Topic of Interest: #Bicentennial (115 Articles Found)

November 24, 2019

Additional $15M set aside for restoration of national monuments: Grace Fu

October 15, 2019

Singapore’s shifting roles through the centuries

October 10, 2019

Move to make Bicentennial Experience permanent being studied: DPM Heng

October 7, 2019

New exhibition looks at S’pore’s early history, includes personal items from families of Raffles, Farquhar

TODAYonline

September 19, 2019

Take objective appraisal of Singapore’s modern history

September 15, 2019

Pre-colonial Singapore was thriving island

September 13, 2019

From transport to housing, Singapore’s centenarians on how the Lion City has transformed in their lifetime

South China Morning Post

September 8, 2019

S’pore was no trading hub before Raffles’ arrival

September 4, 2019

Don’t make light of anti-colonial sentiments

September 3, 2019

Singapore’s Bicentennial: Commemorating 200 years with these public art commissions

Bicentennial buzz: Sightings of 2 species of flower flies last seen in Singapore 200 years ago

Give credit to colonial Britain where it is due

Statues of region’s natural history pioneers unveiled for Singapore’s bicentennial year

August 30, 2019

Plans for the public to submit lantern designs

Wrong to suggest giving more credit to colonial Britain

No need to rake up painful WWII memories during Bicentennial

History objectively reflected in festivities

More critical view of Britain’s colonial project needed

The National Gallery’s new multimedia exhibition looks back at significant moments from City Hall’s past

August 27, 2019

Don’t forget role of colonial Britain in shaping Singapore

Japanese present in Singapore long before WWII

Redas unveils bicentennial showcase at Raffles Place

The Edge

August 21, 2019

Bicentennial show set to welcome 600,000

August 20, 2019

NDR 2019: Bicentennial Experience to stay open for an extra 3 months in response to many requests

CNA

August 18, 2019

New marker designed by students to commemorate Singapore history

A monument unveiled yesterday among HDB blocks serves to remind Singaporeans of the nation’s development from a “mud-flat, swamp” to a “metropolis”. Those were the words uttered by founding PM Lee Kuan Yew on Sept 12, 1965, in…

February 17, 2020

App turns pillar into ‘tree’ with swirling messages in new exhibit

To the naked eye, the latest outdoor exhibit at the Bayfront Plaza area of Gardens by the Bay appears to be nothing more than a black-and-white pillar in the middle of an open space. But view it through…

January 16, 2020

Bicentennial Experience closes but parts will remain at Fort Canning

The Bicentennial Experience may have closed for good, but parts of it will remain at Fort Canning, while other parts, including historical materials, will be archived and stored. This announcement was made by Mr Desmond Lee, MSF Minister…

January 2, 2020

The intangible ideals that propel Singapore

Hello everyone! 2019 was our Bicentennial. We organised activities and exhibitions throughout the year, both in the city and in the heartlands, to commemorate our history. The Singapore story resonated deeply with us, because it reminded us vividly…

January 1, 2020

Singapore’s history lasts and lasts

A recent publication of an academic discovery has pushed Singapore’s history back to 1,000 years, rather than the commonly accepted 700 years. This bicentennial year has encouraged fresh conversations about Singapore’s ancient history from both official and unofficial…

December 30, 2019

Bicentennial artworks in public spaces to make art easier to access: DPM Heng Swee Keat

See if you can spot a giant, inflatable sculpture in your neighbourhood in the coming month. Ten of these colourful sculptures, measuring up to 6m high and part of a bicentennial artwork called The Five Stones by artist…

November 24, 2019

Additional $15M set aside for restoration of national monuments: Grace Fu

An additional $15 million will be set aside for eligible monument owners to support restoration projects over the next five years, said MCCY Minister Grace Fu on Tues. The monies, which will go into NHB’s National Monuments Fund,…

October 15, 2019

Singapore’s shifting roles through the centuries

Why should we pay attention to the longer and deeper history of Singapore that reaches back several centuries? Sceptics might argue that the present-day global city state has nothing in common with the settlement – or settlements –…

October 10, 2019

Move to make Bicentennial Experience permanent being studied: DPM Heng

Many Singaporeans have called for the Bicentennial Experience to be made permanent, and this is a move that the Government will carefully study, DPM Heng Swee Keat said yesterday. “We are studying this because it is not just…

October 7, 2019

New exhibition looks at S’pore’s early history, includes personal items from families of Raffles, Farquhar

For over 60 years, a portrait of her great-great-grandfather was hung on the wall in the house of Ms Heather Lumsden’s parents in Weybridge, a small town near London. But as a young child, Ms Lumsden was unaware…

TODAYonline

September 19, 2019

Take objective appraisal of Singapore’s modern history

I am glad that Mr Anthony Oei pointed to the archaeological dig at the Sultan Gate last May to support his belief that Singapore was more than a sleepy fishing village in 1819 (Pre-colonial Singapore was thriving island,…

