The Wai Seng Lottery
The Wai Seng Lottery is a fascinating subject matter not many are likely to have heard of. Authored by G. T. Hare, a civil service employee in the Straits Settlement,…
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Jit Shin Pau (日新报)
Jit Shin Pau (日新报) was the successor to Sing Po which was in circulation for about 9 years and ceased publication in August 1898. After less than two months of restructuring, the Chinese daily…
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Mapharside in the Treatment of Malaria
Mapharside in the Treatment of Malaria is a 1940 booklet documenting the effectiveness in using mapharside to treat patients with malaria. The 3 species of Plasmodium (parasitic organism) that mapharside…
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Robert Morrison: The Pioneer of Chinese Missions
Robert Morrison: The Pioneer of Chinese Missions is a biography on Robert Morrison (1782 – 1834) and focuses heavily on his contributions as the first Protestant missionary to China. This…
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Digital Gems
As part of Digital Scholarly Communications (DSC) Week, NUS Libraries would like to highlight Digital Gems, a digital collection of selected rare and unique materials on Southeast Asia covering the…
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Thien Nan Shin Pao
Thien Nan Shin Pao (天南新报) was published on 26 May 1898 in Singapore. It was founded by Khoo Seok Wan (邱菽园), Singapore’s literary pioneer and community leader, to advocate for…
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Chinese Newspapers in Southeast Asia
NUS Libraries has a comprehensive collection of Chinese newspapers published in Southeast Asia. Roughly 150 of them are in print and microform. Among them, 96 titles are published in Singapore…
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Lectures on the Diseases of the Nervous System
Lectures on the Diseases of the Nervous System is a classic medical literature which contains 13 neuropathology talks given by the renown 19th century French physician Jean-Martin Charcot (1825 –…
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Chinese in Southeast Asia Collection
Southeast Asia is the region of Chinese emigration with the longest diasporic history and the largest diaspora population. During the Song Dynasty (AD 960 – 1279), China’s commerce started to enter…
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Sing Po (星报)
Sing Po (星报) was the second Chinese daily newspaper in Singapore after Lat Pau (叻报). It was first published on 14 February 1890 and ceased publication in late 1898, lasting…
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