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Dr Goh, who had been in fading health for some time, was 91. Dr Goh was born a Peranakan in Malacca, Malaysia. He was one of the founding fathers of modern Singapore and is deemed the “economic architect” of Singapore, contributing greatly in shaping the development of Singapore into a prosperous nation as the first Finance Minister in 1959 [...]

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Our first post on the late Mr. S. Rajaratnam was in 2006, Feb 23. Singapore remembers him again, with this 2010 publication “The Singapore Lion: A Biography of S. Rajaratnam“, by Irene Ng. Mr. S. Rajaratnam, one of Singapore’s founding fathers, was born in Sri Lanka on 25 February 1915. He was a former journalist [...]

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National Day Celebrations Loan Promotion Borrow FOUR items* for a chance to win NDP Preview tickets Terms & conditions: ·  Loan receipts for 4 items must be dated 4th – 26th July 2009. ·  Draw date will be on Monday 27th July 2009. Winners will be notified by phone. NDP 1st August 2009 Preview tickets [...]

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HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events We are pleased to have author Dawn Farnham discussing with us her book “The Red Thread”. The details: Date/Time: 3.00pm, Friday 24 October 2008 Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Community Library Author: Ms Dawn Farnham Book: The Red Thread: a Chinese tale of love and fate in 1830s Singapore [...]

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HB Squad Alert . general + snippets (Ed’s note: As Singapore celebrates its 43rd national day, it might be useful to reflect on our history and heritage, the unique places and memories that are stamped on our national DNA. Surely, Geylang Serai must rank as one of those places. For readers interested in engaging in a [...]

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At the start of the new year, we bid farewell to another great figure of 20th century history, Sir Edmund Hillary, the modest, self-effacing man who was the first to scale Mount Everest in May 1953, and thereafter devoted a large part of his life to helping his beloved Nepalese through his charity trust, the [...]

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NON-FICTION . reviews The recent publication of a biography of Dr Goh Keng Swee, has re-focused attention on the distinguished career of one of modern Singapore’s founding fathers. Both the Straits TImes and Business Times published a flurry of articles on the life and achievements of one of the key architects of Singapore’s economy and [...]

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HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events Nope, it ain’t Slim Shady, but Neil Humphreys! (otherwise known as Singapore’s Fav Ang Moh). A popular columnist and bestselling author of 3 books about our little island, Neil had immigrated to Australia in 2006 and is now back to launch his omnibus. So, instead of lugging 3 books around, [...]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations Singapore : Mohamed Ismail A.G., 2005. Call No.: SING 158.1 MOH Click here for item availability. How many locally-written books can claim to have a foreword written by the Singapore President S R Nathan? I suspect not too many. You Can Fly is one of them. It is a [...]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions, c2006. Call No.: SING 959.57 HUM Click here for item availability. It has been ages since I last enjoyed a Singaporean book that has not been overly preoccupied with forging a National Identity worthy of a supposed Singapore Literary Canon, a common issue when [...]

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