It is unsurprising that Singapore is often thought of as being the home of “Crazy Rich Asians” – in no small part thanks to Kevin Kwan’s novel and subsequent film…
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Singapore’s “miraculous” transformation from a Third world to First world nation is an oft-repeated aphorism, often accompanied by a paen to Singapore’s founding Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. While…
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Did you know that Singapore was once called the “Queen of Far Eastern Seas”, or that Fort Canning was called “the Forbidden Hill”? How did colonial Britain’s impact on the…
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Borneo and the Indian Archipelago: with drawings of costume and scenery is a narrative of the proceedings of Her Majesty’s vessel, H.M.S. Samarang, during her last surveying cruise. The author,…
Continue readingC J Koh Law Library opened its doors again to Open House visitors on the 4th March, allowing prospective students and their parents to view one of the largest law…
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Kenneth Paul Tan’s Governing Global-City Singapore: Legacies and Futures After Lee Kuan Yew is a thought-provoking analysis of the political and social dynamics of Singapore’s urban development since the passing…
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The Malayan Medical Journal is a quarterly scientific record that seeks to journal and archive observations about the occurrence of diseases in Singapore and Malaysia and its changing patterns. According…
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Al-Syed Sheikh bin Ahmad al-Hadi (1867 – 1934) made significant contributions to modern Malay nationalism. Together with other Malay-Arabs, he started the Islamic reform journal Al-Imam (1906-08) which was inspired…
Continue readingJAN 2023 | ISSUE 57 Here’s Your Reading Summary Have you ever been curious about what it’s like to lead a life of crime? This week, we introduce four texts…
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The Global Chinese World: Ethnicity, Personalities, and Politics (海外华人世界：族群，人物与政治) explores the ethnic identity of overseas Chinese, contributions made by prominent overseas Chinese personalities and how events in overseas Chinese societies…
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