who were basically the ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ of the 8th century, had important roles in developing Singapore into a great maritime city. Professor Tan Tai Yong (NUS Department of History), in an editorial …
What were the effects of long-distance travel on the sepoys involved in the Singapore Mutiny of 1915? On 15 February 1915, hundreds of sepoys from the 5th Light Infantry rebelled against their British commanders in Singapore, resulting in mutual bloodshed. What motivated the mutiny? In “‘Germany Has Become Mohammedan’: Insurgency, Long-Distance Travel, and the Singapore …
The mystery drama film, A Land Imagined, directed by Yeo Siew Hua, was recently reviewed in The Straits Times, where it was rated 3.5 stars. Set in Singapore, the film explores big ideas like ethics and identity through a detective story involving an insomniac investigator and a missing Chinese migrant worker. The intellectual tensions fleshed …
For Valentine’s Day we feature Singapore Love Stories (Monsoon Books, 2016), an anthology of 17 love stories, edited by Verena Tay, who completed her M.A. in English Literature at the NUS Department of English Language and Literature. Written by leading Singaporean and Singapore-based writers, the collection of stories explores various perspectives on love by a …
The Straits Times featured the Singapore Biographical Database of Chinese Personalities, which was compiled by the National Library Board, the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations, and the NUS Department of Chinese Studies. The online database was launched last Sunday at the Pod, NLB, and coincides with Singapore’s bicentenary. It showcases stories of 200 prominent …
An excerpt of a speech discussing China’s north and south that was given at the Institute of Policy Studies’ Singapore Perspectives 2019 Conference by University Professor Wang Gungwu from the NUS Department of History was recently featured in The Straits Times. Prof Wang first outlines the historical tension between China’s northern political and military power …
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