Arts

Description C.V. Devan Nair, the son of a rubber plantation clerk, rose from humble beginnings to become an outstanding union leader, a Member ...

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 The Business Times: Once Upon a Times House … Singapore’s veteran editors, journalists tell their stories Once Upon a Times House ...

Description About the Author Hijab: Everyday Stories of Muslim Women from Singapore and Beyond is the latest book from Hidayah Amin, an award-w...

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 About the Editor The essays published here began as a series of lectures commemorating the bicentennial of Thomas Stamford Raffles...

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 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 Cheah Hwei-Fe’n examines parallel techniques of embroidery, work with gold thread, lace, and drawn needlework in this profusely ill...

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 About the Author The history of communism in Malaya (including Singapore) almost coincided with the rise and fall of communism worl...

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 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 Lee Kuan Yew: The Critical Years (1971-78) is a facsimile edition of Alex Josey's second masterful account of Sing...

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

Description This book is part of the authors’ continuing research on quality of life issues in Singapore. It builds on past research into the v...

Description About the Editors The first comprehensive historical anthology of English-language writing from Singapore, this volume covers more ...

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 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 Tourism in Southeast Asia provides an up-to-date exploration of the state of tourism development and associated is...

Description About the Author Guns of February shows the Fall of Singapore and Japan's 1941 military campaign in Malaya through the eyes of Japa...

Description If you think that most Peranakans live to eat, you may be correct. After all, good Peranakan cuisine isn't a matter of tossing just...

Description You are probably familiar with the spicy Peranakan cusine or even have friends who are graet cooking at it. But there is definitrly...

Description With 5,000 years of history, India is a culture united by diversity. Her literary traditions reflect her glory and heritage. Today,...

Description Chinese Auspicious Culture we examine how Chinese folk customs have evolved over the centuries to become a natural science that com...

Description Chinese Eminent Peoples, we look at the lives of more than 100 of the greatest and most famous achievers in all of Chinese history....

Description Constructing Singapore studies Singaporean nation-building by focusing on two processes: elite formation and elite selection. It gi...

Description Praise About the Author Indonesian art entered the global contemporary art world of independent curators, art fairs, and biennales ...

Description About the Author Zubir Said is best known as the composer of Majulah Singapura, the national anthem of Singapore, Semoga Bahagia, t...

Description Praise Shortlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2018, Creative Non-Fiction 南来文化人与这个南洋小岛，有过一段怎样的生命交集因缘？ 在新加坡这个现代都会，还有哪些几为人们遗忘的文化历史...

Description This book pays tribute to 25 Singaporean South Asians who pioneered and excelled in their respective fields from 1950 to 2015. It i...

Description Thinking of starting a postdoc? Want to know how to move on from a postdoc? Or simply want to make the best of your postdoc years? ...

Description About the Author A brilliant psychopath hiding under the veneer of an educated, charming persona, while plotting the perfect murde...

Description The "Belt and Road" initiative announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013 aims at reviving the ancient trade routes connecti...

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 Few people have watched the development of today's Singapore as closely as President S.R. Nathan, who celebrated his 90th birthday ...