History/Archeology

December 1941

Singapore’s War Heritage Part 2: Invasion & Battle Recap: This series details the historical context of Singapore as a British fortress […]

Singapore’s War Heritage Part 1: Pre-War & Context Recap: This series begins by drawing a parallel between modern conflicts and the […]

Singapore’s War Heritage Part 1: Pre-War & Context Recap: The military bases often act as targets that invite conflict rather than […]

Singapore’s War Heritage Part 1: Pre-War & Context 1/26: Ancient Roots: This 26-post series for the 2026 A2Z challenge explores Singapore’s […]

It was never expected that the full thrust of 18 Division would be thrown against the Malay Regiment directly. 13,000 […]

Despite living in Singapore for more than a decade, I only came to know about Prof John Miksic last year. […]

While preparing for museum tours, I learned that kings from both India and Southeast Asia made donations to religious institutions […]

Recently I joined an nparks tour of Fort Canning Hill. During my Singapore Heritage training last year, I learned about […]

When I traced the path of Islam to southeast asia, I came across the Tamil inscription of Barus in Indonesia. […]

I wrote about our exploration of Sittannavasal by bicycle earlier. Later during 2000s I had a chance to understand the […]