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Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd River Transformed: Singapore River and Marina Bay
The story of the Singapore River, the other rivers flowing into the Kallang Basin, and Marina Bay. It covers their commercial role over the centuries; victory over pollution, including mass dispersal of people and businesses clustered around the waterways into new towns around the island; the role of planners and the planning system in reclamation, and the creation of Marina Bay and the New Downtown; the role of Marina Bay as a water reservoir and the that of the rivers in Singapore's water supply; the transformation of the rivers and Marina Bay into a lifestyle setting, Singapore's "new Padang".
£24.95
Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd S R Nathan in Conversation
Few people have watched the development of today's Singapore as closely as President S.R. Nathan, who celebrated his 90th birthday on 3 July 2014. In this engaging book, based on a series of informal interviews, Mr Nathan reflects on a wide range of historical and contemporary issues. The conversations range over topics as diverse as: Singapore's place in the world the future of China and India the importance of conciliation complacency the importance of total defence religion, tolerance and harmony the value of education the role of language productive retirement the lessons of history impressions of pioneers"
£19.95