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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

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

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

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Japanese Colonial Architecture

SEOUL, Aug 5, 2005 - Like the British, the Dutch, the Spanish and the French before them, Japanes...

Singapore / Japan / China AFP

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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Chinese New Year in Singapore

With Chinese New Year just around the corner the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit System) in Singapore is ...

Singapore Ieuan Dolby

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

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

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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

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

Sri Mariamman Temple

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

Singapore Helen Conway

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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Exorcism, Singapore Style

Spirited Singapore keeps 'ghostbuster' busy

Singapore AFP/Philip Lim

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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

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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Study Abroad Programs in Singapore

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

Singapore Dawn Stanton

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When in Rome do as the Romans do. Or something to that effect! So when in Singapore do as the Sin...

Singapore Ieuan Dolby

The two office block resembles cardboard buildings from a distance.

Architectural Wonders of Singapore

A story told with photos.

Singapore Ee Lin Wan

Royston Tan's '15'

Film Review: '15'

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

Singapore Celeste Heiter

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