Singapore National Bibliography National Library (Singapore [1993—]) From vol 1 onwards (July 1993 to Dec 2005) CD-ROM, semi-annual, each update being cumulative, replacing previous disk.
2.
Other Malays: Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism in the Modern Malay World Joel S.Kahn228pp Singapore Univ Press S $38.
3.
Race, Ethnicity, and the State in Malaysia and Singapore ed Lian Kwen Feeviii+244pp Brill ( Leiden) 61.
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Singapore-Malaysia Relations under Abdullah Badawi ed Saw Swee-Hock and K.Kesavapany103pp Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Singapore) S $24.90.
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The Encyclopedia of Malaysia vol 10: Religions and Beliefs ed M.Kamal Hassan and Ghazali Basri148pp Editions Didier Millet (Kuala Lumpur) RM95.
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The Encyclopedia of Malaysia vol 11: Government and Politics ed Zakaria Hj Ahmad148pp Editions Didier Millet (Kuala Lumpur) RM95.
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Malaysia: Recent Trends and Challenges ed K.Kesavapany and Saw Swee-Hockxv+313pp Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Singapore) S $29.90.
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Social Sciences in Malaysia: Intellectual Perspectives ed Hashim Yaacob, Hamedi Mohd. Adnan, and Agnes Yeowx+376pp University Malaya Press (Kuala Lumpur).
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Encyclopedia of Singapore ed Justin Corfield and Robin S.Corfield296pp Scarecrow Press ( Lanham, Md) US $90.
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Malay/Muslims in Singapore: Selected Readings in History, 1819—1965 ed Khoo Kay Kim and Elinah Abdullah395pp Pelanduk Publications (Subang Jaya, Malaysia) US $23.50.
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New Perspectives and Sources on the History of Singapore: A MultiDisciplinary Approach ed Derek Heng Thiam Soonxii+144pp National Library Board (Singapore).
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Singapore: The Encyclopedia ed (chief) Tommy Koh639pp Editions Didier Millet (Singapore) US $45.
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Singapore Perspectives 2006. Going Glocal: Being Singaporean in a Globalised World ed Lai Ah Eng184pp Marshall Cavendish (Singapore) S $22.
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Singapore Quictionary: A Brief Guide to Names and Acronyms ed Tan Chwee Huat224pp Quicksource (Singapore) US $5.95.
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Rajendra, CecilTankas from a Tsunami Silverfishbooks (Malaysia) RM50.
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Boey Kim ChengAfter the Fire: New and Selected Poems200pp Firstfruits (Singapore ) S $25.
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Ng Yi-ShengLast Boy66pp Firstfruits (Singapore) S $15.
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Tan, PaulFirst Meeting of Hands74pp Firstfruits (Singapore) S $15.
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Wong, CyrilLike a Seed with its Singular Purpose105pp Firstfruits (Singapore ) S $16.
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Yeow Kai ChaiPretend I'm Not Here126pp Firstfruits (Singapore) $20.
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Wong Phui Nam Anike Maya Press RM19.90.
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Chua, JocelynRestless and Other Plays79pp Fun Stage (Singapore) S $13.33.
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Elangovan Smegma60pp self-pub S $15.
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Kon, Stella 9 Classroom Plays150pp Constellation Books (Singapore) S $14.
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Lim, BennyExistence: A Play80pp Fun Stage (Singapore) US $19 [packaged with the DVD of the play, which is based on some of Cyril Wong's poems].
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Wong, Eleanor Earlier ed Ng Kwang Cheng473pp Firstfruits ( Singapore) S $50.
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Adibah Amin This End of the Rainbow: A Novel143pp Phoenix Press ( Penang, Malaysia) RM25.
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Chew Lee LiThe Mad Housewife Diary239pp Oak Publication (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) RM29.90.
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Kamarul Zaman AriffLong Road to Merdeka278pp self-pub RM35.
Zamir ZakwanHouse of Bukit Kenanga185pp Alaf (Shah Alam, Malaysia).
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Cheong, FelixThe Call from Crying House99pp Landmark Books (Singapore) S $6.95.
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Hahn, JasonTable for Three: More Tales of Saffy & Amanda152pp Marshall Cavendish (Singapore) US $10.50.
