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	Jul. 4 2008
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Code Blue alert for local marine conservation

In response to the continuous degradation of the local marine environment due to pollution and urban development, 10 undergraduates from the National University of Singapore have raised the “Code Blue”… Read More

Student musical highlights stigma of mental health disorders

It is difficult enough adapting a play, but students from the University Scholars’ Club went one step further and created an original musical from scratch.

Entirely “written,… Read More

Touch of modern influence in an age-old craft

Traditional Chinese opera, with its 700-year history, will be revolutionised come April 4 by the NUS Theatre Studies Programme at the University Cultural Centre.

As part of the… Read More

Number of NUS students heading overseas fall short of target

Every year about 1,300 NUS students head overseas on student exchange with foreign partner universities, but this number is far short of the 2,000 places available.

There are many… Read More

Measures to tackle bus service 151 problems remain unclear

The National University of Singapore Students’ Union has initiated a meeting with SBS Transit as a first step to improve the welfare of students commuting on bus service 151. However,… Read More

Code Blue alert for local marine conservation In response to the continuous degradation of the local marine environment due to pollution and urban development, 10 undergraduates from the National University of Singapore have raised the “Code Blue”… Read More	Eusoff Hall clinches IHG title It had to go right down to the wire, but Eusoff Hall managed to emerge as the new Inter-Hall Games 07/08 champion. They were crowned overall winners on Feb. 22 after fending off… Read More
Student musical highlights stigma of mental health disorders It is difficult enough adapting a play, but students from the University Scholars’ Club went one step further and created an original musical from scratch. Entirely “written, produced, directed and staged”… Read More	Political forum reflects on Singapore's growing pains There is a fanatical obsession with planning for Singapore’s future and safeguarding its interests, but not all citizens are participating in the decision-making process. The top-down bureaucratic approach… Read More

COMING SOON: ARCHIVES

Political forum panellists provided articulate responses

By Edgar Liao
I read the article, “Political forum reflects on Singapore’s growing pains,” by Belmont Lay, with great interest because I attended the forum as well and stayed throughout. While I remember many of the issues brought up during the forum, which Lay reflected, I’d like to disagree with Lay’s recollection of it on a few regards, disagreements which may have been triggered, perhaps by the choice of a few unfortunate words.
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