Essays on Singapore

Singapore is one of the world’s most prosperous nations. Despite an active parliamentary opposition, it has been ruled by one party, the People’s Action Party. Singapore is a small, heavily urbanised, island city-state in Southeast Asia, located at the end of the Malayan Peninsula between...

Society is divided and stratified by race, gender, sexuality, as well as by class. This stratification is everlasting, generating and repeating, usually leading to inequality. In a rapid and modernised society, social class is an important aspect to be discussed about. In this essay, I...

When people ask me why I come to Singapore to study at the age of 15 alone, I tried to avoid telling them that I am a scholar. Partially that is because I don’t want to sound like bragging about the scholarship. To me, this...

Introduction The Singapore Land Use Plan 2030 is a conceptual plan that serves to set out the broad developmental direction for Singapore over the next 40-50 years. The Concept Plan review, carried out in 2011, included discussions undertaken by the National Population and Talent Division...

Grace Fu, the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, said in a statement: “Over the last 50 years, we have built a Singapore where every citizen matters, regardless of race, language or religion. This has been our fundamental approach to nation-building and will continue to...

On the one hand, the Urban Redevelopment Authority and Land Transport Authority speak glowingly about how the government wants the community playing a more active role in steering Singapore towards becoming a car-lite society. On the other hand, they can’t seem to shake off the...

For the majority of working adults in Singapore, holding a steady, well-paying job is a necessity in providing for both their future and the future of their families. But whether you own your own business or are part of a large multibillion-dollar company, financial security...

The death penalty has been a subject that has been highly debated and talked about amongst Singaporeans ranging from teenagers to elderly. In this essay, the researchers attempt to understand why Singaporeans support the death penalty, and what the numbers are. This research is a...

Unemployment has always been a key concern and a pressing issue worldwide. In this essay, I would like to focus on the unemployment rates in Singapore. Being a small country, having a high employment rate is disastrous to the economy and it is vital that...

In October 2016, Singapore Airlines have suffered poor performance as compared to 2014, which was greatly impacted by global economic conditions and also uncertainties geopolitically, it seems that cargo and passenger yields which are the factors of its profitability had been under strained. Singapore Airlines...

Chinese Students Who Came to Singapore for Further Studying after the Reform and Opening-Up Policy Since the Reform and Opening-Up Policy, the Chinese government has gradually relaxed its study-abroad policy and started dispatching its students abroad to study. According to statistics, up to now, the...

National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has been part of a controversial topic in Singapore during the early 2000s and previously made headlines for not the best of reasons. In spite of its notable contributions towards helping kidney failure patients and the needy, there were perennial problems...

Immigration contributes 20,000 to 25,000 new citizens annually, whereas citizen births average 32,200 annually in the past decade. With an ageing population and a declining birth rate, as our former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew had said, our choice is to take in immigrants. The...

“We are living in a haven built with the strengths of those who came before us and it is our duty to uphold their legacy and safeguard the security for our future generations to live in peace”Our Singapore today is one of the safest country...

Background of National Library The National Library is Singapore’s knowledge institution that stores all the books with relevant knowledge about almost everything. With massive cultural and literary heritage, it provides trusted references for patrons. The National Library of Singapore (NLS), situated in the National Library...

Singapore’s history to me was always about chaos, hawkers and brotherhood. The Modern Colony exhibition gave me new insights on Singapore’s rich history, mainly on how technological advancements and modernity have led to progress and development for Singapore. Singapore’s past, especially in terms of fashion,...

For a while now, Singapore has been well-known for being a cosmopolitan country. However, in recent times, citizens have started to protest against Singapore’s continuous acceptance of immigrants. In this essay, I will explain why Singapore should continue to be open to immigrants. I will...

Abstract In the scholarly literature on homelessness two types of reasons for homelessness has been identified: structural and individual reasons. Almost all scholars assert structural or individual reasons as the ‘main’ source of homelessness and claim that other factors are not significant. There are few...

Singapore has gotten more than 6 lakh guests from India together along likewise January to May 2018, revealing a multi year-in the area of-year count from 2017. The year 2017 was a photo collection year for Singapore Tourism Board (STB) as guest landings from India...

Numerous evidence had been uncovered, and reports and archaeological findings especially, certainly suggest that Singapore was largely strategic between the period of Temasek, in the 14th century, and late 17th century. However, to conclude that Singapore was hence always strategic would probably be too much...

Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) was a French Sociologist renowned for his influence on sociology. Some theories that he founded would include the collective conscience and the idea of ‘Anomie’, which still holds relevance in our society. This essay attempts to analyse an article regarding stress experienced...

Moving is always the most difficult. If leaving San Diego was tough, then leaving Singapore is eternal torture. There are too many good memories here. Of course, when we first arrived to Singapore, it was an explosion of cultural shock in our faces, especially me...

Introduction Singapore provides an array of opportunities to people as the country has developed as an economic giant in recent years. It is a multi-cultural country with people from different ethnic groups and cultures living in this modern city. You can find Chinese, Malays, Indians,...

“The study of ‘art spaces’ has generally focused on physical spaces for the arts in the form of art districts, cultural infrastructure and museum spaces” (Chang, T C, and W K Lee. , 2003) Using Singapore as a case study, we are going explore its...

What are some of the matters pertaining to Singapore’s social work field? What are social workers in Singapore expected to do, challenges faced by them and how they achieve work-life balance? I am glad that the visits to Thye Hua Kwan Family Service Centre (THK...

One of reasons why Singapore withholds psychedelic drug therapy could be due to its potential deleterious effects on individuals and society alike. However, it has been shown that majority of the safety concerns have been fallacious. A population study comprising of 130,000 individuals found no...

Every country has its own tax system, except five, The United Arab Emirates, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Andorra, Monaco. My topic is economic analysis of Singapore. Singapore is located in Asia and belongs to southeast Asia. Moved south of Malaysia. Its location is 1 ° 22...

Background Football can easily be said as one of the most popular sports in Singapore. Both males and females enjoy not only watching, but also playing the sport. In schools, it can also be seen that children love playing football, especially during recess time or...

Singapore’s healthcare system has evolved into an efficient and effective system whereby an array of services is widely available for its citizens. Singapore’s healthcare system has significantly improved in terms of its management and coordination. For example, with the use of technology, NEHR (National Electronic...

My visit to the National Museum was an insightful and enriching one. In this essay, I will highlight some of my key takeaways from the “Modern Colony” exhibit and how they have helped to better my own understanding of Singapore’s history. The main themes explained...