Culture & Heritage

Description About the Author The history of Asia can be told through its great port cities: Guangzhou (Canton), Shanghai, Nagasaki, Basra, Aden...

Description About the Author It’s not an exaggeration to say that the world is in love with all things Japanese, not least Japanese design, cui...

Description Kyoto Unhurried charts an atmospheric journey through one of the world’s most romantic cities. It's an introduction to the Japanese...

Description The book contains 20 detachable postcards, each with local prepaid postage included. Mail them for free within Singapore. All image...

Description In 1966, a year after the separation from Malaysia on August 9, 1965, Singapore celebrated its first National Day as an independent...

Description Postcats is part of a limited edition postcard series launched by the Straits Times Press in collaboration with Singapore Post. Onl...

Description Best Non-fiction Title Finalist for the 2023 Singapore Book Awards At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan, more than a quarter of...

Description Finalist at the 2022 Popular Readers' Choice Award The United States of America is the largest investor in Singapore. And in 2019, ...

Description Mr Lee Kuan Yew once famously said “when I project myself forward 100 years for Singapore, I cannot tell you that it will exist.” A...

Description Best Custom Publishing Title Finalist for the 2023 Singapore Book Awards In 2019, just before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the wor...

Description The Eurasian Association, Singapore (EA) was set up in July 1919 by pioneer Eurasians who, while working to support themselves and ...

Description In 2006, Chris Tan began a conversation with readers and home cooks in The Sunday Times which went on for five years. He encounters...

Description In Asian Larder, veteran food journalist Sylvia Tan, with several cookbooks to her name, opens up her larder to readers and demysti...

Description About the Series Water is more than a basic human necessity in Singapore. Its supply was a strategic collaboration between two Brit...

Description About the Series Singapore is a modern and global island-state, internationally recognised as one of the most liveable cities in th...

Description About the Series Trade unions hold a special place in Singapore’s history. Occupying different camps on the left and right, unionis...

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: Theatre surveys the beginnings, evolution and current state of the theatre in English, Manda...

Description About the Series In 2016, Singapore’s long-awaited dream of winning an Olympic gold medal was realised when Joseph Schooling touche...

Description About the Series This book presents a historical overview of personal social services in Singapore, known fundamentally as social w...

Description About the Series Singapore is one of the most religiously diverse countries in the world. This feature gives multiple layers and co...

Description About the Series The story of public housing in Singapore is a unique one. This book chronicles the journey from the early days of ...

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 The conventional and dominant view of Singapore’s history is that it began with Stamford Raffles’ arrival on the i...

Description About the Series Singapore is simultaneously praised for its extraordinary safety and criticised for its draconian laws. This prime...

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 Singapore Chronicles: Opposition traces the eventful history of Singapore’s opposition parties from post-World War...

Description About the Series This book discusses the significance of multiracialism as one of the central components of nationhood in Singapore...

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 Singapore Chronicles: Language reviews and discusses the changing language use patterns within Singapore society f...

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

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 At the start of the book, Vinod is at the market with his Aunt Meera, who is buying vegetables and other items for...

Description About the Series Mei Lin and her mother are decorating the house for Chinese New Year. When Mei Lin’s mother realises that Mei Lin ...

Description About the Series The story starts when a little girl called Beverly coming across her mother weeping in the kitchen because a Nonya...

Description About the Series Hafiz is disappointed because his parents will not be home in time for Hari Raya. He and his siblings decide to co...

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 Editor Often serving as an important node through which West Asian and South Asian maritime trade with China were maintai...

Description Articles by SilverStreak, Storm-Asia and Johor Kaki Featured in tabla! and Vasantham News! Excerpt from tabla! (22 March 2024):“Ra...

Description About the Author Immerse yourself in the vibrant tapestry of Singapore's culinary heritage as you journey through the pages of this...