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A man reads messages by Singaporeans' thanking health-care workers caring for SARS patients. Over 1,200 handwritten messages of gratitute and encouragement were displayed in this subway station.

How Singapore Fights SARS

SARS. A word that spells fear and sends masks flying off pharmacy shelves. SARS, short for Severe...

Singapore Diana Tan

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Temples of Singapore

Western visitors to Asia will recognise the feeling: you go into a Chinese temple, you "wow" at t...

Singapore Helen Conway

Lillian Too, Feng Shui Master Extraordinaire.

Lillian Too, the most prolific Feng Shui writer in the world, has written over 50 books on Feng S...

Singapore / China Ee Lin Wan

Images of Singapore, Sentosa, Singapore

Sleepless in Sentosa (1)

I had one of my worst bouts with insomnia on the eve of our departure for Singapore where I, alon...

Singapore ARIEL NOBLE

Singapore Chilli Crab

Singapore Foods - A World Of Culinary Delights

For many centuries a major crossroads for the ancient eastern spice route, Singapore is considere...

Singapore Habeeb Salloum

Sri Mariamman Temple

In the heart of Chinatown, fully in-keeping with Singapore's multicultural atmosphere, is the Sri...

Singapore Helen Conway

Outcasts of the Islands

Of course Conrad himself, more than anyone, has changed the region, 'tinging it with romance' for...

Singapore / Indonesia / Malaysia Kenneth Champeon

The Asian Civilization Museum on Armenian Street re-enacts the different stages of human culture in Asia.

Asia Civilization Museum: Where History and Culture Merges

Culture of Today's Singapore From the earliest inhabitants that roam the Malay Peninsula during t...

Singapore Ee Lin Wan

The Sultan of Johor signing the agreement to "rent" Singapore to the British. In the photo is (from left to right) Tengku Ali (Sultan Hussein's son), Sultan Hussein (Sultan of Johor), Major William Farquhar, Temenggung Abdul Rahman (another claimant to the Johor throne) and Sir Stamford Raffles.

Images of Singapore

Images of Singapore is an interactive museum situated in Sentosa Island. To merely describe it as...

Singapore Ee Lin Wan

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Exorcism, Singapore Style

Spirited Singapore keeps 'ghostbuster' busy

Singapore AFP/Philip Lim

Film Review: Forever Fever - That's The Way I Like It

There's strange fever sweeping across the island of Singapore. Forever Fever. Its only symptoms: ...

Singapore Celeste Heiter

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Asia's love of koi

Asians love koi, an ornamental fish which enthusiasts liken to a moving work of art. Here, the Fi...

Singapore / Malaysia / China AFP/Martin Abbugao

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SEA-worthy: Some Recent Southeast Asian Literature

When one thinks of famous Southeast Asian writers, one thinks of...nobody. Nada. Not exactly true...

Singapore / Vietnam / Myanmar Kenneth Champeon

Royston Tan's '15'

Film Review: '15'

Singaporean director Royston Tan paints a portrait of troubled teenage life in abstract vignettes...

Singapore Celeste Heiter

Jewelry Seller in Little India

Singapore's Little India

Bells tinkle. Colorful saris swirl. The scent of spicy curry is in the air. I'm spending the afte...

Singapore MaryLou Driedger

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Singaporean Chinese or Chinese Singaporean?

Singapore is a hardly noticeable dot on the world map. To those who know Singapore it is but a th...

Singapore Diana Tan

Cable car, Sentosa, Singapore

Sleepless in Sentosa (2)

Sentosa, Singapore

Singapore ARIEL NOBLE

To Have and Have Not: Southeast Asian Raw Materials and the Origins of the Pacific War

No Blood For Rubber

Review of Jonathan Marshall's To Have and Have Not: Southeast Asian Raw Materials and the Origin...

Singapore / Vietnam / Japan Kenneth Champeon

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Study Abroad Programs in Singapore

The tiny country of Singapore packs approximately 4.3 million people into an area approximately f...

Singapore Dawn Stanton

Film Review: Rice Rhapsody

Rivalry and romance sizzle in this whimsical film starring Martin Yan as Kim Chui, the owner of a...

Singapore Celeste Heiter

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