For many of us, going to the cinema to watch a movie was a rite of passage. But these days, we are spoiled for choice – one need not “go” anywhere to watch a flick or two with device in hand. It is thus timely that writer Alvin Tan shows us how the...
First issue of the 15 July 1845
Imperial Weather: Meteorology, Science, and the Environment in Colonial Malaya; Reimagining Singapore’s History: Essays on Pre-Colonial Roots and Modern Identity; The Grand Mosque of Singapore: Two Centuries in the History of Masjid...
Pan-Electric Industries started out as Singapore’s fridge maker. However, its aggressive expansion and questionable practices led to enormous debts that caused a three-day closure of the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock markets in 1985.
Male double coconut trees in Singapore were able to fertilise female trees in Hawaii, thanks to the efforts of resourceful, determined botanists.
Once central to Singapore’s social and cultural life, cinemas went from being majestic, memorable landmarks to more utilitarian and prosaic halls housed in shopping malls.
The Bata Shoe Company brought Czechs to Singapore before the war. Some of them ended up fighting the Japanese in 1942.
Initially inspired by the “New Life Movement” in China, couples in Singapore opted for mass weddings to save money.
