What can 18th century Malay charms can tell us about love, desire, and their erstwhile connections with the natural world?
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Dear reader, Listen. Last week, to commemorate Singapore’s 60th birthday, I drowned you in words. This week, I leave you with music, specifically a playlist of the golden era of Malay music, from around the time of independence. It’s been curated by Khir Johari, food historian and author...
The traditional Malay music produced by a British company in the 1960s and 1970s is an aural guide to history, tradition and the meaning of change.
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Dear reader, “Singapore This Week”. * Khairy Jamaluddin calls out the PAP for double-standards on campur tangan * Lawrence’s new wonks face their first macro test * Why is public transport ridership declining even as our population rises? * Jom visits “Once Upon a Tide: Singapore’s Journey from Settlement to Global City”...
Like Singapore, Zhoushan is slowly becoming unmoored from its archipelagic past, losing the gentle rhythms of its sea-bound worlds to the cacophony of capitalism.
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