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Hu, MichaelThe Gathering: A Collection of Short Stories and Poems110pp Candid Creation Publishing S $12.
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Kit Chan and Yong Siew Fern Cathy & Jodie: The Princess and the Flea190pp SNP ( Singapore) S $18.
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Lim, CatherineHumoresque365pp Horizon Books (Singapore) S $25.
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Modder, RalphThe Red Cheong-Sam and Other Old Tales of Malaya and Singaporexi+283pp Horizon Books (Singapore) S $19.
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O Thiam ChinFree-Falling Man107pp iUniverse (New York) US $10.95.
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Malaysian Short Stories: The Best of Silverfish New Writing2001—2005 ed Nesa Sivagnanam 245pp Silverfishbooks (Malaysia) RM25
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Silverfish New Writing 6 ed Dipika Mukherjee279pp Silverfishbooks (Malaysia) [also includes contributions by Singaporeans] RM25.
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Aneeta Sundadaraj, Saradha Narayanan and A.JessieMichael Snapshots!: A Write Vibes Collection of Short Stories ed Craig Cormickvi+177pp Oak Publication (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) RM29.90.
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Best of Singapore Erotica ed L.Q.Pan and Richard Lord264pp Monsoon Books ( Singapore) S $22.
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Eye on the World: Re-Making Language ed Rajeev S.Patke and Joyce Sohxvi+125pp UniPress (Singapore) S $10.
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` The Anxieties of Authorship in Malaysian and Singaporean Writings in English: Locating the English Language Writer and the Question of Freedom in the Postcolonial Era' Grace V.S.Chin Postcolonial Text2(4) 24pp < http://journals.sfu.ca/pocol/index.php/pct/article/viewFile/474/365>.
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Malay in Malaysian and Singapore literature in English: An Annotated Bibliography ed Rosli Talif, Noritah Omar and Washima Che Danix+55pp Universiti Putra Malaysia Press.
46.
` The Arts of Survival' Wilson Henry New Sunday Times 10 Sept p32 [on the state of the arts in Malaysia].
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` The Great Malaysian Novel Is Out There' New Straits Times 14 Oct p23.
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` The Missing Link' Weekend Mail 26 Aug p38 [on the Malaysian production of Second Link: selections from fifty texts from Malaysia and Singapore; see Journal of Commonwealth Literature41(4) pp121, 129; see also `Cross-Straits Look' in this section: Singapore].
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` National Identity in a Multicultural Society: Malaysian Children's Literature in English' Christina M.Desai Children's Literature in Education37(2) pp163—84.
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` Poetry — Just Not the Way You Know It!' Han-Tu Sunday Mail 2 Apr p37 [on Malaysian performance poetry].
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` RM685 Million Allocation Has the Arts Folk Delighted' Wilson Henry New Sunday Times 3 Sept p15 [projected allocation of funds for the arts in the next Malaysian budget].
52.
` Spotlight on Local Plays' Amir Hafizi The Malay Mail 31 Jan p26 [revival of Syed Alwi's play Going North, written in 1955, and his plan for another play].
53.
` 2006: Politics Increases Its Stage Presence?' Hong Xinyi Straits Times 14 Jan.
54.
` Back in Action' Hong Xinyi Straits Times 30 Nov [on the theatre group, Action Theatre].
55.
` Bearing Fruit' June Cheong Straits Times 9 Sept [report on a book launch by local writers by the publisher, Firstfruits; see also `The Long Harvest' below].
56.
` Beyond Our Shores' Today 9 Aug p48 [the reception of Singapore's literary and cultural works abroad].
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` Can a Nanny State Really Rock?' Rahul Jacob Financial Times (London edition) 4 Nov p14.
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` The Changing Face of the Arts' Today 21 Dec p44.
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` A Critical Disclaim' Clara Chow Straits Times 5 Oct [the role of the critic: reflections on Ong Keng Sen's self-indulgent barring of a newspaper critic from attending one of his plays].
60.
` Cross-Straits Look' June Cheong Straits Times 18 Aug [on a Singapore production of Second Link: selections from fifty texts from Malaysia and Singapore; see Journal of Commonwealth Literature41(4) pp121, 129; see also `The Missing Link' in this section: Malaysia].
61.
` Culture Shock' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 9 May [the importance of preserving Singapore's cultural texts and monuments].
