Alex Colville

The true hero of Singapore

The true founder of Singapore, the humane and diplomatic William Farquhar, has for centuries been unjustly eclipsed by his bullying, reckless superior

issue 27 January 2018

  • William Farquhar and Singapore: Stepping out from Raffles’ Shadow

    Nadia H. Wright

    Entrepot Publishing (Malaysia), pp. 258

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