San Zhou Fu Wen Jian Xiu Ji (三州府文件修集)
San Zhou Fu Wen Jian Xiu Ji (三州府文件修集), or A Text Book of Documentary Chinese, Selected and Designed for the Special Use of Members of the Civil Service of the…
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ReadNUS Issue 25
APR 2021 | ISSUE 25 Here’s your reading summary Take a short jog around the City Hall area, and you’ll still see remnants of our colonial past in our architecture,…
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English Newspapers
This collection of historical English newspapers published in various countries of Southeast Asia provides a wide coverage of news on business, economic, politics and social affairs domestically and from around…
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Divercity Singapore: A Cartoon History of Immigration
Divercity Singapore is a compilation of Morgan Chua’s inimitable black-and-white cartoons on the waves of immigrants who washed up on Singapore’s shores through the centuries beginning with the prince from…
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APR 2021 | ISSUE 24 Here’s your reading summary The month of fasting, or Ramadan, begins on 13 April this year for our Muslim friends. It’s a significant religious observance…
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A Retrospect On The Dust-Laden History: The Past & Present Of Tekong Island In Singapore
Today, Tekong Island, also known as Pulau Tekong or simply as Tekong is used exclusively as a military training base. Most young people, especially males who have to do their…
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Passage of Time (致读者)
The book trade in Singapore has a long history and can be traced back to the late 19th century. The appearance of Kelly & Walsh bookstore (英商别发印书馆) in 1881 at…
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Koh Kim Yam Private Papers Collection
Koh Kim Yam was born in Muar, Johor, in 24 Jan 1915, fourth son of the merchant, Koh Peng Chiang who had property holdings in Singapore and Johor. He grew…
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MAR 2021 | ISSUE 23 Here’s your reading summary We know it’s the talk of the town, but what exactly is the Green Economy and how should it impact us?…
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SG: A Sense of History
An awareness and knowledge of the past will help us to better understand the present and guide us into the future. For truly, a nation without its history is like…
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