As the December holiday approaches, there’s no better time to embark on literary journeys that transport you to distant realms, spark your imagination, and provide the perfect companionship for relaxation.…
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By Wong Kah Wei My mother is a Peranakan from Penang. My maternal grandmother wore a sarong, cooked fantastic assam laksa, jiu hu char, nasi ulam and spoke Penang…
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By Karen Yap Dive into the captivating world of George Yeo Yong Boon, a prominent figure in Singaporean politics, through the pages of this remarkable book. Inside, you’ll discover…
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by Wong Kah Wei There is little that has yet to be discovered about Singapore’s late founding Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Books, articles, and even musicals have…
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By Diyanah Nasuha Binte Omar Bahri Fancy taking a trip to 19th century Southeast Asia? We’ve yet to get our hands on a working time machine, but we can…
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By Wong Kah Wei The “Peranakan Assembly” at my church had to close down. Numbers were dwindling due to many of the elderly who were ill or who had…
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By Chow Chai Khim In Singapore, bilingualism is not just about proficiency in any two languages. Officially, it refers to “English-knowing” bilingualism, where the two languages are English and…
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By NUS Law Librarians Have you ever wondered where the term “moot” comes from? From moot courts! For lawyers-in training, moot trials is where they participate in a simulated academic…
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By Wong Kah Wei Visitors to NUS’ Central Library will have noticed the BookBridge on level 2 – an impressive structure that dominates the façade of the Central Library’s…
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By Gaetan Boisson We often say that all good things come to an end, but when the end loomed over our most popular Digital Scholarship (DS) project, our DS…
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