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A book brings up strong emotions and gives you a break from dumb scrolling and screen times. Here are some enriching reads for the weeks ahead.Only Love Can Hurt Like ThisNeither of them expected to fall in love. But sometimes life has other ...

This one’s for you Bibliophiles! Here is a list of over 20 books you must read to add to your collection. 

OVER a century ago there was a proposal to build a reservoir, which would have flooded a large area of Jalan Kebun Bunga and submerged the whole of Penang Botanic Gardens.

A renowned university in Singapore has recently been named one of the top 10 universities in the world and the best institution in Asia. Key details: On Wednesday, leading higher education specialist Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released its annual list of the world’s best universities, widely known as the QS World University Rankings. A total of 1,500 institutions were featured this year, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology claiming the top spot for the 12th year in a row with ...

The Southeast Asian university, which took the eighth spot on the annual list on Wednesday, placed 11th last year

A Hsüan-t'ung silver Specimen Pattern "Long-Whiskered Dragon" Dollar Year 3 (1911) SP63 NGC sold for $690,000 to lead Heritage Auctions' HKINF World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction - Hong Kong to $9,675,525 June 21-23. The result followed the June 20 HKINF World Paper Money Signature® Auction - Hong Kong auction that finished at $1,503,400,

What is a National Monument? Who gazettes them? How many national monuments are there in Singapore? To date, the Preservation of Sites and Monuments, a division of National Heritage Board, has identified and gazetted 75 buildings, structures and sites of national significance as an integral part of Singapore's built heritage. And we're here to tell you all about them -...

Starting from Sicily, he took in the whole of Europe, proceeded to America, and from there to Japan and China, finally returning to India via what was then called the Straits Settlements, British territories that included modern-day Singapore and Malaysia.

At the Hong Kong Intl., Heritage Auctions will be offering the finest-known Hupeh 5 yuan banknote and other Chinese paper money rarities.

CAMP overnight at the historic Penang Hill, a Unesco Biosphere reserve, and witness its wildlife that is usually not seen by many.