Arts

Description About the Series This monograph outlines the development of Singapore’s media from the first government-subsidised newspaper to rad...

Description About the Series The vicissitudes of history, from Raffles’ purchase of the Singapore island from a Malay sultan to the short-lived...

Description About the Series Singapore has not one national literature but four literatures, in the official languages of Malay, Chinese, Tamil...

Description About the Series This book tells the story of the Singapore legal system. Beginning with the British years, it moves on to the post...

Description About the Series This is a short account of the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, which lasted for from February 1942 to August 194...

Description About the Series Though a small minority within the Singapore society, the Indian community displays deep diversity within its own ...

Description About the Series Heritage means different things to different people. This book provides a guide to Singapore heritage and its pres...

Description About the Series This book reviews the development of healthcare in Singapore, especially over the last 50 years. It presents major...

Description About the Series Singapore’s reputation as a food paradise reflects its position at the intersection of four culinary cultures: Chi...

Description About the Series The term “flora and fauna” refers to the plants and animals found in a particular region. Singapore’s primeval veg...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Eurasians explores the social history of Singapore Eurasians, focusing particularly on the 5...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Environment documents Singapore’s journey towards greater environmental sustainability, biod...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Energy examines the evolving growth of Singapore's energy use and manufacturing. Starting wi...

Description About the Series This book examines the origins of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) in the inter-War years and its subsequent de...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Education examines the key imperatives and principles that drove policy formulation, the suc...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Diplomacy shows how Singapore has dealt with many daunting challenges: separation from Malay...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Demography traces the trends and developments in Singapore’s population from the pre-Indepen...

Description About the Series How can a tiny island defend itself against Goliaths in the region? This book addresses that often-asked question....

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Constitution traces the development of Singapore’s Constitution against the framework of Sin...

Description About the Series This book is a history of Singapore from the founding of a settlement by Raffles in 1819, to the post-imperial pha...

Description About the Series This book documents the development of civil society in Singapore from the colonial era to the present day. It exa...

Description About the Series Historically, Singapore has been home to a myriad of people of Chinese descent, including those whose ancestors mi...

Description About the Series The early structures in Singapore were constructed from locally available materials. After British colonisation, m...

Description About the Series Emma is writing in her diary on 25 December 1963, after her family’s yearly midnight Christmas party. She recounts...

Description About the Author Transboundary haze has been a recurring problem in the Southeast Asian region since at least 1982. Why does this t...

Description About the Editor & Illustrator Why do authors write? Especially in this age and environment, when one could hardly profit from...

Description We Are Singaporeans Volume 2 continues to feature inspiring illustrated interviews of Singaporeans who have carved out unconvention...

Description About the Author In this latest addition to the highly successful 100 Great Ideas series, readers will find a comprehensive guide f...

Description The handy pocket-size guide is packed with useful information, tips and recommendations, accompanied by color photographs, charts a...

Description About the Authors A move to a new country is a life-changing experience. New identities, fresh ambitions and unforeseen challenges ...

Description About the Author Seemingly safe on the surface, sunny Singapore has seen its fair share of murders that run the gamut from pre-med...

Description About the Author My Best with Honour features 12 prominent personalities who were scouts while in school and whose lives have been ...

Description About the Author Primary Eureka features the best of model narrative and stories written by English Language and Literature special...

Description About the Author Writer and politician Nik Nazmi has always been vocal in articulating his vision for a better Malaysia. This compi...

Description About the Author This updated edition with a refreshed cover allows readers to better understand and appreciate the truths and expe...

Description About the Author A Kite in the Evening Sky is Shaik Kadir’s firsthand account of growing up in a Geylang Serai kampung in the late ...

Description About the Author As Singapore celebrates its 50th anniversary as a sovereign and independent country, what does it mean to be a Sin...

Description About the Author Sky Tales – the much anticipated follow up to Captain Lim Khoy Hing’s first bestseller Life in the Skies – is a ne...

Description Praise About the Author The Changi Murals are a priceless part of our war heritage, holding deep emotional value, not just for ex-p...

Description About the Author This book tells the story of a young man who failed his PSLE examinations, but through sheer determination, persev...

Description About the Author Gardens are magical places — images of Nature and Culture, models of paradise, spaces where plants live in war and...

Description From the 1930s to 1965, discussions about modernisation, race and civic responsibility were as common as they are today. The youth ...

Description Tao Te Ching, written more than 2,500 years ago, is reputedly the first philosphical works in Chinese history. It presents the phil...

Description About the Author The authoritative biography of the 'Father of Singapore'. By the time of his death, Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-...

Description About the Author The Flemish gem trader Jacques de Coutre visited Southeast Asia in the early 17th century, and his lengthy account...

Description Chinese Fine Arts, we take you to a distingushed gallery featuring Chinese calligraphy, painting, music, dance, theatre, and sculpt...

Description About the Author Two-timing bargirls, suspicious spouses and lesbian lovers—it was all in a day’s work for Bangkok Private Eye Warr...

Description About the Author On a hot August afternoon in 1811 an army of 10,000 British redcoats splashed ashore through the muddy shallows of...