September 15, 2019

Pre-colonial Singapore was thriving island

Mr Toh Cheng Seong’s description of Singapore before 1819 does not gel with the facts of history (S’pore was no trading hub before Raffles’ arrival, Sept 4). Mr Toh said Singapore was a sleepy fishing village which the…

September 13, 2019

From transport to housing, Singapore’s centenarians on how the Lion City has transformed in their lifetime

All that Matwikarta Kariyo, 102-year-old remembers of his youth was a 15-day boat ride that set sail from Indonesia, where he was originally from, to the shores of Singapore. Matwikarta, who lives with his step daughter in Singapore’s…

South China Morning Post

September 8, 2019

S’pore was no trading hub before Raffles’ arrival

Mr Osman Sidek seems to take exception to any regard for the progress that Singapore made as a British colony (Don’t make light of anti-colonial sentiments, Forum Online, Sept 3). Since the organisers of the bicentennial commemoration have…

September 4, 2019

Don’t make light of anti-colonial sentiments

Forum contributor, Mr Toh Cheng Seong, was self-contradictory in singing the praises of British colonialism while claiming not to have exonerated the British for their ills (Give credit to colonial Britain where it is due, Aug 31). British…

September 3, 2019

Singapore’s Bicentennial: Commemorating 200 years with these public art commissions

As one of the highlights celebrating 200 years of Raffles’ arrival in Singapore, two out of three new public art commissions were unveiled on Wed. The third artwork, titled Five Stones by Twardzik Ching Chor Leng, will be…

Bicentennial buzz: Sightings of 2 species of flower flies last seen in Singapore 200 years ago

One is tiny and plain, the other strikes fear in the hearts of many with its hornet-like appearance. Scientists are abuzz at recent sightings of the two species of flower flies, last seen in Singapore almost 200 years…

Give credit to colonial Britain where it is due

Our visionary and pragmatic founding leaders adopted and re-adapted key British institutions for a small and fragile, newly independent, multicultural state, against the wider trend of nationalistic triumphalism in many former colonies. They were confident enough to give…

Statues of region’s natural history pioneers unveiled for Singapore’s bicentennial year

Two hundred years ago, Singapore looked nothing like the sprawling metropolis it is today. Like the rest of SEA, it was covered with large swathes of relatively unexplored jungles. But two intrepid explorers – British naturalist Alfred Russel…

August 30, 2019

Plans for the public to submit lantern designs

Members of the public can submit their designs next year for lanterns that adorn the streets of Chinatown during the annual Mid-Autumn celebration. Jalan Besar GRC MP Lily Neo, who has been organising the festival for 18 years,…

Wrong to suggest giving more credit to colonial Britain

I wrote a letter suggesting that colonial Britain should be given more credit for shaping Singapore (Don’t forget role of colonial Britain in shaping Singapore, Aug 24). I thank Forum contributors for their responses to this letter, from…

No need to rake up painful WWII memories during Bicentennial

As much as Dr Peter Ling would like to highlight the role played by and the presence of the Japanese in Singapore before World War II (Japanese present in S’pore long before WWII, Aug 24), I also presume…

History objectively reflected in festivities

Dr Daniel Emlyn-Jones listed positive and negative contributions which British colonial rule has provided to Singapore, before proceeding to question the proper credit given to Britain (Don’t forget role of colonial Britain in shaping Singapore, Aug 24). The…

More critical view of Britain’s colonial project needed

Dr Daniel Emelyn-Jones seems to believe that colonial misbehaviour and violence can be excused carte blanche by the “white man’s burden” (Don’t forget role of colonial Britain in shaping Singapore, Aug 24). The fact that so many of…

The National Gallery’s new multimedia exhibition looks back at significant moments from City Hall’s past

In a year full of happenings commemorating Singapore’s Bicentennial, it feels apt that the National Gallery would take this time to look back on the pivotal moments of the country’s history in and around the former City Hall,…

August 27, 2019

Don’t forget role of colonial Britain in shaping Singapore

As a visitor to Singapore from UK this summer, I am struck by the lack of attention given in this bicentennial year to the role of colonial Britain in shaping Singapore. It is true that the British messed…

Japanese present in Singapore long before WWII

My wife and I enjoyed the multimedia sensory experience of the Bicentennial show as it took us on a journey of Singapore’s transformation over the centuries. While the journey included the Japanese Occupation of 1942-1945, we felt that…

Redas unveils bicentennial showcase at Raffles Place

Redas launched its bicentennial showcase this morning at Raffles Place Park. Comprising two multimedia domes, the event showcases perspectives of the built environment and landmarks, and highlights developers’ contributions towards Singapore’s urban development. The launch was attended by…

The Edge

August 21, 2019

Bicentennial show set to welcome 600,000

When 33,000 tickets were snapped up for the bicentennial showcase at Fort Canning Centre on Aug 7 alone, the team behind the experience rang up Sistic to ask if there had been an error. Singapore Bicentennial Office’s executive…