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Chapters: Singapore Gay Literature. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 47. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Singapore Gay Literature refers to writing that deals with LGBT themes in a Singapore context. It covers literary works of fiction, such as novels, short stories, plays and poems. It also includes non-fiction works, both scholarly and targeted at the general reader, such as dissertations, journal or magazine articles, books and even web-based content. Although Singapore lacks a dedicated gay book publisher or gay bookshop, it does have at least one dedicated gay library, Pelangi Pride Centre, which is open weekly to the public. Many of the works cited here may be found both in Pelangi Pride Centre, as well as the National Library or other academic libraries in Singapore, as well as in some commercial bookshops under 'gender studies' sections. The increasing boldness of Singapore writers in sympathetically addressing LGBT themes is intertwined with the growth of English-language theatre from the mid-1980s. It was in theatre that writers first challenged the cultural taboo surrounding homosexuality. A fairly regular stream of gay plays were staged in Singapore throughout the 1990s, raising the public profile of sexual minorities. Novels with LGBT-related themes began emerging in Singapore literature scene in the 1990s. Among the earliest work is Different Strokes (1993) by David Leo portraying victims of AIDS. LGBT-themed stories are found in different collections of short stories. Examples are: Cyril Wong came out into the scene in 2000 with poetry that was confessional in style but universal in scope. Completely "out" in newspaper and magazine interviews, he is the first and only openly-gay poet to win the National Arts Council's Young Artist Award for Literature and the Singa...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1943426 ... Read more

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Chapters: LGBT culture in Singapore, Transgender people in Singapore,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: There are no statistics on how many gay people there are in Singapore or what percentage of the population they constitute. Section 377A of the Penal Code (Singapore) criminalizes "gross indecency" between men which includes consensual, private, adult homosexual acts. The penalty is up to two years' imprisonment. In a non-scientific poll in 2001, Fridae, Asia's largest English language-LGBT web portal, polled its gay and lesbian members residing in Singapore. Of the 595 respondents, 39% declared that they were "attached" or "living with a partner." 40% of the respondents who were in relationships had been with the same partner for more than 6 months. In general, online surveys tend to be less representative of the broader population than scientifically conducted random surveys, because of significant participation bias toward computer users and those disproportionately interested in the topic. Starting from 2006, Sayoni, an organisation for Asian queer women, has been conducting a regular survey on queer women living in Singapore, which provides the most detailed statistics available on this population available to date. The full reports are available here. This survey is subject to the same bias-factors as mentioned earlier. External links: External links: (See the main article Singapore gay personalities for more information, pictures and links.) Chew was the first Singaporean to publicly declare his HIV-positive status, thus giving a face to an affliction which mainstream society considered remote from possible encounter. He came out on 12 December 1998 during the First National AIDS Conference in Singapore. He identified his orientation as bise...http://booksllc.net/?id=1627777 ... Read more

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This volume collects together and reprints two groundbreaking publications from the 1950s by Dr Leon Comber: "Introduction to Secret Societies"; and "Traditional Mysteries of Chinese Secret Societies in Malaya". The volumes were written to initiate laypersons to the mysterious world of Chinese secret societies. Secret societies were originally founded on the bedrock of blood ties, kinship, mutual help and rebellion against repressive regimes and especially relevant to the immigrant communities of the Nanyang (overseas) Chinese as they integrated into new homelands. To that extent, many of their rituals, codes of conduct and history held true to original ideals. Over time however, many secret societies later turned to crime and have become synonymous with criminal organizations serving their leaders and gang members purposes rather than the wider community. Now republished in one paperback volume with new setting and design, "The Triads" provides a new readership with a fascinating glimpse into a world which continues to capture the imagination for both older and younger generations of students of an overseas Chinese community in Asia. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Singapore Management Review, published by Singapore Institute of Management on July 1, 2005. The length of the article is 7818 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Reinventing business organisations: the information culture framework.
Author: Mohammed Naved Khan
Publication: Singapore Management Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2005
Publisher: Singapore Institute of Management
Volume: 27Issue: 2Page: 37(26)

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This digital document is an article from The Botanical Review, published by New York Botanical Garden on June 1, 2010. The length of the article is 5577 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Conservation of the native orchids through seedling culture and reintroduction--a Singapore experience.(Report)
Author: Tim W. Yam
Publication: The Botanical Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2010
Publisher: New York Botanical Garden
Volume: 76Issue: 2Page: 263(12)

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The fascinating aspects of life in Hong Kong, Singapore and Bali have been captured by the 64 pages of color photographs in this book. ... Read more

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A delightfully entertaining look at cross-cultural experiences with true-life anectdotes from many countries. ... Read more

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In this volume, advanced techniques of statistical inference are proposed for applications in human biology research. Major subjects discussed concern classification and diagnosis, with special regard to the Bayesian approach. The effectiveness of such tools is tested by examples drawn from the concrete research work in the biological field. Great emphasis is placed on the use of expert systems. ... Read more

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Singapore has recently come to the attention to global strategic planners.This report puts these executives on the fast track.Ten chapters provide: an overview of how to strategically access this important market, a discussion on economic fundamentals, marketing & distribution options, export and direct investment options, and full risk assessments (political, cultural, legal, human resources).Ample statistical benchmarks and comparative graphs are given. ... Read more