Culture & Heritage

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...

Description About the Author Look Inside the Book A comprehensive resource that introduces readers to key techniques of Chinese pastry- and des...

Description A Word From the Author Activities Time About the Author Look Inside the Book Awakening Childhood Memories and Cherishing Family Bon...

Description About the Author and Illustrator A graphic novel that celebrates the visionary man behind the Jurong Industrial Estate and one of t...

Description About the Author and Illustrator Nasi: When Rice Grains Cry tells the stories of 12 quintessentially Malay rice dishes, eaten and e...

Description Praise About the Author Winner, Singapore Literature Prize 2018 (Creative Nonfiction) What is a Eurasian? Are Eurasians truly Singa...

Description About the Author What is Peranakan? Who is a Nonya? The author Katherine’s Peranakan roots can be traced back five or more generati...

Description Some praise it as a national treasure. Others tag it as the people’s supermarket. Many simply call it “NTUC.” While NTUC FairPrice ...

Description Photographer Steve Golden set off to find Singapore’s remaining heritage shops—family run businesses that are multi-generational an...

Description About the Authors Place names tell us much about a country — its history, its landscape, its people, its aspirations, its self-ima...

Description A curry puff stall that dates back to the 1950s; homemade desserts sold to make ends meet; immigrants cooking with firewood; itiner...

Description Best Cover Design Finalist for the 2023 Singapore Book Awards In This Together: Singapore’s Covid-19 Story is a dramatic insider ac...

Description About the Author More Daily Nonya Dishes adds to the collection of everyday dishes of the Babas and Nonyas documented in the author...

Description About the Editor Multiculturalism is arguably the X-factor of Singapore’s admired country brand. But while the island republic’s o...

Description About the Author This is not a cookbook. It is the story of a people.  In the Malay Archipelago – encompassing Singapore, Malaysia...

Description About the Author Little has been written about the cuisines of Borneo, the fourth largest island in the world, occupied by three n...

Description About the Authors Until recently, Bhutan has been relatively unknown. In many minds, it is a mystical secluded place. Nonetheless...

Description About the Illustrators Shortlisted for Singapore Book Awards 2022 (Best Illustrated Non-Fiction Title) Look inside the book In th...

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,...

About the Book About the Author Take a trip around the world and discover the fun and exciting adventures that await you. The world... in the ...

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

Description About the Author A unique collection of iconic dishes from the Straits-born community, including Eurasians, Chetti Melakans, Indone...

Description Praise About the Author Tough times don’t last, but tough people do! The recipe for resilience lies in the practice and joy of be...

Description The year 2019 marks Singapore's Bicentennial milestone since the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles in Singapore in 1819. It was in an...

Description About the Author Baba Malay for Everyone – is a language guide for Baba Malay - the Peranakan language. This guide is a complete ...

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

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

Description The hawker centre is an integral part of Singapore's urban landscape. As they are now easily found all around the island, many may ...

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 “儿童”是建构历史和文化的重要概念及方法。 本论文集以战后新马地区出版和发行的儿童期刊以及教科书等为主要研究对象，结合口述采访、本地书局历史和原始档案资料，在将“南洋儿童”概念历史化的同时，重点分析其发展变化与本地区新兴的反殖民话语、民族国家的兴起、新马与香港之...

Description About the Author Western Etiquette covers the essential of presenting oneself, from issuing and replying to formal invitations, dea...

Description This book details the findings of a large-scale survey on the values and lifestyles of 1500 Singapore residents in 2001. Semi-struc...

Description About the Author Every Chinese household to some extent uses home remedies. Children are often given a bowlful of soup or brew with...

Description About the Author This collection of 328 photographs shows the rhythm of daily life in Singapore between 1959 and 1965 – the pivotal...

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 About the Author This book, which is co-published with the Preservation of Monuments Board, takes a fascinating look into the archi...

Description 本书是柯思仁博士在《联合早报》副刊的专栏文章，作为文化、剧场和表演的研究学者，他期许以剧场和现实互为隐喻的方式，书写剧场给予的启示，现实产生的冲击，并以写散文的精力来经营。这三十二篇散文是作者在三十二幕特定空间与时间框架里当下的启发和感受。 原本在黑漆漆的观众席...

Description This fourth edition of the social history of the Babas and Nonya makes the seminal work by Felix Chia available again after being l...

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

Description About the Authors Together with the noted Tang dynasty tales, Song dynasty tales have long been highly valued and widely read in th...

Description About the Authors A selection of topographic prints of places such as the harbour, Singapore River, Fort Canning Hill, as well as p...

Description About the Author Singapore through 19th Century Photographs is a comprehensive photographic record of Singapore from the early 1840...

Description About the Author This bestselling classic cookbook by cookery doyen Sylvia Tan provides recipes for the well-loved dishes of Singap...

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

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

Description Praise About the Author The globalisation of psychiatry has helped shape the way suffering and recovery is experienced in Aceh, Ind...

Description About the Author Immediately recognizable by their hong tou jin or red headscarves, Singapore's Samsui women-immigrants from the Sa...