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The coming of the British to Singapore and the subsequent establishment of British rule saw the rise of secret societies in this small colony. Whilst known as "secret" societies, paradoxically they often worked in the open, and even played essential and functional roles within society, with state knowledge or tacit cooperation. [1]
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Despite fading from contemporary Singaporean society, these secret societies hold great relevance to Singapore's modern history. The founding of the city-state in 1819 saw the arrival of thousands of Chinese, thereby transplanting to Singapore social systems already present in China itself.
Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst, now the University of Massachusetts Amherst, was the setting for the founding of Phi Sigma Kappa. [1] Among its other students in the early 1870s, it had attracted six men of varied backgrounds, ages, abilities, and goals in life who saw the need for a new and different kind of society on campus.
Chua Mia Tee, National Language Class, 1959, Oil on canvas, 112 x 153 cm, Installation view at National Gallery Singapore Chua Mia Tee (Chinese: 蔡名智; pinyin: Cài Míngzhì; [1] born 25 November 1931) is a Chinese-born Singaporean artist known for his social realist oil paintings capturing the social and political conditions of Singapore and Malaya in the 1950s and 60s.
At least 592 cases were reported after the alert was first raised by Congo's health ministry on Oct. 29. The ministry said the disease had a fatality rate of 6.25%.
In November 1995, the building reopened as the first home of the Chinese Calligraphy Society Of Singapore, with a conference room, and audio-visual room, an exhibition hall which was available for rental and five classrooms. [3] It was officially opened by then-Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng on 27 May 1996. [4]
Mallard. When you think of ducks, the bird you picture is most likely a Mallard. This is because these ducks are seemingly everywhere, with populations spanning from South Africa to North America.