Peter H. L. Lim (ed.)
Singapore: Editions Didier Millet, 2009
ISBN: 9789814217750
Chronicle of Singapore gives a lively view of the events that have shaped Singapore over the last 50 years, when the country was granted self-governing status. Based on the archives of The Straits Times, and other news publications of the last half-century, it is vibrantly illustrated with more than 1,300 images. There are over 2,000 gripping news stories on politics, nation-building, defence, economy and education, but equally, it covers more colourful and quirky aspects of Singapore life: violent crime, great sporting moments, salacious scandals, high culture and pop culture, risqué entertainment and more, and retells real-life stories that have made Singapore what it is today. A year-by-year review of events within Singapore is set against a timeline of regional and international developments, and gives a dramatic overview of the successes and scandals, as well as the victories and disasters that have shaped Singapore since 1959.
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