62.
` Curtain Up on a Dramacratic Society?' Ken Kwek Straits Times 12 Aug [politics in the Singapore Theatre Festival].
63.
` Discover Local Flavour' David Chew Today 22 Apr p38 [Singaporeans do not have a strong interest in local literature].
64.
` English Isn't the Enemy' Michael Wee Today 6 Nov p3 [reply to `On writing the Great Singapore Novel': to the writer, the use of English in local literature does not necessarily result in deculturalisation].
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` Everything Is Worth Reading, But' Janadas Devan Straits Times 29 Jan [the relevance of local works for teaching literature in Singapore schools].
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` First-Ever Festival of Local Plays Aims to be Platform for Singaporean Playwrights ' Channel NewsAsia 2 Aug.
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` For Better or Verse' Cheong Suk-Wai Straits Times 6 July [a social perspective on Singapore's English-language poets and their writings].
68.
` For the Record (Almost)' Stephanie Yap Straits Times 13 Sept [review of Singapore: The Encyclopedia, see Research Aids: Singapore].
69.
` From Cultural Backwater to Arts Central' Melissa Lwee Business Times 9 Aug [the development of the arts in Singapore].
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` Give Local Writing Its Place' Paul Tan Straits Times 18 Jan [on the introd of local literature in the secondary school syllabi].
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` Good Show' Parvathi Nayar Business Times 29 Dec 2006 [review of the inaugural Singapore Theatre Festival].
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` Got Culture?' Lynn Lee, Aaron Low and Keith Lin Straits Times 7 Oct [Singaporeans' perception of Singapore culture].
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` Histories of the Present: Reading Contemporary Singapore Novels between the Local and the Global' Philip Holden Postcolonial Text2(2) < http://postcolonial.org/index.php/pct/article/viewArticle/431/190>.
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` Home Is Where the Art Is' David Chew Today 20 Sept p28 [the attempt by the co-directors of the Substation, Audrey Wong and Lee Weng Choy, to turn it into a friendly alternative venue for the arts].
75.
` How to Use “Aiyah”? Look It Up Online, Lah' Zakir Hussain Straits Times 10 Feb [availability of an online dictionary of Singlish, the local colloquial dialect of English which is also used in some Singaporean literary works].
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` Hot?' Sheela Narayanan and Dominique Mosbergen The New Paper 18 Sept [review of Best of Singapore Erotica, see Anthologies: Singapore].
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` Imagining the Nation: The Role of Singapore Poetry in English in “Emergent Nationalism”' Robbie B.H.Goh Journal of Commonwealth Literature41(2) pp21—41.
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` In the Name of the Father' Hong Xinyi Straits Times 28 Sept [patriarchal figures in three recent Singaporean plays].
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` It's Play Time!' Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop South China Morning Post 6 Aug p9 [the boost given to Singaporean English-language literature by their use in the secondary school syllabi].
80.
` A Leg Up for Theatre' Corrie Tan Straits Times 13 June [the featuring of eight home-grown productions in the Singapore Theatre Festival].
81.
` Let's Talk about Racial Differences' Hong Xinyi Straits Times 23 Feb [on controversial racial and religious issues in recent Singaporean theatrical productions].
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` Life!'s Coverage Falls Short' Straits Times 14 Oct [letter from several signatories, in response to `A Critical Disclaim', on the Straits Times' coverage of the local arts scene].
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` Lit Up over Singapore Lit `Cheong Suk-Wai Straits Times 9 July [the use of Singapore literature in schools].
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` The Long Harvest' Stephanie Yap Straits Times 17 Sept [report on the publisher Enoch Ng, whose company, Firstfruits, is responsible for publishing a number of recent Singaporean literary works in English; see also `Bearing Fruit' above].
85.
` Managing Political Dissent' Catherine Lim Straits Times 20 Jan [the novelist's views on the political situation in Singapore].
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` Missing the Mark?' David Chew Today 23 Oct p28 [the noticeable lack of writers of English-language literary works winning the Arts Awards].
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`N and O Level Literature Syllabus to Feature 3 Singapore Works Permanently by 2008' Channel NewsAsia 30 July.
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` New Heights' Parvathi Nayar Business Times 17 Feb [on the increase in the number of arts festivals in Singapore].
