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Manuscripts and Masterpieces: Librarians Exploring Sulawesi’s Treasures

by shelley on February 4, 2025

By Nur Diyana   The past semester’s recess week was anything but ordinary for librarians Gandhi and Diyana, who embarked on an extraordinary research trip to Sulawesi, alongside Dr Mohamed…

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Late Philanthropist Yeap Chor Ee’s Private Papers Newly Added to Our Special Collections

by shelley on August 19, 2024

By Sim Chuin Peng, Marcus Wong, Shelley Wu, Nur Diyana & Chow Chai Khim   We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of private papers belonging to philanthropist Yeap Chor…

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The New Atlas of Commercial Gazetteer of the Straits Settlements & Federated Malay States

by shelley on February 28, 2024

By Priyanka Sharma   The New Atlas of Commercial Gazetteer of the Straits Settlements & Federated Malay States, published in 1917, offers a comprehensive exploration of British Malaya’s history, resources,…

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Beisen’s Travel Album (米僊漫遊画乘)

by shelley on January 11, 2024 | 1 Comment

By Tim Yap Fuan   Kubota Beisen (1852-1906), born to an innkeeper, had a knack for drawing from a young age. Despite his father’s hopes for him to take over…

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200-Year-Old Bugis-Makassar Manuscript

by shelley on January 11, 2024

By Nur Diyana   NUS Libraries and Universitas Muslim Indonesia (UMI) are collaborating on preserving, digitising, and translating the Daeng Paduppa manuscript that sheds light on the historical and trade…

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Kisah Pelayaran Abdullah ke Kelantan (Account of Abdullah’s Sea Voyage to Kelantan)

by shelley on October 23, 2023

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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British Malaya: An Account of the Origin and Progress of British influence in Malaya

by shelley on May 12, 2023

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…

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Borneo and the Indian Archipelago: with Drawings of Costume and Scenery

by shelley on May 3, 2023 | 1 Comment

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…

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The Malayan Medical Journal

by shelley on February 13, 2023

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…

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Syed Syeikh Al-Hadi Collection

by shelley on February 2, 2023

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…

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