The Asian avoidance of marriage is new, and striking. Only 30 years ago, just 2% of women were single in most Asian countries. The share of unmarried women in their 30s in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong has risen 20 points or more (see chart below), “a very sharp change in a relatively short …
Most Singaporean singles here long to bc married, but are just leaving it to fate. Few actively hunt for a spouse, and believe that Mr or Miss Right will appear magically when Cupid strikes. That’s one of the main findings from new research on Singaporean Chinese singles by Professor Gavin Jones, a demographer with 45 …
Dr Lai Ah Eng, Asia Research Institute at NUS, believed that the way forward is for the state to step back and expand the space for people to discuss religion and race more openly. By LI Xueying, Political Correspondent, The Straits Times, 29 July 2011
Dr Lai Ah Eng, a Senior Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, and Instructor of the Religions in The Contemporary World module of the University Scholars Programme at NUS, discussed how religious diversity is navigated in Singapore. The Straits Times, 14 June 2011
26 May 2011 A Japanese newsletter interviewed Professor Chua on the recent Singapore elections. NNA publish The Daily NNA, The Weekly NNA and provide access to and maintain the Online Database, NNA Power. Business stories are reported daily with weekly summaries depending on subscribers subscription commitment.Additional access to the Database for specific information is offered. …
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Single but no spoilt (thesundaytimes, Sunday 01 August 2010) Experts say there is little proof to suggest that an only child will grow up to be a pampered brat. Brand manager Eileen Keh does not subscribe to the common belief that an only child will grow up to be pampered and spoilt. By LIN Wenjian thesundaytimes (lifestyle)
Zaobao Singapore, 23 June 2010
(Zaobao Singapore, Friday 4 June 2010) Zaobao Singapore
It used to be that whenever it came to election time in Malaysia, the country’s ruling party Umno would gets its community development workers to fan out to all the hamlets on bicycles and on foot to take the political temperature and assure villagers that Umno was the best doctor for them, taking care of …
Would you let your child play with this? (thesundaytimes, Sunday 16 May 2010) Sexually suggestive dolls sold openly could influence children’s sexual behaviour, experts warn. If you think bimbotic Barbie dolls are bad enough role models, think again. Dolls for little girls have become even more brazen in ways that have behavioural experts alarmed. By Serene Luo thesundaytimes
