Those living in Singapore are familiar with the heat, but research shows that the way individuals tackle the sweltering weather differs based on their household income. Associate Professor Alberto Salvo from the NUS Department of Economics conducted a study on the consumption of water and electricity of 130,000 households living in apartments in Singapore. The […]

  The Singapore model is praised as an exemplary way to govern a country, considering its achievements in helping Singapore to attain social and economic growth. Foreign countries have sought to incorporate some aspects of the model, such as the public housing program, into their society. Yet, they have not been as successful as they […]

Does conforming to Muslim Personal Law impede the elimination of discrimination against women? On 18 December 1979 the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). CEDAW’s goal is to eradicate gender-based discrimination in both the private and public domains of a woman’s life, by proposing a set of […]

Most Singaporeans are familiar with haze, a problem caused by winds blowing smoke from widespread burning of palm oil plantations and forest fires in Indonesia and Malaysia towards Singapore. During dry seasons, haze-forming biomass fires in Indonesia and Malaysia lead to haze pollution when there is little rainfall to reduce the haze experienced in Singapore […]

Did you know that approximately half of less-privileged students are concentrated amongst the same few schools in Singapore? This finding was recently reported by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In response, Singapore’s Ministry of Education has made efforts to promote social diversity and prevent future socioeconomic division. School policies have recently been […]

Singapore documentary Shirkers won the Best Director award for World Cinema Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival this past January and is now available as a Netflix Original. Shirkers tells the story of how three friends, Sandi Tan, Jasmine Ng Kin Kia, and Sophie Siddique made a movie together in 1992 with the help of […]

Kampong Bugis might not sound familiar to many Singaporeans, but it is a place filled with history waiting to be unravelled. Bitten: Return To Our Roots is a performance that takes 15 to 20 viewers around sites in the area of Kampong Bugis, opening up an opportunity for them to delve into the area’s past […]

How can we battle climate change? During The Straits Times’ recent Global Outlook forum, a panel of four experts discussed the costs and consequences of global warming and called for collective efforts to create fast, widespread, and revolutionary change. One of the panelists, Assistant Professor Winston Chow (NUS Geography) opined that massive efforts are required […]

How do Nonprofit Organisations (NPOs) engage with governments to shape civil societies? Civil societies are reflective of good governance, and volunteering is integral to the maintenance of civil society. The United Nations designated 5 December as International Volunteer Day to give community service organizations a chance to showcase their work. Without active civil societies, socio-economic […]

While raising a child is no easy feat, especially when taking financial expenses into account, monetary concerns are not the only factor behind declining fertility rates in Singapore. NUS Visiting Professor of Economics Tilak Abeysinghe discusses his recent study on marriage and childbearing trends in Singapore, which found that an increase in singles and late […]