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` On Writing the Great Singapore Novel' Liang Dingzi Today 30 Oct [on the local English-language literary scene].
90.
` Poets Lead the Pack in Literature Shortlist' Kristina Tom Straits Times 19 Sept 2006 [the Singapore Literature Prize shortlist].
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` Prized Poet' Kristina Tom Straits Times 24 Sept [general commentary on the Singapore Literature Prize].
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` Putting Spotlight Elsewhere Was Spot-On' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 24 Jan [forum on Singapore literature in Hong Kong].
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` Quite a Feast, With Diversity within Unity' Parvathi Nayar Business Times 24 June [general review of the theatre component of the Singapore Arts Festival].
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` Revealing the Invisible: Heterolingualism in Three Generations of Singaporean Playwrights' James St André Target: International Journal of Translation Studies18(1) pp139—61.
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` Revised Literature Syllabus to Get More Students on Board' Maria Almenoar Straits Times 22 July [the revised secondary school literature syllabus, which includes more local works than previously].
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Singapore Literary Pioneers Gallery Guide ed Anasuya Balamurugan compiler Diana Gam 136pp National Library BoardSingapore.
97.
` Singapore Play Connects with HK Audience' Matthew Phan Business Times 20 Jan [Hong Kong performance of Connect the Dots, a play compiled from twenty-one of Singapore's banned literary works].
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` Singapore's Theatrical Fling' Michelle Zhang Shanghai Daily 17 June [commentary on the Singapore Arts Festival].
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` Single Actors 'fess Up to being Mummy's Boys' Sheela Narayanan The New Paper 12 Feb [review of a performance of Confessions of 300 Unmarried Men, written by five Singaporean playwrights].
100.
` Slowly Pushing the Boundaries' Matthew Westwood The Australian 12 June p14 [freedom of expression in Singapore's art works].
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` S'pore Lit Goes to School' Derrick A.Paulo Today 22 July p6 [inclusion of more local works in the secondary school literature syllabi].
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` S'pore Culture: Time for Debate to Move On' Ken Kwek Straits Times 13 Oct.
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` Start a Singapore Lit Campaign' Yeow Kai Chai Straits Times 10 Aug [call for a more formal public advocacy of local literature].
104.
` Tackling the Men in White' Eleanor Wong Today 15 June p112 [commentary by the playwright on the ruling political party in Singapore].
105.
` Theatre Fest Drew 11,500' Hong Xinyi Straits Times 22 Aug [response to the Singapore Theatre Festival].
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` Theatre Festival Takes On the Issues' Hong Xinyi Straits Times 29 July [politically provocative plays and forums in the Singapore Theatre Festival].
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` W!ld Rice Goes Against the Grain to Make Singapore Connection' Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop South China Morning Post 8 Jan p8 [interview with Ivan Heng, the founder and artistic director of the theatre company W!ld Rice].
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` “We are Human!” Migrant Workers Cry in Singapore Play' Agence France Presse 23 June [review of the performance of Mobile, written by Thai, Japanese, Filipino and Singaporean authors].
109.
` We're Livin' It' Thomas Koshy Today 12 Sept p3 [the influences that may shape the development of a unique Singapore culture].
110.
` What's New, Pussycat?' Hong Xinyi Straits Times 10 Aug [review of recent performances of plays by Singaporean writers].
111.
` What's Your Flava?' David Chew Today 26 Jan p24 [on the production of several Singapore plays later in the year].
112.
` Write of Passage' Stephanie Yap Straits Times 6 May [on foreign-born writers in Singapore].
113.
` You Want Karaoke or Burger?' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 17 Jan [commentary on a forum on Singapore arts in Hong Kong].
114.
Adibah Amin `Pages from Her Life' Sangeetha Sidhu New Sunday Times 22 Oct p3 [biography and interview].
115.
Aw, Tash `Former Gardener Triumphs at Awards with His War Novel' Alexa Baracaia Evening Standard 4 Jan p8.
116.
——— `Our Very Own Literary Star' Joan Lau New Straits Times 5 Jan p14.
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——— `An Overnight Success? It's Taken Me 12 Years to Win the Whitbread ' Emine Saner Evening Standard 6 Jan pp20—21.
118.
——— `Review of The Harmony Silk Factory' Alan Cheuse World Literature Today80(2) p22.
