The Straits Chinese Magazine: A Quarterly Journal of Oriental and Occidental Culture (Thereafter, The SCM) was first published in March 1897 by the Koh Yew Hean Press in Singapore. One…
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This book investigates some critical issues in the formation of the cultural identity of the Nanyang or Southeast Asian Chinese through analysing cultural space of and in the Nanyang. The…
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Ever wonder why the term “British Malaya”? During the period of 18th to mid-20th Century, the British was in control of many states in Malay Peninsula, including the island of…
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Still, I sometimes wonder if there will be any landscapes familiar to my generation that future generations will be able to come into actual contact with. The Queenstown of my…
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Published in 2017, the Chinese book titled Migration, Transmission, Localisation: Visual Art in Singapore [流动迁移在地经历: 新加坡视觉艺术现象 (1886-1945)] depicts how Singapore was an important hub for artists who travelled to and…
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The internet – which facilitates the sharing of information – has made it possible for us to find out about the medical treatment options suitable for various health conditions. However,…
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Loh Kah Seng, the author of Squatters into Citizens: The 1961 Bukit Ho Swee Fire and the Making of Modern Singapore, is a historian of Singapore and an Honorary Research…
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Catalogue of Pre-Republican Chinese books at the National University of Singapore Libraries (新加坡国立大学图书馆中文古籍目录) was published in Beijing in May 2021 by the Zhonghua Book Company. The two-volume catalogue is edited…
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The Singapore Bicentennial year of 2019 has resulted in an upsurge of publications devoted to commemorating the momentous occasion. This book – a result of Alvin Tan’s ambitious goal to…
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Rubber is one of the comparatively few universal products, that is to say, it is a substance used by almost everyone in civilization every day, as are wheat, cotton, tea…
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