Research Fellow Dr Stefan Huebner op-ed an article for YaleGlobal on Climate Action: Sustainable Floating Cities. He urges designers and governments to develop sustainable standards to prevent temporary solutions from devolving into slums with long-term environmental and security hazards. YaleGlobal Online, 8 August 2019 Similar reports were carried in: – Khaleej Times, 11 August – …
By Dr Rini Astuti, a Research Fellow from the Asia Research Institute at NUS; Ms Zu Dienle Tan, a PhD Student from the Department of Geography at NUS; and Ms Helena Varkkey, a Senior Lecturer from the University of Malaya. Line Today Indonesia, 31 July 2019 A similar report was carried in: – CNA Online, …
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A short blurb of the article in English: While work on gender and migration has grown significantly, it has mostly addressed the experiences of female migrants; the experiences of male migrants are still understudied. Even less attention has been paid to male migrants and their heterosexuality. This article talks about Chinese masculinities, which in the …
An article contribution by Dr Nisha Mathew, Joint Research Fellow at the Middle East Institute and Asia Research Institute at National University of Singapore. South China Morning Post Online, 13 July 2019
An op-ed by Assistant Professor Laavanya Kathiravelu, Nanyang Technological University, and cluster associate with Asia Research Institute, was inspired by the conference themes and discussions during Does “Invisible Privilege” Travel?: Looking Beyond the Geographies of White Privilege (2-3 May). Yahoo News Singapore Online, 12 July 2019
Singapore, despite being a young city-state, is already facing the societal effects of a rapidly ageing population. Government statistics show that the proportion of residents aged at least 65 years grew from 7 per cent in 2000 to 13 per cent in 2017. Immigration has the potential to offset the consequences of population ageing by …
Dr Show Ying Ruo, Postdoctoral Fellow from Asia Research Institute (ARI) at NUS had embarked on a five-year project in 2013 to study the lives of the vegetarian aunts or nuns living in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Her comprehensive findings were presented at an ARI workshop in March 2019. The Sunday Times, 14 April 2019, …
Dr Nisha Mathew, Joint Research Fellow from the NUS Middle East Institute and the Asia Research Institute at NUS lent insights on international affairs. In view of speculations of a curtail on the power of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, Dr Mathew analysed The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) vested interest in the Saudi Arabia Crown Prince in a commentary …
Dr Nisha Mathew, Research Fellow at the Middle East Institute and Asia Research Institute at NUS discussed the signs that showed the curtailing of the powers of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by Saudi Arabia’s leader King Salman, following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Straits Times, 5 April 2019, Opinion, pA23
Assistant Professor Hamzah Muzaini from the Department of Southeast Asian Studies at National University of Singapore (NUS), Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences led a study to uncover the lives of villagers who stayed on St John’s and Lazarus islands, and Pulau Seringat. The two-year project is supported by the National Heritage Board and will …
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