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New Nation / Advertisement30 September 1979 - 'iSM S V M-105 Lucky Plaza (mezzanine floor). Orchard Road. Tel: *************** OPE NlO am -9.30 pm EVER YD A Y First Nature Book (Bilingual Ed) The Straits Times Bilingual Collection Vol 1 Singapore Food Wendy Hutton Asian High Tea Favourites Betty Yew Complete Asian Meals Dorothy Ng Chinese Papercuts222 words -
The Straits Times / Miscellaneous25 February 1951 - can seldom tin* their way IBM regular radio protramme* becaaae •f thew riliriH Ifnjth— v>mt. ran up to three hoar*. rpOMORROWS "Tal* belare Midnight" at 10.1k concerns th* doln«s of a Malay "Bomoh Oa*ln«" or Doctor of Tops— on* who can were Is* Influence over the spinning of a top.141 words -
The Singapore Free Press / Article1 August 1961 - MAN AND SON FINED $30 EACH FOR HOUSE TRESPASS SINGAPORE, Tues. Sheik Hassan bin Abdullah and his son Said bin Hassan, were yesterday fined $30 each on a 'charge of committing house trespass "with intent to cause hurt to Suleiman bin Abdul Rahman and his wife Zainab binte Ariffin" on142 words -
The Singapore Free Press / Article27 April 1957 - Han tu that lives in the banana tree PELHAM GROOM By BANANA leaves, banana trees and the bananas themselves all play a prominent part m Malay magic, for it is believed that all banana trees are inhabited by hantus and if the bomoh is sufficiently adept he can use thatPELHAM GROOM - 866 words -
The Singapore Free Press / Article, Illustration11 May 1957 - PELHAM GROOM He gambled, he drank, and his eye was held by every sarong... El ]N .lava they have a way of cooking rice thai Is seldom seen elsewhere. For this method a piece oi bamboo is required about 18-inclics long and with an internalPELHAM GROOM - 936 words -
The Straits Times / Article13 October 1984 - SUSANNA KULATISSA Some of their practices impress local doctor By TRADITIONAL medicine men passed their medical test yesterday. The man who certified them as "fit and well" was Dr P. Balasubramaniam. The doctor was recalling his experiences with a Chinese sinseh and a Malay bomohSUSANNA KULATISSA - 330 words -
Today / Advertisement14 October 2013 - READ MORE COMMENTARIES ONLINE IS YOUR NEXT CAR A 3-CYLINDER ONE? Dennis Posadas writes: “A recent trend has come to the auto world, namely the move from normal four-cylinder engines to souped-up and improved three-cylinder engines. From a carbon emissions standpoint, it’s not zero emissions, but neither is it in151 words -
New Nation / Article, Illustration30 June 1972 - New Nation continues its weekly series on Singapore's historic and cultural landmarks. The "soul of spirit boat" looks innocuous enough. It is an intricately carved model of a grand Malay sailing prahu of old complete with miniature masts and rigging. It Is so beautifully1,256 words -
The Straits Budget / Article, Illustration17 October 1962 - By 808 PERIES JOHORE BAHRU, Oct. 8 VENGEFUL ghost today tried to compel a 17-year-old schoolgirl to climb a rambutan tree to its “lair.” Four other schoolgirls who followed her pulled her down. The screaming terror-stricken girl, Sariaton808 PERIES - Straits Times pictures. - 488 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration21 October 1962 - Rain-ram-go-away man looks back 8 years BEING THE DIARY OF A GIRL WITH A ZEST FOR LIFE BUT THE BOMOH SAYS: I CANT STOP IT THE rain-rain-go-away man, fiO-year-old Lebai Abdullah bin Omar, who kept the skies clear when the Commonwealth cricketers played Malaya in Kuala Lumpur a fortnight ago,858 words -
The Singapore Free Press / Article, Illustration4 May 1957 - When men women) become monsters... Pelham Groom !K THE ability of man to turn himself i n to a wolf, a tiger, or other animals ha s featured in the folk lore of nearly every country throughout the centuries and it is by no means without its followers today. ThePelham Groom - 908 words -
Singapore Monitor / Article12 May 1983 - More than half of Woodbridge patients go to mediums and bomohs •y SIT YIN FONG A If 75 Singapore study of mental Ulnmm released for tke first time has shown that just over half of mental patients treated at Wood bridge had first gone to mediums, bomohsSIT YIN FONG - 468 words -
Today / Article, Illustration29 June 2001 - Jenny Kong Pontianak with a modern twist set to spook local audiences by j enn y@ ne wstoday. co m. sg HORROR strikes again in Asia -Japan has The Ring, Thailand has Nang Nak, and now Singapore has Pontianak. Contrary to old tales about men going toJenny Kong - 622 words -
Today (Afternoon Edition) / Article, Illustration29 June 2001 - Jenny Kong Pontianak with a modern twist set to spook local audiences by j enn y@ ne wstoday. co m. sg HORROR strikes again in Asia -Japan has The Ring, Thailand has Nang Nak, and now Singapore has Pontianak. Contrary to old tales about men going toJenny Kong - 622 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration21 May 1971 - GERRY de SILVA By SINGAPORE, Thurs. The battle to eject the prankish ghosts from the village in Loronc Perahu in Lim Chu Kan* is on with the first round going to the spirits. Two mediums and a bomoh each practising his own brand of traditionalGERRY de SILVA - 356 words -
The Straits Times / Article15 April 1985 - The hack man cometh PEOPLE, usually youths, who attempt to gain unauthorised access to computer systems via the telephone network, have been portrayed by films and television as heroes of the individual s fight against Big Brother. Yet the activities of these "hackers" can be likened to vandals357 words -
The New Paper / Article20 June 2003 - VICTIM NO. 2 ANOTHER victim, Henry, 47, a civil servant, said Iqbal cheated him of $12,500 within a month of meeting him at a distant relative's house in 1996. Iqbal swindled a further $3,510 from Henry's 63-year-old mother-in-law, according to court papers. Introducing himself as362 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration24 April 1995 - Malay Culture SOME Malays believe there are illnesses which cannot be cured with modern medicine. Such illnesses are usually related to the ung'en forces or spirits which haunt the body. If someone is believed to be suffering from such an illness, a bomoh or tiaditionalMalay Culture - 530 words -
The Straits Times / Article, Illustration13 March 1972 - A study of Malay poisons and charm cures DAVID WILLIAMS Prose-poet not a novelist By ALLINGTON KENNARD reviews: Malay poisons and charm cures. By John D. Cimlette (Oxford University Press $15); A Dictionary of Malayan Medicine. By John D. Cimlette and H.W. Thomson (Oxford University Press $15). JOHN GIMLETTE's classicDAVID WILLIAMS - 1,156 words -
The Singapore Free Press / Article, Illustration16 February 1957 - LOVE POTIONS ARE STILL POPULAR! PELHAM GROOM by M.W^WS belief m niivUvvufi. mut/ir ttnd spells. jt/ZhmYv ttnd things that ya bump m the niyhi 9 is nettrly us old us man hitnselt\ m Xlttlttyu thai belief is no less si rang than m tiny at her part at the tvarldPELHAM GROOM - 559 words
