Dear subscribers, friends and history enthusiasts
citizen historian is updated for the month of May, with two essays from
first-time contributors.
First up is Melissa Sim’s essay on past POSB saving schemes and how people
remember such schemes. Presently a Sociology postgrad with NUS, Melissa
provides some insights into how and why such memories are triggered.
Slightly different from the usual… »

by Ang Cher Kiat

From fiery exchanges on internet forums to commentaries in international dailies on the outburst of pro-Tibet protests around the world, most often than not, the word “history” is thrown around putatively from both side.[i] A notable example came from a recent Jakarta Post editorial stating that “any student of history cannot but… »

by Sim I Lin Melissa

During a Chinese New Year gathering, a conversation between my mother and her friends somehow shifted to how various Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) branches were silently being renovated into Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) outlets instead. They agreed that this was a “smart move that will not cause a lot… »