Incorporated as a notforprofit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in geneva, switzerland, the forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. Brief history of singapore visit singapore official site. Singapore from temasek to the 21st century university of chicago. Let our site be more useful to you each time you visit by enabling your cookies so we can remember details like your preferred language and more for a smoother browsing experience. Temasek international makes senior leadership changes. The library has a rich collection of audiovisual and multimedia materials in the form of dvds, cds and cdroms. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Ssa2211 lecture 2 the world of 14th century temasek free download as powerpoint presentation. Since its establishment in 1968, iseas library has been functioning as a knowledge hub as well as an information centre for the research on southeast asian studies.
Temaseks portfolio seen at record, led by singapore. Reinventing the global city hack, karl, margolin, jeanlouis, delaye, karine on. Aug 05, 2015 lee kuan yews the singapore story is a good choice, albeit through his eyes, it is also an advantage as you get to look at the history of singapore from the eyes of someone who shaped singapore. Since its inception, it states that its average annualized return is 17%.
The unique and valuable library collection built up over the past decades attracts researchers, scholars, students, and government agencies from all over the world to visit the library. Powells is an independent bookstore based in portland, oregon. Fairoz ahmad has recently released his collection of short stories, titled interpreter of winds, with ethos books. Singapores temasek books first portfolio fall since 2009. The early history of singapore refers to its precolonial era before 1819, when the british east.
Singapore has a tropical rainforest climate with uniformly high temperatures and rainfall throughout the year. He invites readers to step into the world of talking animals and winds, of murder and kampongs in the tropics, of questions with no. India, last year, was the world s fastest growing wealth management market, according to a capgemini and rbc wealth management study. This book is a hopeful response to these questions. While most history books on singapore begin with the arrival of sir stamford raffles in 1819, this book seeks to fill the gaps of much of singapores pre1819 history. Milestones about library library temasek polytechnic. This new membership category is an affirmation of tps appreciation for retired staff as well as to maintain ties with our retirees. Temasek holdings private limited abbreviated as temasek is a singaporean holding company. It is a sweeping story of discovery, abandonment, rediscovery and development of what is today one of the worlds greatest portcities. Our very own diploma in social sciences in gerontology gem lecturer is now a published author. Singapore subsequently became one of the worlds most prosperous countries. Temasek s portfolio value fell for the first time since 2009, posting a oneyear total shareholder return of 9. What are some good books about the history of singapore.
Powells books the worlds largest independent bookstore. An aquatic route, part of the larger silk route, passed through temasek. From the 7th to the th centuries, the island of singapore was controlled by the srivijaya empire based in sumatra. A very short history from temasek to tomorrow blinks.
The book singapore from temasek to the 21st century. While most history books on singapore begin with the arrival of sir stamford raffles in. We own and manage our assets based on commercial principles. Library introduced the complimentary tp retiree membership to exfulltime temasek polytechnic staff who has served tp for 10 continuous years prior to retirement. The book examines singapores evolution from trading port to citystate. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Temasek international college realise your dreams with us. Heres where our funds come from, and how our returns can benefit you, businesses, and the community at large. Oct 17, 2017 singapore temasek international, the management arm of temasek holdings, said chief executive lee theng kiat will take on the additional role of deputy chairman from monday read more at. The 700 years of history presented in this book adds depth and layers to the evolving singapore story. In a version of marco polo s account of his travel, a place named chiamassie that could be temasik was mentioned in relation to the island kingdom of malayur. Diplomatic relationship between temasek and vietnam may have begun in the th century. Temasek focused its holdings on domestic singaporean companies throughout its history. How did temasek rise to prominence as an important trading port.
Temasek is an investment company headquartered in singapore with a multinational staff of 800 people. Singapore from temasek to the 21st century nus press. Temasek was a fortified city and trading centre in the 14th century. Temasek is a venture capital firm focuses on investments in a broad spectrum of industries. The book is divided into chapters dedicated to each century, from the 14th to the 20th. The name also appears in sources related to the zheng he voyages of the early 15th century. On 8th august 2018, advanced diploma students from temasek international college, yangon and its sister college, smy international college, mandalay, together with. Singapore island is lowlying and is composed of a granitic core rising to 580 ft177 m at bukit timah, the countrys highest point surrounded by sedimentary lowlands.
Singapores temasek is cautious on listed stocks bloomberg. This is what you have when you allow students to write their own story. Singapore state investor temasek holdings assets likely rebounded last year and rose by at least 10 percent to a record, propelled by gains in shares of chinese banks and domestic companies. We act with integrity and are committed to the pursuit of excellence. Temasek holdings called on firms it has stakes in not to cross red line after a bribery scandal at portfolio company, keppel corporation. Temasek appears in the book in a list of countries in the southeast asian archipelago that the prime minister of majapahit, gajah mada, swore to conquer. History of singapore over 700 years shows city states ups and. First, temasek is claiming long term annual returns which are double what virtually every stock market in the world has earned. After this the focus of the malay world moved to johor. Historysg is an online resource guide to events that have unfolded in singapores history since 1299 to the present. Collections about library library temasek polytechnic. This book offers an engaging examination of singapore using a theme of globalization to explain how the countrys worldwide interactions across centuries have resulted in an ethnically diverse society and allowed it to ascend to a position of being an economic powerhouse. Perhaps rooted in the javanese word, tasik, for lake, tumasik was listed as a vassal of the majapahit empire in a 65 javanese court poem, nagarakretagama.
