In the development of societies regulations in Singapore during the British colonial era, the suppression of secret societies and the prohibition against the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) are two incidents…
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Professor Carl A. Trocki is a renowned American historian specialising in the history of Southeast Asia and China. He was formerly Professor of Asian Studies at the Queensland University of…
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Hello from the Collections Team, Hope everyone enjoyed reading the post on Exhibition: Evolution of NUS Libraries by our team. It is less than four months before the year draws…
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We recently acquired some issues of Straits Produce, a magazine published in the latter part of the 19th century and through the first quarter of the 20th century. From the…
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Ipoh, the capital of Perak in Malaysia, is known for many things. In history, it is known for tin mining and Chinese immigration. Today, visitors to the city are more…
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We Chinese always want the next generation to do better, not to suffer so much, and to enjoy a better standard of living than ourselves ~ quote by an unnamed…
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When Stamford Raffles founded Singapore in 1819, the island was an unknown place with a population of 1,000. By 1867, when the Straits Settlements were granted Crown Colony status, Singapore…
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Gerald de Cruz is best remembered by Singaporeans for his robust lectures against the ideology of communism during the 1960s. His commitment to progressive ideas and movements reveals a man…
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择其人之善为杨 量其人之才为称 但期得取鼓励激发之效果 ~ 林博爱 南洋名人集传 or Biographies of Prominent Personalities in Nanyang records the stories of 3,045 prominent Chinese in Southeast Asia, including Goh Say Eng (吴世荣), Cheong…
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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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