Oct–Dec 2011

Director's Column

The Enigma of Departure: Remembering Singapore’s Railway Lines and Stations
Assistant Professor Lai Chee Kien retraces the various geographies and histories of Singapore’s railway lines and stations. (PDF)

Lived Spaces and Memories: The Indian Business Communities in Colonial Singapore
Jayati Bhattacharya offers a glimpse into the socioeconomic networks and exchanges of the Indian business community during the colonial era. (PDF)

Imperial Anxieties: The Civilising Mission & Mui Tsai in the British Crown Colonies
Research Associate Yee Yeong Chong examines the issues arising from the passing of the Mui Tsai Ordinance and revisits the tensions surrounding events that unfolded around the Mui Tsai Commission in Malaya. (PDF)

Negotiating the Cultural and the Religious: The Recasting of the Chinese Indonesian Buddhist
Lee Kong Chian Research Fellow Setefanus Suprajitno investigates the predicament faced by Buddhism in Indonesia through studying the Chinese Indonesian Buddhist community in Surabaya. (PDF)

Malayan Cookery Books: The “Mems” Own Cookery Book (1929)
Senior Librarian Bonny Tan delves into The “Mem’s” Own Cookery Book (1929). (PDF)

悠悠百年路漫漫世纪情 – 传统中医药文化在新加坡
Senior Reference Librarian Vicky Gao highlights materials on traditional Chinese medicine available at the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library. (PDF)

iremembersg: Gotong Royong in the Kampong Life
Singaporeans remember what life was like in their kampong days. (PDF)

NewspaperSG: From Press to Screen
Librarians Michelle Heng, Ng Hui Ling and Mazelan Anuar bring us up to speed on what’s new on NewspaperSG, a digital archive of Singapore and Malayan newspapers dating back to 1831. (PDF)

More Than Just a Flower: The Orchid’s Manifold Faces
Senior Librarian Ang Seow Leng gives us a crash course in all things orchids and their special relationship with Singapore. (PDF)

Wealthy Reserves in Natural Heritage: A Decade of Biodiversity Conservation and Discoveries in Singapore
Senior Librarian Sara Pek shares more about “A Decade of Biodiversity Conservation and Discoveries in Singapore”, an exhibition marking Singapore’s commitment to biodiversity conservation. (PDF)