Arts

Description Asking Why is a collection of eclectic speeches and writings by prominent entrepreneur Ho Kwon Ping during his life so far, from sc...

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

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

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 is one of the premier financial centres in the world. It is one of the biggest markets for the trading o...

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

Description About the Author An insider’s biography of Anwar Ibrahim’s remarkable political odyssey. The four years following Anwar Ibrahim’s r...

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

Description About the Author The Old Dream Maker explores a man's decades-long artistic journey to define himself in a world where the only co...

Description About the Author In 2020, Singapore, with the rest of the world was struck by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a difficult time. Peo...

Description This book presents a diverse selection of almost 50 of the rarest and most priceless items in the collection, including the Mao Kun...

When after three decades of research Singapore could produce its own water, the little city-state was said to have lost its vulnerability. No longe...

Description About the Author From communal villages to high-rise flats, how has the “kampung spirit” of old survived the transition? For those ...

Description About the Author Enjoy more art therapy with artist William Sim as he travels to the great cities of the world in Colouring the Wor...

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 is a tribute to the women who have contributed to the growth of Singapore. The women have been selected ...

Description About the Author A compellingly-narrated, thrillingly-portrayed account account of an epic motorcycle journey taken in 2014 from Si...

Description About the Author Glenn Knight was Singapore's first Director of Commercial Affairs and Deputy Public Prosecutor until his illustrio...

Description A man may outlive a thousand sorrows or a thousand joys but that is all a fairy-tale to a listener. Our lives are real for ourselve...

Description This book by a pioneer generation civil servant is a fascinating and an engaging account of Singapore's spectacular development fro...

Description About the Editor Far from being a melting pot, multi-racial Singapore prides itself on the richness of its ethnic communities and c...

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

Description About the Author The Singapore and Melaka Straits are a place where regional and long-distance maritime trading networks converge, ...

Description About the Author How does one comprehend the phenomenon of the modernization of an Asian society in a globalized East Asian context...

Description Praise About the Author British artists and commentators in the late 18th and early 19th century encoded the twin aspirations of pr...

Description About the Author Officially established in 1878, the natural history collection originally housed at the Raffles Museum now has mor...

Description This 2009 second edition of the 2000 study of the beliefs of Lee Kuan Yew (b. 1923) includes a new afterword by the author. The ext...

Description Chin Woon Ping's Hakka Soul chronicles the dreams, ambitions and idiosyncrasies of her family, beginning with the death of her gran...

Description About the Editor Singapore's success story is essentially a "people" story. Singaporeans have good reason to celebrate the nation's...

Description About the Author The COVID-19 pandemic has caused, and will continue to cause, great disruptions to lives, livelihoods, ways of lif...

Description About the Author Convicted criminals heartlessly kill the one person who believes in their reformation. Tragic end for the directo...

Description Praise About the Author In this charming and funny book, Suresh recalls his days in the Singapore Armed Forces after being enlisted...

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 About the Author Singapore has been known as the Lion City since the late 13th century when it was discovered by Sumatran Prince Sa...

Description About the Author Providing a road map on the intricacies and nuances of fundraising, the key issues likely to be faced with investo...

Description About the Editors Malaysia's stunning 2018 election brought down a ruling party that had held power since independence in 1957, mar...

Description Praise About the Author 《粵海清廟：建築與歷史的對話》透過潮州傳統建築九大工種，即瓦作、木作、圬作、磚作、石作、灰塑彩繪、泥塑、嵌瓷與漆飾的闡述，介紹粵海清廟 2010年至2014年間進行修復時的工作程序，以及其建築風格、材料與技術。 W...

Description Praise About the Editors The countries that make up Southeast Asia are seeing an incredible resurgence in their economic power. Ove...

Description About the Editors What is the modern in Southeast Asia’s architecture and how do we approach its study critically? This pathbreakin...

Description This book tells the story of Singapore’s first experience of defending its legal rights before an international tribunal, the Inter...

Description About the Authors & Contributors Neither a tourist guide nor a work of historical records, Pink Chilli in a Bowl is a personal ...

Description Contributors Ten world-renowned photographers.Two acclaimed writers.One timeless Himalayan kingdom. Bhutan: Portrait of a Kingdom i...

Description Praise About the Author Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2016, Non-Fiction Can a life weave along through the same notes an...

Description Praise This is the historical memoir of Dr Poh Soo Kai, a medical doctor and a founder member of the People's Action Party. Here he...

Description About the Author This bilingual publication accompanies National Gallery Singapore's solo exhibition on the renowned centennial art...