List of books and articles about singapore history online. Reinventing the global city, edited by karl hack, jeanlouis margolin, and karine delaye is published. Temasek was a fortified trading centre in the 14th century, it was recorded that during the yuan dynasty, envoys were sent to long ya men in 20 to obtain tame elephants. World of temasek travel back in time in the comfort of your own armchair. Wikipedia, bbc, cnn, and various books, websites and other publications. Th y f r o to e r es is po ur c y h ga o rl i n s a s e f o in 1819. Temasek s competitors, revenue, number of employees, funding and acquisitions temasek s website. Singapore was known in the th to 14th century as temasek, a name also recorded in chinese sources as dan ma xi, a country recorded as having. Each event is briefly introduced in a short writeup accompanied by links to related content from the collections of the national library board nlb as well as that of other agencies and institutions. Discover the story of singapore with this quick primer on our history. Search the world s most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
A history of modern singapore, 18192005 provides a solid foundation and an overarching framework for this research, surveying singapores trajectory from a small british port to a major trading and financial hub within the british empire and finally to the modern city state that singapore became after gaining independence in 1965. Oct 01, 2015 temasek holdings chief executive ho ching is set to return from a sixmonth sabbatical at the end of this month, while one of the singapore investment firms three presidents will take on a larger. A brief research note on temasek holdings and singapore. The chinese traders called it danmaxi temasik or temasek, while in the. Project muse singapore from temasek to the 21st century. Part ii provides a series of snapshots of singapore between 14th and 21st centuries, positioning the island as a major node in regional and world history, and evaluating the local political and social structures that have underpinned the citys ability to function as a major urban centre and ensured its longterm survival.
Jul 17, 2018 whether its interesting, morbid or weird, here are fun facts about singapore they dont tell you in history books. Gem lecturer, fairoz ahmad, releases a short story collection. Ssa2211 lecture 2 the world of 14th century temasek. Reinventing the global city examines its evolution from trading port to citystate, showing how singapore has repeatedly reinvented itself by creating or reasserting qualities that helped attract capital, talent and trade. It can be a daunting unknown, but it is also exhilarating, for any or all of us can write new chapters, and chart groundbreaking paths. Spiders are among the most versatile creatures on the planet, inhabiting six of the seven continents and thriving in environments ranging from deserts and rain forests to arctic tundra and cities. In this volume, a group of international scholars examines the history of. It focuses on investments located in singapore, asia and emerging economies. Other investors temasek holdings was created with the government budget surplus and began operating in 1974.
A history of singapore details events from 1299 when a. Malay legend tells of a prince sang nila utama who upon landing on temasek, thought he saw a lion and, in a sudden fit of inspiration, decided to name it singapura lion city. Feb 18, 2020 temasek holdings is a governmentowned company that manages an investment fund on behalf of the government of singapore. More evidence that temasek holdings takes our cpf to invest. The pararaton book of kings contains a javanese poem written in. A very short history from temasek to tomorrow is a fresh, new, and highlyreadable account of singapores history. Temaseks competitors, revenue, number of employees. The dna of temasek contemporaneous records in the 14th century told of an ancient temasek with historical links to java, china and vietnam. The temasek history research centre thrc is part of iseas yusof ishak institute. Except that lions do not exist on the island naturally. Although legendary accounts shroud singapores earliest history, chroniclers as far back as the second century alluded to towns or cities that may have been situated at that favored location. These materials housed at level 2 include audio books, films and music, and cover a wide range of subject areas from art and design to sports and travel.
Mar 21, 2011 it is also one of the world s smallest and most resourcepoor countries. It is speculated that he saw a tiger, or an asian golden cat instead. Historians believe that the island of singapore was probably the site of a minor port of srivijaya. Was a powerful maritime kingdom in 7th th century before the rise of temasek. A fourteenthcentury javanese chronicle referred to the island as temasek sea. The people of long ya men returned in 25 with a tribute and trade mission to china. Once a centre for international trade and finance, singapore has become a global city. Temasek is described in the account by the chinese traveller wang dayuan who visited the island around 30 and wrote about a malay settlement called danmaxi, a transcription of the name temasek. The pararaton book of kings contains a javanese poem written in the 16th century that purports to recount events at the courts of singhasari and majapahit in east java. Stable and comfortable for most people nice campus, working environment just next to the scenic bedok reservoir predictable workload given almost everything runs based on the yearly academic calendar worklife balance depends on who your boss is, and which department you work in. The temasek charter temasek is an active investor and shareholder. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Understand our past and the events that led to the founding of modern singapore.
Srivijaya had been weakened by decades of warfare with java, javanese invasion in. Jan 01, 2009 a history of modern singapore, 18192005 provides a solid foundation and an overarching framework for this research, surveying singapores trajectory from a small british port to a major trading and financial hub within the british empire and finally to the modern city state that singapore became after gaining independence in 1965. Jul 11, 2017 singapores temasek holdings pte is planning to buy more unlisted assets as high valuations and prospects for tighter global liquidity encourage caution on listed stocks, according to michael. The world economic forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Temasek holdings works for a better tomorrow as a responsible and trusted steward, said its executive director and ceo ho ching, who was awarded the asian business award by londonbased business.
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