119.
——— `The Unfamous Five Line Up for Last Whitbread Prize' Nigel Reynolds The Daily Telegraph 4 Jan p9.
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Dina Zaman `Muslims Should “Hold Up the Mirror,” Say Writers in Ubud ' Trisha Sertori Jakarta Post 2 Oct p2 [some of the writer's views on Islam, expressed at a writers' conference at Udud, Bali].
121.
Dorall, Edward `“Drama Queen” Sparks High Drama in Court' New Straits Times 2 Nov p12 [use of the term `drama queen' which the playwright and literary commentator deems derogatory].
122.
Ee Tiang Hong `Postcolonial Exile: Ee Tiang Hong' Rajeev Patke pp223—27 in Postcolonial Poetry in English ed Rajeev PatkeOxford Univ Press (USA) US $29.95.
123.
Jit, Krishen `Theatre Icon Krishen Jit to Get Posthumous Award' New Straits Times 19 July p22.
124.
Jit Murad `(Jit Murad, — Actor, Playwright, ...)' Wahti Mahidin Sunday Mail 2 Apr 2006 p16 [interview on the opera M, with the libretto written by Jit].
125.
——— `In the Final Stretch' Amir Hafizi Malay Mail 7 Feb p26 [preparations for the production of M].
126.
———` Love and High Fashion' Sharifah Arfah New Straits Times 14 Mar p20 [preview of M].
127.
——— `M! the Opera a Mopera' Amir Hafiz Sunday Mail 2 Apr p36 [review of M].
128.
——— `Opera Full of Issues' Amir Hafizi Malay Mail 17 Jan p22 [pre-production history of M].
129.
——— `Refreshingly Unconventional' Faridul Anwar Farinordin New Straits Times 1 Apr p51 [review of M].
130.
Lim, Shirley `Malaysia on Her Mind' Juliana June Rasul Today 16 Mar p49 [importance of Malaysia to Lim, although she does not wish to return to her country of birth].
131.
——— See also, Maniam, ` Malaysian Gothic', this section.
132.
Loh, Vyvyane `Breaking the Mould' Kristina Tom Straits Times 16 Apr [interview].
133.
——— `Sour Suite' Julia Lovell The Guardian 24 June p17 [review of her novel Breaking the Tongue (2004)].
134.
Maniam, K.S. `Malaysian Gothic: The Motif of Haunting in K.S.Maniam's “Haunting the Tiger” and Shirley Lim's “Haunting”' Andrew Ng Hock-Soon Mosaic39(2) pp75—87.
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——— `Rewriting the Novelist: Self-Revaluation in Maniam's In a Far Country ' Ho U-minh Mahinda Critical Voices from Malaysia: Perspectives on English Literature ed Agnes Yeow, Lim Chee Seng and Looi Siew Teipx+163pp University of Malaya Press (Kuala Lumpur) pp99—119, RM25.
136.
Muhammad Haji Salleh `A Quid of Betel' Muhammad Haji Salleh Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing18(1) pp49—50 [the author's personal account of writing in two languages].
137.
——— `The Writer and the Native Tradition: A Conversation with Muhammad Haji Salleh' Sionil F José Manoa18(1) pp44—48.
138.
Rajendran, Charlene `A Piece of Her Life' New Sunday Times 29 Oct 21 [on the subject matter of Rajendran's commissioned play In Between Things which was performed during the year].
139.
Sabera Shaik `Sabera Gets “Naughty”' Intan Maizura New Sunday Times 16 Apr p3 [interview].
140.
Teo Hsu-Ming `Margin Calls' Sue Green South China Morning Post 19 Feb p7 [interview].
141.
Wong Phui Nam `Voice in the Wilderness' Wilson Henry New Sunday Times 20 Aug p19 [overview of his works and interview].
142.
Alfian Sa'at `Home Sweet Home' Hong Xinyi Straits Times 4 Aug [review of a performance of Alfian's play Homesick].
143.
——— `Letterman' Kristina Tom Straits Times 20 Mar [interview].
144.
——— `Losing Focus by Painting Too Wide a Canvas' Parvathi Nayar Business Times 11 Aug [review of Homesick].
145.
