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Tales of Asia IV – Saigon & Hanoi

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Kennie Ting

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Here are the highlights of my fourth Tales of Asia talk. Full talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5t70mbXaA&feature=youtu.be

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Tales of Asia IV – Saigon & Hanoi, 8 Nov Sunday, 2 – 3 pm, Marine Parade Public Library

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Kennie Ting

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The fourth in the Tales of Asia series takes us back to French Indochina in La Belle Epoque. We visit the former capital cities of Saigon (today’s Ho Chi Minh City) and Hanoi – the showpiece cities of the French … Continue reading →

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Singapore Writer’s Festival 2015 – The Fluid Identities of Southeast Asia, 7 Nov, 4 – 5 pm

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Kennie Ting

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I’m very happy to update that I shall be a featured writer at the Singapore Writer’s Festival 2015. Join me and journalist, Elizabeth Pisani (author of the book, Indonesia, Etc – Exploring the Impossible Nation) at a panel on “The … Continue reading →

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Tales of Asia III – Bangkok & Phnom Penh

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Kennie Ting

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Here are the highlights of my third Tales of Asia Talk. The link to the full talk is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCFaDv0gfBE

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Tales of Asia III – Bangkok and Phnom Penh, 30 Oct, 7 – 8 pm, Asian Civilisations Museum,

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Kennie Ting

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This one’s about fairytale kingdoms, grand palaces and Kings… Join me as we travel back in time to explore the city of Ayutthaya in Siam, and how it provided a reference point for the establishment of Bangkok. Explore the surprising mixed, … Continue reading →

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Tales of Asia II – Batavia (Jakarta), 25 Oct, Sunday, 2 – 3 pm, Toa Payoh Regional Library

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Kennie Ting

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The second in the Tales of Asia series journeys to Jakarta, the capital of the modern nation of Indonesia.  For almost 300 years, however, Jakarta was Batavia, one of the oldest port cities in the region, founded by the Dutch in … Continue reading →

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Tales of Asia I – Malacca & Manila (Highlights)

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Kennie Ting

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Dear armchair time-travellers, here’s a clip featuring highlights from my talk at the Woodlands Regional Library, Singapore on 18 October 2015. A link to entire talk is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYa3SA8_7HY Be sure to come for my next talk on 25th Oct… details … Continue reading →

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Tales of Asia – Public Talks in Singapore, 18 Oct – 14 Nov 2015

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Kennie Ting

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I’ve been silent for some time now…  That’s because I’ve been preparing for an epic series of 5 talks on 10 historic port cities in Southeast Asia. The talks shall feature histories and images from my book, The Romance of the … Continue reading →

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Night. Festival. Singapore.

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Kennie Ting

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This past weekend, Singapore has been under some sort of magic spell. Singaporeans – thousands and thousands of them – took to the streets and literally enjoyed themselves. They danced, they drank out in the open with their friends and loved … Continue reading →

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The Grand Tour II – An Epilogue, or Goodbye to the Far East

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Kennie Ting

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So inevitably, I have arrived at the epilogue to Part II of my Grand Tour, on the Treaty Ports and Imperial Cities of China, Korea and Japan. 15 glittering cities of the Far East – Hong Kong, Macao, Canton, Amoy, … Continue reading →

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