Singapore 60s: An Age of Discovery
If you are looking for photos of the past … depicting the everyday lives of people in Singapore more than 50 years ago, Singapore 60s: An Age of Discovery is…
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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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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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Using a Spatial Mark-resight Model to Estimate the Parameters of a Wild Pig (Sus Scrofa) Population in Singapore
If the recent reports on wild boar encounters in Singapore have piqued your interest, do consider giving “Using a spatial mark-resight model to estimate the parameters of a wild pig…
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Once Upon A Tai Seng Village
Amidst the hustle-bustle of modernity, our nostalgia keeps the past alive and revives the age-old tradition of storytelling in passing on cherished values to the next generation. — Foreword by…
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The Career of Otokichi
It is easy to see why the author Leong Foke Meng, of the Singapore Land Authority, was inspired to write the book, The Career of Otokichi. Otokichi Yamamoto (1817- 1867)…
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Chong Shing Yit Pao (中兴日报)
In 1906, the Singapore branch of the Tongmenghui (Chinese Revolutionary Alliance, headed by Sun Yat-sen) was established. As newspaper was a powerful tool to advocate the revolutionaries’ ideals, local revolutionists…
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Shakespeare in Singapore: Performance, Education and Culture
Shakespeare in Singapore: Performance, Education and Culture is a thought-provoking read by Dr Philip Smith, an English professor at Savannah College of Art and Design. It outlines the role of…
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