Monthly archive October, 2010

Heartlands meet to discuss “Death of a Salesman”

Dear friends, We are discussing one of Arthur Miller’s famous plays, “Death of a Salesman” which grips the American consciousness with its examination of social issues like personal success and relationships. Join us and share your thoughts at our discussion on: Date/Time: 5.00pm, Friday 29 October 2010 Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library...

Fiction Alert: Mario Vargas Llosa takes the Nobel Prize in Literature 2010

Literary Highlights *Image courtesy of Washington Post The 74 year old Peruvian author is this year’s chosen winner for the Nobel Prize in literature. The awarding committee commented Vargas Llosa was chosen “for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual’s resistance, revolt and defeat”. Vargas Llosa has published over...

Mrs Lee Kuan Yew (1920-2010)

Mrs Lee Kuan Yew, wife of Minister Mentor Mr Lee Kuan Yew, and mother to Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong, passed away on Saturday afternoon, 2nd October. She was 89 years old, and had been in ill-health for sometime, having suffered a series of strokes since 2003. Besides Mr Lee Hsien Loong, she also...

Dr. Balaji Sadasivan passes away (1955-2010)

Dr. Balaji Sadasivan, Member of Parliament for  Ang Mo Kio GRC and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, passed away at home in the early hours of 27th September.  He was 55 years old. Dr Balaji leaves behind his wife, Dr Ma Swan Hoo, and children, Dharma, 28, and Anita, 22.