Singapore history

Singapore Art Museum: Milestones through the years

A 2025 photo of SAM's former premises at the old SJI building in Bras Basah Road.

Remember the time: A look back at Michael Jackson’s 1990s visits to Singapore as biopic tops charts

Michael Jackson surrounded by fans and photographers on his arrival at Raffles Hotel in October 1996 for his world tour to promote his HIStory album.

ST More than Grades

Unlocking the vault: NYP trio uses AI to ‘immortalise’ part of Singapore history

Nanyang Polytechnic School of Information Technology graduates (from left) Toh Zheng Yu, Prakhar Trivedi and Joon Jun Han, who are co-founders of ArchAIve - an AI-powered tool that digitises handwritten Chinese documents and calligraphy.

Singapore then and now: Liu Thai Ker planned 20 of 24 HDB towns, here’s what they looked like on paper

The late veteran architect and urban planner Dr Liu Thai Ker in 2023.

The Violinist becomes first Singapore animated feature to compete at Annecy film festival

Image from The Violinist, a Singapore animated feature selected for the Annecy International Film Festival 2026.

2 iconic satellite dishes along BKE dismantled; site to be used for future infrastructure

The structure of a dish antenna at Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station, pictured on April 13.

Senior who remembers 1964 riots cannot imagine racial unrest in Singapore again

Portrait of Mr Mohamad Sharif Mohamad Akif, 71, an avid karaoke singer and one of the "first generation" citizens who participated in Project Citizens ? a Founders' Memorial initiative to gather stories from Singapore's founding generation, at home on March 9, 2026.

‘Like a caged bird that was set free’: First-generation Singaporean on becoming a citizen

Mr Yang Sin Pu, a 'first generation' citizen photographed for a paid partnership article with NHB for Founders' Memorial, photographed on March 12, 2026.

Silent stewards of history: Meet the caretakers of Kranji War Memorial

Mr Ben Lim, 53, the Singapore country manager at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, casts a shadow against the wall bearing the names of World War II casualties during the light-up of the Kranji War Memorial at 1am on Aug 16, 2025, as part of the Victory over Japan (VJ) Day commemoration. The timing coincides with the lighting up of memorials across the United Kingdom. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Marking the National Pledge at 60

More should be done to help school chidren better appreciate the significance of the national pledge, says the writer. .

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