Information Research Service

All About Singapore

Singapore Diary
 This is the place where you will find information on Singapore, its multi-racial society and different cultures and lifestyles .

Log On And Be Linked to Singapore's History

You can find out about Singapore's history by logging onto these national and personal website.

URA - The Urban Redevelopment Authority provides the historical background of different development areas under its land-use-plans section.

Street Names - For the meaning behind hundreds of Singapore street names.

Housing & Development Board - The Housing Board's public housing community portal delivers some history bites, such as its write-ups on new towns and the meaning behind some local street names.

NHB - The National Heritage Board website.

NAS - An online by the National Archives of Singapore.

About Singapore - For the significant events, places and people that shaped Singapore.

Sembawang - A personal website of a woman who lived in the area for 20 years. It features memories and sights of old Sembawang.

Serangoon : Little India - Provides a brief history of Little India's main road. Links to write-ups on other historical areas as well.

Get The Latest Technology and Business News

CMPnet TechWeb - One of popular places to look for technology news, the TechWeb has an excellent search engine and a wide range of online news culled from CMPnet's extensive printed titles, including Lan Times, Network Computing and Information Week

PCWeek Online - ZDNet is a technology news publishing giant that includes flagship titles PC Magazine, MacWorld and PC Week. So if you are already a fan of its published titles, the online version will appeal.

3Com's network glossary - This glossary of networking terms has been found to be extensive, easy to use and - best of all - simply explained. If you want a more general and in-depth glossary of technology terms, try also TechWeb's online encyclopedia resource.

Business Week Online - Although Business Week online ahs a subscription-only section, its free section is hardly impoverished. This website is an excellent and well-written resource for business and technology news.

Tom's Hardware Guide - For tech-savvy folk, this ultra-techie website will appeal. This site focuses almost solely on personal computing technologies, including the latest in motherboard designs and processor performance.

ZDNet software library - ZDNet software library is a great place to hunt for shareware and freeware. Particularly useful is its software reviews. Software are also rated so that you can steer clear of lemons.