BiblioAsia Oct–Dec 2011
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
Visiting Research Fellow Jayati Bhattacharya offers a glimpse into the socio-economic networks and exchanges of the Indian business community during the colonial era that have formed a strong foundation of present bilateral and multilateral interactions in Singapore and Southeast Asia and will continue to do so in the future. (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 that arose as events surrounding the MuiTsai Commission unfolded 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.
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Malayan Cookery Books: The “Mems” Own Cookery Book (1929)
Senior Librarian Bonny Tan details and offers insights into the 1929 The “Mem’s” Own Cookery Book. (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 Kampung Life
Singaporeans remember what life was like in their kampung days.(PDF)
Newspaper SG: 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 Malaya 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)