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What are your fond memories of the Singapore River? Perhaps it's hanging out after dark with the bros at Clarke Quay? Maybe you had your first date with bae at Robertson Quay? The history of our nation is closely tied to the Singapore River - it was at the river's mouth where Stamford Raffles first stepped onto our island, and...

In 1867, British colonial authorities established Malaysia as a British colony. four states which welcomed British residents were known as the Federated Malay States: although technically independent, there was a Resident-General in charge of them, meaning that all but name were British colonies. Table of contents 1. When did Malaysia become a British colony? 2. […]

During the Malayan Unification in 1946, Peninsular Malaysia became a unified state. It came into being when Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore joined with the then British crown colonies of Singapore and North Borneo to form Malaysia on 16 September 1963. The federal federation expelled Singapore from its membership in August 1965. Table of […]

NOVEMBER 23 — After the big win in the Melaka State Election on Saturday, the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition intimated its intention to enact an anti-party hopping law when the state legislative assembly convenes. I pose this question: how will BN propose to enact the anti-hopping law? And this...

Malaysia combines the word “Malaysia” with a Latin-Greek suffix. It can be translated as “land of the Malaysians”. Table of contents 1. Did Malaysia used to be called Malaya? 2. What does Malaysia mean? 3. When did Malaya became Malaysia? 4. Is Malaysia a girl’s name? 5. Does Malaysia have a nickname? 6. Is Malaysia […]

On 31 August 1957, Malaya became independent as the Federation of Malaya. Upon joining Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore on 16 September 1963, Malaysia was given the name si in addition to Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore. It was expelled from the federal union a little more than two years later, in 1965. Table of contents 1. […]

After 13 separate sessions comprising world and ancient coins along with world paper money, the Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio September Hong Kong Auction

The columnist recalls his first local tour with foreigners more than three decades ago.

Postcards have become historical documents, mailing one means being part of the circulation of ideas.

During colonial times, Jakarta's old town was a major trading hub and centre of cultural exchange between the East and West.. Read more at straitstimes.com.