Singapore News News Singapore » History: In Search of Historical Gems in Modern Singapore
SINGAPORE—My first glimpse of Old Singapore was from its shiny postmodern heart, when a high-speed elevator whisked me to the SkyPark on the 57th floor of the city-state’s futuristic landmark, the ...
News Singapore » History: The National Museum’s Singapore History Gallery reopens in October after its first major revamp
Singapore’s history gallery is getting a major rewrite. The National Museum of Singapore is reopening its Singapore History Gallery on October 10, following its first full revamp in 20 years. And no, ...
News Singapore » History: Singapore’s Military History: Look Beyond World War II – Analysis
A longer, deeper lens on Singapore’s military history should go beyond the overused stories of World War II heroism. In much of post-war Southeast Asia, the central role played by militaries in the ...
News Singapore » History: Singapore’s history wars
As we move towards 2015, a year that will mark Singapore’s 50th anniversary as a nation, a battle over the past of that country is slowly gaining steam. The increasingly frail health of Lee Kuan Yew, ...
News Singapore » History: Singapore’s hidden military secrets
Inside the dimly lit underground bunker, 12 military commanders are about to trigger the largest capitulation in British military history. At 9:45 a.m. on February 15, 1942, Lt. Gen. Arthur Percival ...
News Singapore » History: Singapore History Gallery reopens in October with fresh look at the past through new narratives
SINGAPORE – The newly revamped Singapore History Gallery will open on Oct 10, offering new perspectives on more than 700 years of Singapore’s history through the people who experienced it.
News Singapore » History: Sail up Singapore River and back in time at National Museum’s exhibition Once Upon A Tide
Once Upon A Tide: Singapore’s Journey From Settlement To Global City, which opens on May 24, traces Singapore’s growth via the sea and its waterways. The story arc melds a tribute to SG60 with a ...
News Singapore » History: First look: National Museum of Singapore’s new immersive display Singapore Odyssea
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Singapore Odyssea, housed in the Shaw Foundation Glass Rotunda, opens to the public on Aug 8. SINGAPORE – Seven centuries of ...
News Singapore » History: Singapore’s New National Gallery Dubiously Rewrites Southeast Asian Art History
SINGAPORE — The National Gallery Singapore (NGS) opened on November 25, 2015 — a high point in Singapore’s year-round celebrations of 50 years as an independent nation. Two significant 19th-century ...