Baratham, Gopal `Writing Conspiracy: Race and Rights in Two Singapore Novels' Journal of Postcolonial Writing42(1) pp58—70 [on Baratham's novel A Candle or the Sun and Lau Siew Mei's Playing Madame Mao]
146.
Boey Kim Cheng `Back to Beginnings' Kristina Tom Straits Times 20 Aug [interview].
147.
———` Hot Off the Press' Kristina Tom Straits Times 20 Aug [review of After the Fire, see Poetry: Singapore].
148.
Chong Tze Chien `Good Clean Fun with Dirty Laundry' June Cheong Straits Times 11 July [review of a performance of Chong's play First Family].
149.
——— `Parody's Promising Start Fizzles Out' Aaron Lye Business Times 14 July [review of First Family].
150.
Elangovan `Early Curtains for Provocative Play' Loh Chee Kong and Ashraf Safdar Today 5 Aug p5 [the Media Development Authority of Singapore's withdrawal of the public performance licence of Elangovan's Smegma [see Drama: Singapore], because of its alleged negative portrayal of Muslims].
151.
——— `Singapore Bans Indian Origin Playwright's New Work' Hindustan Times 5 Aug [withdrawal of the public performance licence of Smegma].
152.
——— `Singapore Pulls Play's License for Alleged Negative Portrayal of Muslims ' Associated Press Newswires 5 Aug.
153.
Jeyaretnam, Philip `I don't have the stomach for it' Kristina Tom Straits Times 22 May [interview].
154.
Kit Chan and Yong Siew Fern `Princess and Flea Fight to be Madonna' Syahirah Anwar The New Paper 8 Aug [review of Kit and Yong's Cathy & Jodie, see Fiction: Singapore]
155.
Kok Heng Leun `Stage Flight' Clara Chow Straits Times 6 Nov [interview].
156.
Koh, Andrew, see Lee, this section.
157.
Kuo Pao Kun `Mama Still Looking for Her Cat' Hong Xinyi Straits Times 14 Dec [production of Kuo's classic play, Mama Looking for Her Cat].
158.
Lam, Dana `A Heady Interlude in a Mundane Existence' Terence Chong Straits Times 22 Dec [review of Lam's Days of Being Wild, see Non-Fiction: Singapore].
159.
Lau Siew Mei, see Baratham, this section.
160.
Lee, Johann S. `Writing Singapore Gay Identities: Queering the Nation in Johann S.Lee's Peculiar Chris and Andrew Koh's Glass Cathedral' Paul Yeoh Journal of Commonwealth Literature41(3) pp121—35.
——— `Going by the Book' David Chew Today 20 June p34 [making the movie from her novel Leap of Love].
163.
——— `With Her Glittering Eye: An Interview with Catherine Lim' Mohammad A.Quayum Wasafiri21(3) pp21—26.
164.
Lim, Suchen Christine `Keeper of the Creative Flame: Interviewed by Mohammad A.Quayum' Journal of Commonwealth Literature41(3) pp145—58.
165.
Ng Yi-Sheng `A Breath of Fresh Air' Kristina Tom Straits Times 1 Oct [review of Ng's Last Boy, see Poetry: Singapore].
166.
Ong Keng Sen `Enter a Misty, Floating World' Grace Chong Business Times 9 June [interview on Geisha].
167.
——— `A Life of Drama' Today 15 Mar p48 [interview and biography].
168.
——— `Musicians Multitask in a Narrative Sleight of Hand' Eric Grode New York Sun 31 July [review of a production of Ong's Geisha in New York].
169.
——— `Pretty Portraits of a Geisha' Hong Xinyi Straits Times 12 June [review of Geisha].
170.
——— `Theatre Director Slams Life!,Arts Council Over Media Invitation' Yen Feng Straits Times 27 Sept [Ong made use of the web to post condemnatory remarks on a potential reviewer of his production Diaspora; he had also tried to bar her from attending the play].
171.
——— `Whose Play Is It Anyway?' Hong Xinyi Straits Times 15 June [comparative review of Ong's Geisha, with a useful summary of how the play was received in the United States].
172.
Rajaratnam S. `Rajaratnam's Tiger: Race, Gender and the Beginnings of Singapore Nationalism ' Philip Holden Journal of Commonwealth Literature41(1) pp127—40.
173.
