April 25, 2016

Two faculty members from the Geography Department, Professor Brenda Yeoh and Associate Professor Victor Savage, explore the multifaceted dynamics behind Singapore’s road names and places in their co-authored book “Singapore Street Names – A Study of Toponymics” (3rd Ed.). “Singapore’s fascinating tapestry of street toponyms… reflects its development from a port-city of the British Empire to a multicultural post-colonial city-state well integrated into the global order” said Prof Yeoh. Read Tabla’s coverage on the connections between Singapore road names and Indian history here.