Category : History

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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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The Tiger and the Trojan Horse

by Dennis Bloodworth

“Some mug had to do it,” said Lee Kuan Yew, explaining what appeared to be an act of pure folly—the decision of a politically puny group of young nationalists to take on the powerful communist m ...

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Tok Janggut

by Nordin Hj. Hassan

Mengisahkan perjuangan Tok Janggut dan rakan-rakannya dalam usaha mereka mempertahankan tanah air sendiri daripada serangan pihak tentera Jepun. Akhirnya, ramai orang kampung yang terkorban dalam pepe ...

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