Arts

Description About the Author Swan & Maclaren were one of the main architectural practices working in Singapore from their foundation in 189...

Description About the Editor Multiculturalism is arguably the X-factor of Singapore’s admired country brand. But while the island republic’s o...

Description About the Authors & Illustrator A comprehensive field guide to the 829 bird species of Malaysia (including Sabah and Sarawak) a...

Description About the Editor From independence in 1965, Singapore has experienced a meteoric rise to a modern developed city-state. What is les...

Description About the Author First published in 1952 and the subject of numerous reprints and editions, this cookbook is an acclaimed classic a...

Description About the Author Shortlisted for Singapore Book Awards 2018, Best Illustrated Non-Fiction Title To the generation of Singapore resi...

Description About the Author The book shows how the Chinese are now confident of their capacity to learn all they need from the developed world...

Description About the Author More than two hundred years after Thomas Stamford Raffles established a British factory on the island of Singapore...

Description Here, in beautiful Singapore, we live in harmony. Regardless of our different races, religions and customs, we are able to grow and...

Description Praise About the Author As someone who has studied history for much of my life, I have found the past fascinating. But it has alway...

Description Contents Singapore and India established diplomatic relations in August 1965. However, their ties date as far back as the 10th cent...

Description About the Author Immediately recognizable by their hong tou jin or red headscarves, Singapore's Samsui women-immigrants from the Sa...

Description The branding of Singapore International Airlines with the image of a beautiful, petite and servile 'Oriental' woman dressed in figu...

Description The Straits Chinese or Peranakan community is perhaps one of the oldest overseas Chinese communities in history, having established...

Description About the Author The Japanese invasion of Malaya in December 1941 is one of the more heavily studied military campaigns in World Wa...

Description The story of modern Singapore as told through its living heritage is encapsulated in this handsome book, published to coincide with...

Description About the Author In this new expanded Bicentennial edition of Travellers' Tales, more than 80 visitors from the past provide reader...

Description Praise About the Author When Singapore declared independence in 1965, it faced the monumental task of building a military from scra...

Description Praise About the Author Soul of Ink: Lim Tze Peng at 100 pays tribute to the remarkable achievement of artistic renaissance at 100....

Description About the Author Written by author and speaker Shawn Seah, My Father's Kampung delves into the social history of Aukang and Punggol...

Description About the Author One of Singapore's top diplomats, Bilahari Kausikan was the Institute of Policy Studies' (IPS) 2015/16 S R Nathan ...

Description The Art and Science of Entrepreneurship benefits from the author's many years of experience as a serial entrepreneur. By mapping hi...

Description Mahadeva, the founding secretary-general of the Singapore National Union of Journalists (SNUJ), suddenly found himself in the news ...

Description Throughout the history of mankind, the rise of societies, whether civilizations, nations, or communities, has been a story of human...

Description About the Author Gedung Kuning or the Yellow Mansion was home to the family of Haji Yusoff 'Tali Pinggang' from 1912 to 1999. It wa...

Description About the Author When a child steps outside his ordinary world and travels to a foreign city or country, an adventure awaits. In Fi...

Description About the Author This collection of 328 photographs shows the rhythm of daily life in Singapore between 1959 and 1965 – the pivotal...

Description About the Author Architect Tay Kheng Soon’s book brings together memoir, a selection of writings on identity, landscape and belongi...

Description About the Author Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2020 (English, Creative Nonfiction) The focus of Shubigi Rao’s ongoing Pu...

Synopsis Praise Author on YouTube Anil David was used to taking shortcuts. As a child he was a pathological liar. By the time he was 14, he had...

Description Professor Tan Tai Yong is the Institute of Policy Studies' 6th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book is an edited...

Description The hajj calls Muslims to journey to Mecca from wherever they are across the world. Of the far-flung communities one of the largest...

Description About the Editor As Singapore enters its 50th year of independence, it is a time for introspection to look back at the successes an...

Description About the Author These are the unpublished stories about the stories that you may have read in Singapore newspapers over the years....

Description Decoration and Symbolism in Chinese Architecture unlocks the hidden meanings behind the decorative symbols and architectural design...

Description About the Editors This book, the first in a planned series, reports on Singapore's Future Cities Laboratory and its ambitious missi...

Description The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is Singapore's central bank and integrated financial regulator. As a central bank, MAS pr...

About the Book About the Author Take a trip around the world and discover the fun and exciting adventures that await you. The world... in the ...

Description About the Author The fourth edition of the popular pictorial book contains over 120 new photographs with updates to existing places...

Description Contributors & Editors: Maj. Yap Siang Yong, Romen Bose, Angeline Pang, Kuldip Singh, Lisa Lim, Germain Foo This latest edition...

Description About the Author The crowded, bustling, 'squatter' kampongs so familiar across Southeast Asia have long since disappeared from Sing...

Description About the Authors Look inside the book   |   Get the E-book on Amazon or Google Play Admire beautiful sketches of well-loved places...

Description About the Author “Dancing was fun; it didn't seem like a job but a party every day.” “They practised dancing seriously; it was thei...

Description Praise About the Author The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a miracle. Why? In an era of growing cultural pessimism, many...

Description About the Author A unique collection of iconic dishes from the Straits-born community, including Eurasians, Chetti Melakans, Indone...

Description About the Author Baba Malay for Everyone – is a language guide for Baba Malay - the Peranakan language. This guide is a complete ...

Description About the Editors In short, following Marshall McLuhan's famous provocation, the editors focus less on the message and more on the ...

Description About the Author What is Peranakan? Who is a Nonya? The author Katherine’s Peranakan roots can be traced back five or more generati...