Essays and Opinions

An 800-Year-Old Family History

Thanks to his ancestry book (zupu) and a lot of persistence, a practising Taoist priest was able to trace his ancestry all the way back to 1195.

Excavating the Past

Writing a memoir involves personal experiences, digging deep into our memories and the emphasis on factual information.

New Experiences and Discoveries: The Libraries and Archives of Tomorrow

Ng Cher Pong, Chief Executive Officer of the National Library Board, shares his thoughts and insights on how libraries and archives can stay relevant in today’s world.

“Fake” News: Since When Was It News?

Lying, as it appears, is as old as history. Farish A. Noor explains.

My Grandmother’s Story

An unexpected recollection by her grandmother about her experience of the Japanese Occupation sets Yu-Mei Balasingamchow thinking about unspoken memories and the stories that haven’t been told.

In Remembrance of Reading

Our memories of reading are inextricably linked to the joy we derive from reading books and the places where we read them. Loh Chin Ee explains why.

Seizing the Singapore Dream

What does it take to achieve the Singapore Dream? Parag Khanna identifies three important pillars – diplomacy, demography and technology.

Exploring My Own Backyard

Travel writer Desiree Koh shares her wanderlust and love for Southeast Asia and remembers the places that have impacted her life and the way she sees the world.

Dr Carl Schoonover on Being SURE

In this exclusive interview, Dr Carl Schoonover shares how the brain processes information and the importance of Information Literacy and the S.U.R.E. ways in the corroboration of information and data.