San Zhou Fu Wen Jian Xiu Ji (三州府文件修集)
San Zhou Fu Wen Jian Xiu Ji (三州府文件修集), or A Text Book of Documentary Chinese, Selected and Designed for the Special Use of Members of the Civil Service of the…
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English Newspapers
This collection of historical English newspapers published in various countries of Southeast Asia provides a wide coverage of news on business, economic, politics and social affairs domestically and from around…
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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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SG: A Sense of History
An awareness and knowledge of the past will help us to better understand the present and guide us into the future. For truly, a nation without its history is like…
Continue readingUsing a Spatial Mark-resight Model to Estimate the Parameters of a Wild Pig (Sus Scrofa) Population in Singapore
Reference Koh, J. J. M., Webb, E. L., & Leung L. K. P. (2018). Using a spatial mark-resight model to estimate the parameters of a wild pig (Sus scrofa) population…
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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…
Continue readingAn Account of the Wild Tribes Inhabiting the Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra and a Few Neighbouring Islands
Reference Favre, P. E. L. (1865). An account of the wild tribes inhabiting the Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra and a few neighbouring islands with a journey in Johore and a journey…
Continue readingNotes on the Treatment of Malaria with the Alkaloids of Cinchona
Reference Fletcher, W. (1928). Notes on the treatment of malaria with the alkaloids of cinchona. London, J. Bale. Summary Notes on the Treatment of Malaria with the Alkaloids of…
Continue readingMarine Mammals of Singapore
Reference Sigurdsson, J. B., & Yang C. M. (1990). Marine mammals of Singapore. In L. M. Chou and P. K. L. Ng (Eds), Essays in zoology: papers commemorating the 40th…
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The Union Times (总汇新报)
The Union Times (总汇新报) was set up in 1905 by the revolutionaries Teo Eng Hock (张永福) and Tan Chor Nam (陈楚楠). It was soon taken over by the pro-reformist group…
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