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Topeng Calonarang – A Story of Magic and Power
NUS Department of Southeast Asian Studies, with support from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia and NUS Office of Student Affairs, is proud to present Topeng Calonarang – A Story of Magic and Power. Topeng Calonarang tells the story of the exploits of the widow witch of Dirah and King Erlangga of Kediri, East …
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Uncovering secrets of 19th century S’pore; Muslim cemetery in Kampong Glam a treasure trove of port town’s past
Friday 5 September 2014, The Straits Times. TUCKED in a corner off Victoria Street is a little known Muslim cemetery that houses the remains of royalty and luminaries from early Singapore. Shrouded in heavy foliage and thick with weeds, it holds the secrets of a cosmopolitan Singapore in the 19th century, with tombstones bearing influences …
NUS News Highlights: New textbook reveals pre-colonial Singapore history to local teens
By NUS Office of Corporate Relations, Monday 26 May 2014 for NUS News In 1968, a 21-year-old John Miksic, who had a penchant for digging up artefacts, was enthralled by the ancient ruins of temples and Chinese pottery at Sungai Petani, Kedah, when he arrived in Malaysia as a volunteer of the Peace Corps, a …
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SEAD Faculty Members awarded the ODPRT Grant for Research Excellence, AY2013/2014
The Department of Southeast Asian Studies congratulates the following Faculty members on being awarded the ODPRT Grant for Research Excellence for AY2013/2014: Assoc Prof John Miksic Assoc Prof Irving Chan Johnson Dr Douglas Kammen Dr Gerard Sasges This grant by the Office of Deputy President (Research & Technology) is awarded to the top 20% of …
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The New York Times: In New Textbook, the Story of Singapore Begins 500 Years Earlier
By Jane A. Peterson, Sunday 11 May 2014 for The New York Times. SINGAPORE — Singapore has rewritten the history taught in secondary school to expand the story of the island state’s birth. While earlier generations learned a narrative that essentially started in 1819 with the British colonial administrator, Sir Stamford Raffles, stumbling upon a …
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Migrant Workers Habitats in Singapore – assignment by students of SE3216 (Semester 2, AY2013/2014)
As part of their assignment, students of the module SE3216 Migration and Diaspora in Southeast Asia went around Singapore to visit and take photos of migrant workers’ places of congregation and leisure activities in Singapore. A mapped collection of photos taken by the students are available for viewing here. About SE3216 Migration and Diaspora in …