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Raffles and Hastings
by John Bastin
The founding of Singapore has typically been attributed to the strategic genius of one man, Stamford Raffles. Frequently overlooked is the part played by his superior in the East India Company, the Ma ...
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Ratopolis In Chinatown
by Kiam Lee
Part One: Chinatown in Long Potty Island
Eight rats survived a tsunami by sailing on a piece of driftwood. When they landed on Long Potty Island (a fictitious island), they found their way to Chinat ...
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Seven Hundred Years: A History of Singapore
by Kwa Chong Guan; Derek Heng; Peter Borschberg; Tan Tai Yong
Assessments of Singapore’s history invariably revolve around Sir Stamford Raffles’ arrival in 1819. Before this date – we’ve been told – “nothing very much appears to have happened in Sing ...
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Stories from the Serat Centhini
by Soewito Santoso & Kestity Pringgoharjono
When their father Sultan Sunan Giri Parapen went to war with Sultan Agung of the Mataram kingdom, Prince Jayengresmi finds himself separated from his younger siblings, Prince Jayengsari and Princess R ...
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The Complete Biography of Prophet Muhammad SAW Bilingual Edition English & Indonesia
by Muhammad Vandestra
The Complete Biography of Prophet Muhammad SAW The Last Messenger & Prophet of God In Islam Faith.
Prophet Muhammad SAW from Mecca, unified Arabia into a single religious polity under Islam faith. ...
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The Family of Sir Stamford Raffles
by John Bastin; Julie Weizenegger
When Stamford Raffles married the “handsome, elegant” Sophia Hull in February 1817 and a year later welcomed the arrival of his first child, Charlotte, family life looked to be full of happiness. ...
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THE ISTANA
by Hong Xinyi
As a working palace, the Istana is tradition firmly rooted in the present. It has links with Singapore’s colonial past, being first a nutmeg plantation owned by a British businessman, then office to ...
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The Other Side of History
by Simon Maier
History is more than facts and figures, people and places, wars and politics, deaths and disasters. Stories are never fixed in stone; they continue to morph and evolve with every retelling. Author Sim ...
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