By Amy Lin 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…
Continue reading
By Karen Yap 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…
Continue reading
By Jolyn Tay 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…
Continue reading
By Jolyn Tay 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…
Continue readingBy NUS Law Librarians C J Koh Law Library opened its doors again to Open House visitors on the 4th March, allowing prospective students and their parents to view…
Continue reading
By Tim Yap Fuan 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…
Continue reading
By Jolyn Tay 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…
Continue reading
By Nur Diyana NUS Libraries has recently acquired the works of Syed Sheikh Ahmad Al-Hadi, published in the early twentieth century. This collection of primary source materials contains 7…
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…
Continue reading
By Amy Lin 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…
Continue reading