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Description About the Editor 50 Years of Urban Planning in Singapore is an accessible and comprehensive volume on Singapore's planning approach...

Description In a frank contemplation as she nears the end of her own course of life, educator Sie Siok Hui reveals moments of epiphany while ho...

Description This book is one of the few books written in English on Chaozhou culture and history. It compiles information from Chinese and Engl...

Description This book presents insights on Singapore's politics and governance from leading thinkers, based on selected commentaries from Singa...

Description Sample Chapter(s)Foreword Dr Cheong Koon Hean, CEO of the Housing and Development Board (2010–Present) was the Institute of Policy ...

Description The worlds of nursery rhymes and Singapore hawker food collide in this book. Dive into fractured nursery rhymes with a local twist,...

Description About the Author Some did not expect him to last long as Prime Minister. Few predicted he would succeed in the footsteps of Lee Kua...

Description About the Author Sample Chapter(s)Foreword (81 KB)Lecture 1: Politics and Governance (261 KB) The IPS-Nathan Lectures series was la...

Description This book presents insights on Singapore's economy and society from leading thinkers, based on selected commentaries from Singapore...

Description About the Author Kwek Leng Beng may be one of Singapore's most successful businessmen, but he is also among the country's most enig...

Description About the Author Over sessions which lasted two to three hours each time, every week for half a year, George Yeo met and mused over...

Description Lim Siong Guan, Singapore's former Head of Civil Service (1999–2005) was the Institute of Policy Studies' 4th S R Nathan Fellow for...

Description About the Author & Illustrator Winner of the 2019 Singapore Book Awards Best Education Title Sam Jam sat in a school library an...

Description About the Author & Illustrator Shortlisted for Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2020 Panjang is the tallest kid around. He h...

Description About the Editor The social context of Singapore is changing rapidly, and understanding how people think, feel and behave in variou...

Description About the Author It is said that the duty of public servants is to 'speak truth to power' - to give honest, sound and sometimes unp...

Description About the Author This book examines the staying power of the People's Action Party, a political party that has governed Singapore s...

Description There was once a vibrant river that flowed through the heart of Singapore. The river brought life and joy to everyone, but when peo...

Description Marky Polo is a pangolin who comes from a family line of famous travelers and explorers. Unlike his family, Marky has never travell...

Description No one is safe until everyone is safe. Singapore's struggle against the coronavirus mirrors those being waged by countries everywhe...

Description The fields of special needs education and disability in Singapore have witnessed significant changes and developments especially du...

Description About the Author How does a certified accountant become an artist? How did the world of finance instruct his art to make him the un...

Description Singapore's rapid ascent from Third World to First since its independence in 1965 has won it acclaim as an 'economic miracle'. Econ...

Description About the Author The Sound of Memories: Recordings from the Oral History Centre, Singapore features the happy, funny, poignant and ...

Description About the Author We all like to win. But what exactly does it mean to win in life and how can we win ... and win with Honour? The p...

Description About the Author Sample Chapter(s)Foreword (106 KB)Lecture I: Hunting Black Swans and Taming Black Elephants: Governance in a Compl...

Description About the Author Goh Chok Tong was an improbable Prime Minister for an unlikely country. He had neither the connections nor the cun...

Description Key Features On 10 July 2020, Singapore held its 18th general elections in history and the 13th since independence in 1965. As in ...

Description About the Author Read a sample chapter Since 1819, more than 6,200 place (street and village) names divided into more than 3,900 na...

Description About the Author It started out as a labour of love for her family, which grew to become a national phenomenon. Mrs Lee Chin Koon (...

Description A General History of the Chinese in Singapore documents over 700 years of Chinese history in Singapore, from Chinese presence in th...

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

Description 🎁Recommended for ages 7 and above Taking classic stories from Asia and the West, Pop! Lit for Kids reimagines them into easy-to-rea...

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 Hello, little readers! Did you know that Science is everywhere, all around you? We can encounter and discover the wonders of Scienc...

Description About the Author Meet the Tan family, who have created a homemade Peranakan food legacy in Singapore! Join the fourth generation me...

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

Description 🎁Recommended for ages 7 and above Taking classic stories from Asia and the West, Pop! Lit for Kids reimagines them into easy-to-rea...

Description About the Author This book gives readers a perspective of where Singapore has been and is in terms of gender equality, what the key...

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 Editor 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Singapore and Israel's long and fruitful relationship. From Jewish contribution...

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