The Eurasian community is a small but influential ethnic group that has been present in Singapore since the early 19th century. Eurasians are persons with mixed European and Asian lineage. Most Eurasians in Singapore can trace the European part of their ancestry ...
Belacan is a condiment made of geragau (krill) that has been salted, dried and fermented, and is an essential ingredient in Peranakan and Malay cuisine. It is usually mixed with chili, lime, salt and sugar to create sambal belacan, a must-have chili condiment accompanying ...
Joo Chiat is an area located in the eastern part of Singapore that is known for its multi-cultural heritage. It derived its name from a number of roads in the area named after plantation owner and philanthropist, Chew Joo Chiat. In the early 20th century, significant ...
The Bugis were among the first groups of people to arrive in Singapore after the British established a trading settlement on the island in 1819. Many of the early Bugis settlers came as maritime traders and made significant contributions to the development of Singapore ...
George Edwin Bogaars (b. 25 October 1926, Singapore–d. 6 April 1992, Singapore), also known as G. E. Bogaars, was a prominent Dutch-Eurasian who served as the former head of civil service in post-independence Singapore, taking over from Stanley Stewart, another ...
Herman Ronald Hochstadt (b. 1933, Singapore–) is a former top civil servant who worked in various ministries. He was also a leader in the corporate world and subsequently Singapore’s high commissioner to a number of African countries. Hochstadt is a prominent figure ...
Charles Joseph Pemberton Paglar (b. 1 September 1894, Alor Gajah, Malacca –d. 9 December 1954, Singapore), surgeon, member of the Legislative Council, philanthropist, and sports patron, was a prominent Eurasian leader. During the Japanese Occupation of Singapore ...
John Edwin Tessensohn (b. 8 April 1855, Malacca–d. 26 September 1926, Singapore), better known as Edwin Tessensohn, was a prominent citizen in colonial Singapore. He was the president of the Singapore Recreation Club for 25 years (non-consecutively between the ...
The Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) is a self-help group for Singapore’s Indian community. It supports education, assists families in need and fosters collaboration with related organisations. Its mission is to “build a well-educated, resilient ...
John Le Cain (b. 8 October 1912, Bangkok, Thailand–d. 11 January 1993, Singapore), a prominent Eurasian, was Singapore Police Force’s first Asian to be appointed Commissioner of Police.
Rex Anthony Shelley (b. 27 October 1930, Singapore–d. 21 August 2009, Singapore) was an award-winning Singaporean writer best known for his quartet of novels that centre on the lives of Eurasians in Singapore and Malaya. An engineer by training and a member of ...
The Maria Hertogh riots were a severe outbreak of violence that took place in Singapore between 11 and 13 December 1950 over the custody lawsuit of Maria Hertogh. The riots left 18 dead and 173 injured, as well as a reported 72 vehicles burnt, 119 vehicles damaged, ...
George Edward Noel Oehlers (Sir) (b. 1 April 1908, Singapore – d. 27 October 1968, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), better known as Geno Oehlers, was the first Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore. Oehlers was in several significant civic posts such as Municipal ...
The Church of the Holy Family, which is located at the junction of East Coast and Chapel roads in Katong, has been a centre of activity for the Roman Catholic community in the East Coast area since it was built in 1932. The church's beginnings were humble, starting ...
The Singapore Volunteer Corps (SVC) was a local militia unit, which began in 1854 as the Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps. Created in response to the Hokkien-Teochew Riots of 1854, the corps was to assist the local constabulary in maintaining law and order in the ...
Centenary Day was celebrated on 6 February 1919 to commemorate 100 years since Singapore’s founding by Stamford Raffles. On 6 February 1819, Raffles signed the treaty that allowed the British East India Company to set up a trading post in Singapore. The Centenary ...
The Singapore Recreation Club (SRC) is a social club founded on 23 June 1883 by members of the Eurasian community. It began as a men’s sports club and has since expanded to offer other social activities and opened its membership to residents in Singapore.
H1N1 was first detected in the United States in April 2009. This virus was a unique combination of influenza virus genes never previously identified in either animals or people. The virus genes were a combination of genes most closely related to North American ...
Bahau in the Malayan state of Negeri Sembilan was established as an agricultural settlement during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore (1942–45). This settlement was also known as Fuji-Go in Japanese, which means “Fuji village” or “beautiful village”. Specially ...
Located in the Civic District, Queen Street is a one-way street that connects Arab Street to the junction of Stamford Road and Armenian Street. Named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the street was part of the Eurasian enclave ...