11/12/2013 How old is Singapore?The nation celebrated Singapore's 48th national day this year. To most Singaporeans, we are a very young nation and most of us would consider Sir Stamford Raffles as our founder, perhaps.
Yet, the legend of Sang Nila Utama is not entirely, well, a legend. In fact, Singapore dates back to 700 years ago! Meet Dr John N. Miksic - the "Indiana Jones" of Singapore. Arriving here in 1984 to help with the excavation at Fort Canning Hill, when Singapore lacked a local archaeologist, he has since grown attached to Singapore and currently resides here, and he also teaches in the Department of Southeast Asian Studies. The Straits Times recently interviewed him regarding Singapore's past. Read the full article here! 10/16/2014 09:23:54 pm
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I'm a big fan of Asian culture. Thank you for this article. 7/21/2015 08:51:03 pm
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