Chee Swee Cheng: The Man with the Midas Touch

Chee Swee Cheng: The Man with the Midas Touch

CHEE YAM CHUAN (CHEE SWEE CHENG’S GRANDFATHER) by Baba Ronney Tan Koon Siang Baba Chee Yam Chuan was among an elite group of merchants called “the Malacca Chinese”. They were already successful businessmen and traders – entrepreneurial and adaptable. They were...
Letter from Baba Colin Chee August 2019

Letter from Baba Colin Chee August 2019

Letter from Baba Colin Chee, President, The Peranakan Association Singapore (This is a monthly column to TPAS members and guests) Dear Babas and Nyonyas, PRIVACY OF PERSONAL DATA This Sunday, 1 September 2019, is momentous. It is when strict laws pertaining to the...
Ikebana in a Peranakan Home: Talk and Demo

Ikebana in a Peranakan Home: Talk and Demo

Co-organised by The Peranakan Association Singapore and NUS Baba House. Ikebana is the ancient Japanese art of floral arrangement where cut stems, flowers and leaves are skilfully arranged in a vessel to express the harmony between nature and the man-made. Ikebana...