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1. The Singapore Stone – Cryptic Inscription on Heritage Stone, and the Legendary Singapore Strongman

   

   ... is commonly regarded as the founder of modern-day Singapore. Yet, the history of this island nation stretches ... of Stamford Raffles. Due to its strategic location, Singapore, which was known in an earlier period as Temasek, ... excavations provide support for the early history of Singapore. One of the most enigmatic artifacts that sheds ...

   dhwty - 27/02/2015 - 12:53

2. Fort Canning Park, The Oasis of Singapore or Haunted Hill?

   

   Singapore, the remarkable city-state in Asia, is regarded as ... Canning Park is located on a small hill on the island.  Singapore, the remarkable city-state in Asia, is regarded as ... hill on the island. It is an iconic area in the heart of Singapore’s business and civic center. While it has played ...

   Ed Whelan - 25/01/2020 - 01:49

3. Linguistic Experts Hope to Decipher the Singapore Stone

   

   ... Cacciafoco /The Conversation If you pay a visit to the  Singapore Stone , displayed at the National Museum of Singapore, you might be disappointed. That’s because the ... a bigger slab, once welcoming visitors at the mouth of the Singapore River. The British  blew it up in 1843 , to build ...

   ancient origins - 27/07/2024 - 17:00

4. The Mid-Autumn Festival: A Holiday of Mooncakes, Lanterns, Moon Worship, and Timeless Legends

   

   ... Lanterns during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinatown, Singapore ( CC BY 2.5 ) Lanterns are one of the iconic ...

   dhwty - 29/10/2015 - 23:45

5. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Explore the Legends and the Myths

   

   ... across Asia . Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns in Chinatown, Singapore. (I64s / CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Mooncakes are commonly ...

   Ed Whelan - 13/09/2019 - 17:20

6. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms - A Well-Loved Chinese Classic

   

   ... left) Zhang Fei, Liu Bei and Guan Yu at Haw Par Villa, Singapore. ( CC BY SA 4.0 ) A Historic Novel: Romance of the ...

   dhwty - 19/05/2018 - 22:56

7. How a Javanese King Defeated One of the Most Powerful Rulers of the Mongolian Empire

   

   ... Short Life of an Empire that Once Defeated the Mongols The Singapore Stone – Cryptic Inscription on Heritage Stone, and the Legendary Singapore Strongman A painting of Shizu, better known as ... Mongolian Naval Expedition to Java in the 13th Century. Singapore: ISEAS Publishing. Memory of Majapahit, 2007. Raden ...

   dhwty - 25/01/2017 - 01:58

8. 10 of the Weirdest Things Consumed as Aphrodisiacs

   

   ... as an ingredient in ancient contraception. (Lip Kee from Singapore, Republic of Singapore/ CC BY-SA 2.0 ) Consuming crocodile dung as an ...

   Robbie Mitchell - 16/09/2023 - 18:59

9. Featured in Dozens of Operas, Films, TV Series and Books, What Makes the Legend of the White Snake so Compelling?

   

   ... by Fa Hai to become a monk. Diorama at Haw Par Villa, Singapore, depicting the battle between Bai Su Zhen and Fa ...

   dhwty - 30/01/2017 - 01:58

10. 150,000-Year-Old Pipes Baffle Scientists in China: Out of Place in Time?

    

    ... River in Kunlun Mountain, Qinghai, China. (B_cool from SIN/Singapore/ CC BY 2.0 )   Dating done by the Beijing ...

    Tara - 06/07/2024 - 23:20

11. Genetic Study Suggests Denisovans Were the Mythological Rakshasas

    

    ... Asian scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics ...

    Andrew Collins - 08/12/2019 - 18:33

12. The ancient city of Susa in Iran is a worldwide treasure

    

    ... settlements of Maymand and the Botanical Gardens of Singapore. The Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain sacred ...

    Robin Whitlock - 11/07/2015 - 04:09

13. Rare Cave Burial Might Resolve Africa’s Black Death Mystery

    

    ... natural resources, and the local environmental branch of Singapore ’ s palm oil giant Olam International . In a ...

    ashley cowie - 11/03/2020 - 13:03

14. Malaysia Has a Rotating Monarchy Where 9 Royal Families Take Turns to Rule

    

    ... a federation of the former British colonies of Malaya and Singapore. Sabah and Sarawak were also added to this ...

    Sahir - 29/06/2022 - 01:36

15. Unexpected Find of Impressive Ancient Statue at Cambodia's Angkor Complex

    

    ... Maybe that’s why when the Cambodian archaeologists from Singapore’s Institute of Southeast Asian Studies found the ... of Southeast Asian Studies’ Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. As part of a training program, ten students from ...

    Theodoros Karasavvas - 03/08/2017 - 13:50

16. Tomb Raiders Discover 2,500-Year-Old Eggs From Ancient Chinese Death Ritual

    

    ... article published in the National Library Board of Singapore describes ancient Chinese death rituals and ...

    ashley cowie - 29/03/2019 - 22:00

17. Message from Outer Space? The Mysterious Indecipherable Script of the Inga Stone

    

    ... using molds and lava conduits of inactive volcanoes. The Singapore Stone – Cryptic Inscription on Heritage Stone, and the Legendary Singapore Strongman Oldest Beheading Case in the World ...

    Kristen C - 04/08/2023 - 22:54

18. Khoisan people of South Africa were once the most populous humans on Earth

    

    ... professor, now at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and a leader of the research team. Many Khoisan ...

    Mark Miller - 14/12/2014 - 01:01

19. One of the Greatest Monuments in the World but Who Built it? The Strange Origins of Borobudur and the Lost World of Cham

    

    ... trans. and ed. by Michael Smithies (2nd ed.). Singapore: Oxford University Press.  Luis O. Gómez & Hiram ... and P. Schoppert (1990). Borobudur: A Prayer in Stone. Singapore: Archipelago Press. One of the Greatest Monuments ...

    davidchildress - 08/09/2017 - 19:00

20. The magnificent ancient Buddhist Temple of Borobudur

    

    ... the British governor of Java (and the founder the city of Singapore), heard about Borobudur, and took an interest in ...

    dhwty - 16/06/2014 - 12:26

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