Professor Chua Beng Huat noted the move to mix all public housing types — one-room, three-room and above — so no ghetto developed had the unintended consequence of making inequality “invisible”. This, he said, resulted in a “neglect” of the “idea of poverty” until recently, when the inequality problem grew more pronounced. By Elgin Toh …
To what extent has Singapore’s society embrace multiculturalism? A recent survey reflecting Singaporeans attitude shows a conflicting picture. So, what are the fault lines and is racial integration achievable? Sg+ takes a critical look on multiculturalism in Singapore… Sg+ is a weekly current affairs programme that will examine complex long-term issues facing Singapore as we redefine …
Wedding bells chimed the loudest in 2012, with a record number of 28,000 marriages. Cause to rejoice? What if those numbers only tell half the story? Find out how economically viable the proposition of marriage is and make ‘cents’ of marriage in It Figures. Channel NewsAsia, IT Figures Season 2, 11 September 2013
With elections around the corner and Narendra Modi being talked up as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate, it’s not surprising that “secularism” is once again doing the rounds at public rallies and talk shows. Not too long ago, Mr Modi blasted the Congress for hiding behind the “burqa” of secularism… The Asian Age, …
Prof Kenneth Dean, Visiting Professor at the NUS Chinese Studies Department, and the Asia Research Institute at NUS gave a talk titled “The Story of the Stones” at the Wu Teh Yao Memorial Lecture 2013… Lianhe Zaobao, 25 August 2013, p11
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Dr Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt wrote about locking away awarded PhD theses instead of publishing them for public and academic knowledge as it only encourages mediocrity and enhances poor academic practices. Economic & Political Weekly, Vol – XLVIII No. 33, 17 August, 2013
Prof Kenneth Dean of the NUS Dept of Chinese Studies and the Asia Research Institute at NUS will present his research findings on Chinese epigraphic materials in Singapore and South East Asia at the Wu Teh Yao Memorial Lecture Series which will be held in conjunction with the 60th Anniversary of the NUS Dept of …
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Prof Kenneth Dean, Visiting Professor jointly at the NUS Department of Chinese Studies and the Asia Research Institute at NUS, shared about his research on inscriptions found in Chinese temples at the Wu Teh Yao Memorial Lecture Series on 27 July… The Sunday Times, 28 July 2013, Think, p43
The third edition of “Singapore Street Names: A Study of Toponymics” co-authored by Prof Brenda Yeoh and Assoc Prof Victor Savage from NUS Dept of Geography offers an intimate look at the country’s pioneers and contains more than 1,700 entries of street names in Singapore… The Straits Times, 8 July 2013, Life! pC3p10
The Asia Research Institute at NUS, NUS Museum and the South Asian Studies Programme at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences organised a talk by writer, filmmaker and archivist, Mr Yousuf Saeed on the cultural heritage of Sufi Nizamuddin Aulia in South Asia… Berita Harian, 11 May 2013, p10
