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Negotiating OB Markers When Running the Straits Times
Episode 40
Former Straits Times editor-in-chief Cheong Yip Seng tells us how he negotiated OB markers with the government during his tenure (1987–2006), how he …
10 months ago
25 Hawkins Road: Home to Vietnamese Refugees
Episode 39
The Hawkins Road camp in Sembawang was home to thousands of Vietnamese refugees until it closed in 1996. Researcher Rebecca Tan talks about how the r…
11 months ago
The Making of "Majulah Singapura" as We Know It
Episode 38
The national anthem that we know today wasn't the original version composed by Zubir Said. His first version was longer and was set at a higher key. …
1 year ago
First Spy Chief of Independent Singapore, Tay Seow Huah
Episode 37
Tay Seow Huah, then Permanent Secretary for the Home Affairs Ministry, helmed Singapore’s response to the 1974 Laju hijacking incident. This was when…
1 year, 1 month ago
Hawker Culture in Singapore
Episode 36
Hawkers traditionally sell their food on streets. Uniquely in Singapore though, they ply their trade in fixed stalls in hawker centres. Ryan Kueh, au…
1 year, 1 month ago
Badang the Strongman: A Miracle-Working Grave, A Folk Tale and a Nation’s Mythology
Episode 35
Many people know of the story of Badang the strongman, an aboriginal slave who gains supernatural strength after eating the vomit of a spirit. He thr…
1 year, 2 months ago
Peng Tsu Ying: Singapore's Pioneering Deaf Educator
Episode 34
When Peng Tsu Ying came to Singapore from Shanghai in the late 1940s, he could not find a deaf person like him. Determined to improve the situation f…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Misunderstood Trip That Led to the 1953 Landmark Art Exhibition
Episode 33
In 1952, four Singapore artists – Chen Chong Swee, Chen Wen Hsi, Cheong Soo Pieng and Liu Kang – travelled to Java and Bali in search of artistic ins…
1 year, 4 months ago
More Than Mr Mari Kita: The Life and Legacy of Zubir Said
Episode 32
Zubir Said (1907–87) gave Singapore its national anthem, “Majulah Singapura”, and its official Children’s Day song, “Semoga Bahagia”. Working with th…
1 year, 5 months ago
Somerset Maugham Scandalises 1920s Singapore
Episode 31
Sharing the literary landscape with contemporaries like D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf, W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) travelled to Singapore in 1…
1 year, 6 months ago