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The ex-President of Indonesia has died in a hospital in Jakarta at the age of 86. Press reports say cause of death was due to multiple organ failure.
Like many of his fellow Indonesians, this once-dominant leader has only one name: Suharto. A former army general, he came to power in 1965 when political turmoil rocked […]

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(Ed’s note: Singapore is not known as a land where writers are produced or thrive. In fact, the perception probably runs to the opposite end of the spectrum. However, as Adele England shows us in this delightful little piece, our little island has long been a spot of fascination and inspiration for writers, including some of […]

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By now, many of you would have read or heard about the assassination of Pakistan’s leading opposition figure and twice former Prime Minister of that country, Benazir Bhutto.
She was 54 years old.
She was born into a wealthy land-owning family that was also actively involved in national politics, and later completed her education at Oxford and […]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations

East Roseville, N.S.W.: Kangaroo Press, 2000
Call No.: RSING English 940.547252092 DEA-[WAR]
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acroamatic from Deadpoet’s Cave wrote:
In a nutshell, the book is about an exceptional Australian soldier during World War II. His first hand account read like a fast-moving tv series. Penrod Dean, who passed away last year, […]

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HISTORY . Reviews

New York: Simon Schuster, 2005
Call No.: 973.3 MAC
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for two other titles (Truman and John Adams on American history, David McCullough’s 1776 was one of the year’s most highly anticipated release. 1776 tells the story of George Washington waging a brave battle against Britain for […]

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