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1942: Battlefield Singapore
Virtual interactive site that recreates events during the Japanese Occupation.
http://www.s1942.org.sg/ - | Travel Details & Reviews

A Sense of History
An excellent compilation of bibliographies on the history of Singapore with over 3,500 entries.
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/bib/sh/ - | Travel Details & Reviews

Alex Glendinning's Singapore in WWII
Contains information on civilian internees and prisoners-of-war in Singapore during the Japanese Occupation.
http://user.itl.net/~glen/asianintro.html - | Travel Details & Reviews

Battle Photos
Excellent archive of battle photos of WWII in Asia.
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/pacificwar/index.html - | Travel Details & Reviews

History Project
Provides interesting information about Singaporeís ex-Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Toh Chin Chye.
http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/oldtown/94/Default.htm - | Travel Details & Reviews

National Anthem
Lyrics of the National Anthem and English translation.
http://www.expatsingapore.com/general/anthem.htm - | Travel Details & Reviews

Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley
Brief history on the life and career of Raffles, includes interesting information about his key role in founding the Zoological Society of London.
http://looksmart.infoplease.com/ce5/CE043111.html - | Travel Details & Reviews

Singapore Flag
History behind the Singapore Flag and its symbols.
http://www.expatsingapore.com/general/flag.htm - | Travel Details & Reviews

Singapore. The Socio-Economic Development Of A City State
An essay on the Socio-Economic Development of Singapore.
http://www.cranendonk.com/singapore.htm - | Travel Details & Reviews

The creation of Singapore
Single page essay on the history leading up to the creation of independent Singapore.
http://www.janhoo.com/skole/university/singapore.html - | Travel Details & Reviews

The History of Singapore
Website offers neatly organised facts and commentaries on events in Singapore's history.
http://landow.stg.brown.edu/post/singapore/history/historyov.html - | Travel Details & Reviews

The History of Yap Ah Loy
Kapitan Cina Yap Ah Loy governed Kuala Lumpur during her founding years and laid the foundations of her development to become a great city
http://yapahloy.tripod.com/ - | Travel Details & Reviews

Who 2: Lee Kuan Yew
Brief biography of SM Lee; links to the history of Singapore.
http://www.who2.com/leekuanyew.html - | Travel Details & Reviews

World History Archives
Covers controversial subjects like the trials of J.B. Jeyaretnam in Singapore's political history.
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/54b/index-b.html - | Travel Details & Reviews

World War Two in the Pacific
Timeline of events that happened during World War Two in Southeast Asia.
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/pacificwar/tline-bw.htm - | Travel Details & Reviews

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