Arts

Description In his 60 years as a politician, 31 of them as Prime Minister, Mr Lee delivered thousands of speeches. This book contains 33 that s...

Description Lee Kuan Yew: A Tribute is a keepsake collection of stories on Singapore’s first prime minister, initially published in The Straits...

Description Top Prize at the 2022 Popular Readers' Choice Award Dr Lee Bee Wah, affectionately known as Hua Jie (花姐, Sister Flower in Chinese) ...

Description Praise About the Author T.K. Sabapathy has been writing on the art of Southeast Asia for over four decades (1973–2015), as a critic...

Description About the Series This book traces the development of Singapore’s land transport system since its modern founding in 1819. Until Ind...

Description About the Series This book examines the crucial role of trade and investment in Singapore’s economy. Using globalisation as a backd...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Presidency traces the fascinating twists and turns of the relatively short history of the El...

Description About the Series This book discusses the inception, evolution and longevity of the People’s Action Party (PAP), which has governed ...

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 Singapore has leveraged on its strategic location and open economy to become a global maritime and logistics centr...

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

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

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 Singapore Chronicles: Central Provident Fund reflects the economic history and social development of Singapore. CP...

Description This book tells the story of the man who transformed an improbable country into the thriving metropolis it is now. Selected from ov...

Description Every time we use a Singapore bank note, we see his face – the face of Yusof Ishak, the first President of Singapore. But did you k...

Description About the Editors Millennials or Generation Y—those born between 1981 and 1996—represent the population cohort who are moving into ...

Description Praise About the Author Malaysiakini was founded in 1999 by Steven Gan and Premesh Chandran, two young Malaysians who met as overse...

Description Praise About the Author Routes: A Singaporean Memoir 1940-75 is both a personal and public memoir; it is personal as it records par...

Description About the Artist “A common trait of all my art works is that they are intricately detailed and tell stories, especially of my child...

Praise About the Authors “We live in paradoxical times. Traditionally, the West has led the world in theory and practice. Yet, recent developm...

Description Praise About the Editors Inequality is a defining global issue of our times. Southeast Asia stands out in some ways; the 2010s have...

Description About the Authors Although climate-linked impacts on ASEAN’s economy, increasing vulnerability to severe weather, and interlinkages...

Description 'There are some books, which once read, you cannot get completely out of your mind. This is one of them. Whether you are just c...

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

Description Reporter is an account of John McBeth’s 50-year journey through Asia, more than half of that time as a correspondent for the Far Ea...

Description About the Author Around the world, Asian chefs are making their mark in the culinary arena with their innovative menus and forward-...

Description About the Author Christina’s family has a rich tradition in singing and as a young girl she was inspired to take up lessons, and to...

About the Book About the Authors A lighthouse on the top of a 25-storey apartment block, a unique rocky area that looks like Guilin in China,...

Description About the Author The author of Wild Women Do on crimes committed by females in Singapore returns with a new collection on local cri...

Description Praise About the Author Through a collection of letters written to his best friend and to his father in England, and from his own p...

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 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 Veteran journalist Clement Mesenas looks back on eight eventful days in 1971 when a group of young reporters staged a historic stri...

Description About the Authors Since the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) was first established in 1981, it has played a valuable role i...

Description About the Author Enjoy the authentic flavours of many of Asia's classic noodle dishes with this bumper collection of more than 100 ...

Description About the Author David Marshall was part of the nationalist political struggle after WWII, the first elected chief minister during ...

Description About the Author This essential text fills a glaring gap in the social science of South-East Asia with its comprehensive and integr...

Description Praise About the Author The British military failure against the Japanese invasion of Singapore in 1942 is a well-documented and cl...

Description About the Author This book describes the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce's changing relationship with the state and with busi...

Description Praise About the Author During the presidency of Lyndon Johnson, the British government sought to avoid escalation of the war in Vi...

Description About the Author C.M. (Mary) Turnbull's contributions to historical writing on Singapore extended from her 1962 thesis, published i...

Description About the Author This important study of the shifting diplomatic efforts around the response to and resolution of the Vietnamese in...

Description About the Editor In this collection, public intellectuals and civil society activists discuss Singapore's public rhetoric about lib...

Description About the Author The world's population negotiates a multiplicity of naming systems. Some are compatible with the "normative" syste...