Young Singaporeans reading history and the politics of age

Jan. 2 | The following is Mr Loh Kah Seng‘s speech at the 2009 Year In Review forum at the Post Museum. 2009 was a return to history. Men in White, written by three Straits Times journalists, appeared noisily in September, purporting to tell the ‘untold...

The Fajar Generation

Dec. 27 | “The decades in which the club existed were tumultuous times in the history of Singapore as they coincided with the genesis of the quest for nationhood and ended tragically with the unprecedented suppression of those who argued for an alternative path....

Declassified documents and a revision of our history?

Mar. 21 | The following is taken from The Kent Ridge Common and is written by Kelvin Teo with the original title of, “Singapore’s history: Availability of declassified documents and a possible revision of our history syllabus?”  SINGAPORE - I grew up believing...