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Stories of the Malay Archipelago

A special exhibition at the Malay Heritage Centre uncovers Singapore's history across 700 years.

Tay Suan Chiang

Published Thu, Nov 21, 2019 · 09:50 PM

JUST LIKE THE Stamford Raffles story, another familiar tale speaks of Sang Nila Utama - he who spotted a lion when he first landed on Temasek, describing it as having a red body with a black head and white breast, extremely agile and of great strength.

The incident was immortalised in the Malay Annals Sejarah Melayu, a literary work about the origin…

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Stories of the Malay Archipelago

Tay Suan Chiang

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Former Zouk morphs into mod-Asian Jiak Kim House, serving laksa pasta and mushroom bak kut teh

Massimo Bottura lends star power to pizza and pasta at Torno Subito

Victor Liong pairs Aussie and Asian food with mixed results at Artyzen’s Quenino restaurant

If Jay Chou likes Ju Xing’s zi char, you might too

Mod-Sin cooking izakaya style at Focal

What the fish? Diving for flavour at Fysh – Aussie chef Josh Niland’s Singapore debut

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