by Matthias Ang | Jun 7, 2019 | Abroad, Cambodia, genocide, History, khmer rouge, News, Pol Pot, Vietnam, Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia
The 10-year-long Vietnamese invasion and occupation of Cambodia from 1979 to 1989 has remained a thorny issue to this day. Advertisement A Facebook post by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that touched on the issue sparked rebuttals from ministers in both...
by Joshua Lee | Jun 5, 2019 | bicentennial, Community, History, MAS, money, News, Uncategorised
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched a commemorative S$20 note to celebrate Singapore’s Bicentennial. Advertisement Commemorative S$20 note for S’pore Bicentennial Here’s what it looks like: Via MAS. Via MAS. Advertisement As with the usual Singapore...
by Mothership | Jun 1, 2019 | Commentaries, History, MS weekend, Perspectives
Always a commando, published in 2019 by Marshall Cavendish, tells the story of Singapore army pioneer Clarence Tan. The book, which you can buy a copy of here, is written by Thomas A. Squire, Tan’s son-in-law. The book tells the story of Tan’s experience joining the...
by William Hoo | May 31, 2019 | Culture, heritage, History, jewel changi airport, Life, monument, Singapore, Uncategorised
Top Image: placetech.net Let me tell you what makes a Singaporean Monument. It’s gotta be Big. It’s gotta be Shiny. It’s gotta be New. And we have to get it NOW. Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but glossy, glitzy infrastructural projects are the way to enthral...
by Zhangxin Zheng | May 30, 2019 | Community, History, teletext, Uncategorised
You might have seen this viral image on your newsfeed by now. If you are not sure what that is, it is actually an image of the analogue Teletext information service. Advertisement Teletext An information service provided by MediaCorp, the Teletext used to inform...
by Pan Jie | May 23, 2019 | Culture, Events, hawker, hawker culture, History, Hygiene, Lee Kuan Yew, License, order, Pasar Malam, roadside, stall
In 1963, LKY visited a Pasar Malam. Not just any regular Pasar Malam, but one of Singapore’s oldest and most popular night markets. Born in 1958 with just 2-3 stalls, Woodlands Pasar Malam had expanded so quickly that by 1962, it was causing congestion trouble in...
