Saturday 29 November 2014, The Straits Times. INSIDE Uttamayanmuni Temple in Choa Chu Kang, the biggest of six Thai buddhist temples in Singaproe, one man has quietly taken on a project that could span decades. Associate professor Irving Johnson of… Continue Reading
Friday 5 September 2014, The Straits Times. TUCKED in a corner off Victoria Street is a little known Muslim cemetery that houses the remains of royalty and luminaries from early Singapore. Shrouded in heavy foliage and thick with weeds, it… Continue Reading
By NUS Office of Corporate Relations, Monday 26 May 2014 for NUS News In 1968, a 21-year-old John Miksic, who had a penchant for digging up artefacts, was enthralled by the ancient ruins of temples and Chinese pottery at Sungai… Continue Reading
By Jane A. Peterson, Sunday 11 May 2014 for The New York Times. SINGAPORE — Singapore has rewritten the history taught in secondary school to expand the story of the island state’s birth. While earlier generations learned a narrative that… Continue Reading
Assoc Prof John Miksic’s latest book, “Singapore & The Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800” was recently reviewed by The Taipei Times. The book review was contributed by reporter Jerome Keating. Read the full review here. Read abstract of the… Continue Reading
This interview was conducted for the International Institute for Asian Studies Newsletter in January 2014 and have been re-posted on the blog of the Archaeology Unit at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies with permission of the editors. Read the… Continue Reading
Inside the World of Work – A glimpse into the working lives of everyday Vietnamese. — an interview with Dr Gerard Sasges, editor of ‘It’s a Living: Work and Life in Vietnam Today‘ by James Pham of Oi Vietnam Online Magazine.… Continue Reading
Indiana Jones who pieces together S’pore’s past. — Archaeologist has dug into island’s pre-colonial history for three decades, The Straits Times, Monday 11 November 2013. TEXTBOOKS here recount the leg-end of how Singapore’s founder, Sang Nila Utama, first landed on… Continue Reading
An interview with Assoc Prof John Miksic, on his new book ‘Singapore And The Silk Road Of The Sea, 1300-1800’ by Jacqueline Woo for My Paper, Monday 11 November 2013. Singapore had a thriving community long before the British set… Continue Reading
Pre-Raffles S’pore: A thriving port. It was a centre of commerce and culture in 14th century, The Straits Times, Saturday 9 November 2013. Think of a Singapore which has defences against invasion. Money is a fixture of everyday life. The economy… Continue Reading