Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mr Dhoraisingam Stephen Samuel died on March 14 at the age of 101. (PHOTO: COURTESY OF ANASUYA DHORAISINGAM) SINGAPORE – Mr ...

Discover the Singapore HeritageFest's live bumboat show, celebrating the nation's rich maritime history and its evolution ...

It used to be known as Pulau Blakang Mati. Some translate the name politely as “the island of woe,” but the most cited translation is “the island behind which lies death.” Now, it’s called Sentosa, ...

A time capsule found beneath the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Singapore five years ago contains 18th and 19th century artifacts that preserve pieces of history of the city-state. The Archdiocese ...

The “Great Man Theory of History” most eloquently articulated by the Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle (1797-1881) is perhaps not very fashionable with historians today. It was Carlyle who penned the ...

As we move towards 2015, a year that will mark Singapore’s 50th anniversary as a nation, a battle over the past of that country is slowly gaining steam. The increasingly frail health of Lee Kuan Yew, ...

The national pride in Singapore’s meteoric economic rise was underpinned by sacrifices, pollution, inequity and externalities ...

Imagine a place where subway platforms shine like operating rooms. Yet, the justice system is as old as the Middle Ages. This is Singapore, where cleanliness meets capital punishment with surprising ...