Sharma, Haresh `A Necessary Revolution' Today 22 Feb p42 [interview with Sharma and Alvin Tan, artistic directors of the theatre company, The Necessary Stage].
174.
——— `Who Says I'm Controversial?' Wong Kim Hoh Straits Times 24 Sept [interview].
175.
Sim, Desmond `A Portrait of the Artist as a Peranakan' Stephanie Yap Straits Times 20 Nov [interview].
176.
——— `Tall Tale from HDB Estate' Clara Chow Straits Times 5 Dec [review of a performance of Sim's Jack and the Bean-Sprout!]
177.
——— `Try a Bit of Everything' Judith Tan Straits Times 13 Dec [interview].
178.
Singh, Kirpal `Still Passionate about Life. Really' Tan Dawn Wei Straits Times 28 June [interview].
179.
Tay, Verena `She's All Woman' Today 12 July p40 [interview].
180.
Thumboo, Edwin `Meaning Making Poetry: Words Alone Are Certain Good' Jonathan J.Webster World Englishes25(3/4) pp329—58 [linguistic analysis of some of Thumboo's poems].
181.
Wong, Cyril `Poet Extraordinaire' David Chew Today 23 Aug p56 [interview].
182.
——— `Poets in Motion' Stephanie Yap Straits Times 19 Nov [interview with Wong and Yong Shu Hoong].
183.
——— `A Sad, Happy Life' Gillian Bickley South China Morning Post 12 Nov p6 [review of Like a Seed with its Singular Purpose, see Poetry: Singapore].
184.
Wong, Eleanor `Eleanor Wong's JBJ Campaign a Successful One' Robin Loon Straits Times 12 Aug [response to Hong's review of Wong's The Campaign to Confer the Public Service Star on JBJ, see `It's Tedious Being Funny' below]
185.
——— `Everything Is Politics After All' June Cheong Straits Times 8 Aug [interview with Wong on the production of her play, The Campaign…].
186.
———` For Real?' Clarence Chang The New Paper 5 Aug [preview and background of The Campaign…].
187.
———` Funny Or Silly, Probing Or Passe?' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 16 Aug [review of The Campaign…and responses to it].
188.
——— `It's Tedious Being Funny' Hong Xinyi Straits Times 11 Aug [review of The Campaign…].
189.
———` Names Changed to Protect the Innocent' Sangeetha Madhavan Business Times 11 Aug [review of The Campaign…].
190.
——— `She Has the Write Stuff' Parvathi Nayar Business Times 4 Aug [interview].
——— `A Victim of Its Own Cleverness' Ong Soh Chin Straits Times 16 Aug [review of The Campaign…and the divergent responses to it].
193.
——— `Write of Passage' Clara Chow Straits Times 18 Dec [interview and biography].
194.
Wong Kim Hoh `Common Touch' South China Morning Post 16 Apr p7 [review of his book A Life Less Ordinary (2005)].
195.
Yap, Arthur `A Man of Few Words' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 21 June [obituary].
196.
——— ` Pared Down Poet' Janadas Devan Straits Times 25 June [obituary].
197.
Yeo, Robert `Risky Business' Cheong Suk-Wai Straits Times 5 Jan [on Yeo's libretto for the opera Fences of the Heart, set to music by John Sharpley].
198.
Yong Shu Hoong, see Wong, Cyril `Poets in Motion', this section.
199.
Yu, Ovidia `Silence of the Kittens Drives Home a Deeper Message' Cheah Ui-hoon Business Times 11 Aug [review of a performance of Silence of the Kittens].
200.
——— `Tail-Up for Kitty Caper' Kristina Tom Straits Times 4 Aug [review of Silence of the Kittens].
201.
Mohamed Hatta ShaharomTsunami ... Grief Beyond Tears: Blessing behind the Angry Waves316pp Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (Kuala Lumpur) RM121.
202.
Hang, Paul Kee-Hua, Jr.Blessings by the Dozen: An Autobiography with Personal Testimonies204pp Outskirts Press (Denver, CO) US $16.95.
203.
Lam, DanaDays of Being Wild: GE 2006, Walking the Line with the Opposition139pp Ethos Books S $22.
204.
Lim, Harold S. P.A Singapore Lifexi+82pp iUniverse ( Lincoln, NE) US $11.95.
