<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' ?><rss version='2.0'><channel><title>NLB Infopedia, Singapore</title><link>http://infopedia.nl.sg</link><description>NLB Infopedia</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>All rights reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2008.</copyright><generator>NLB Infopedia, Singapore</generator><docs>http://infopedia.nl.sg</docs><item><title><![CDATA[Khoo Seok Wan 邱菽园]]></title><link>http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1652_2010-03-02.html</link><description><![CDATA[Khoo Seok Wan 邱菽园 (b. 12 November 1874 - d. 1 December 1941) was better known in Singapore as a literary scholar and poet. In his youth, he was a strong supporter of the Reformist Movement in China and founded progressive newspapers that advocated China’s reformation. He was one of the earliest Chinese-educated men to promote education for girls in Singapore.]]></description><category>Biographies|Personalities</category><author><![CDATA[Wee, Jane]]></author><pubDate>2010-03-01</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singapore’s first family planning campaign]]></title><link>http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1651_2010-02-26.html</link><description><![CDATA[Recognising the importance of family planning to the national development of Singapore, the government organised the first national family planning campaign in 1960. The campaign aimed to raise awareness of family planning and the disadvantages of having large unplanned families, and to direct the populace to providers of family planning advice.]]></description><category>Geography|Politics and Government</category><author><![CDATA[Lim, Irene]]></author><pubDate>2010-02-24</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singapore's first family planning services]]></title><link>http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1650_2010-02-26.html</link><description><![CDATA[Family planning services were first introduced to the Singapore population following the establishment of the Singapore Family Planning Association in 1949. A pioneering group of volunteers worked to introduce family planning services at municipal infant welfare clinics in urban and rural areas of Singapore. The idea of family planning was disseminated, and birth control methods and contraceptive supplies were provided to mothers.]]></description><category>Geography|Politics and Government</category><author><![CDATA[Lim, Irene]]></author><pubDate>2010-02-24</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choo Hoey]]></title><link>http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1649_2010-02-25.html</link><description><![CDATA[Choo Hoey (b. 20 October 1934, Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia - ) is the founder and conductor emeritus of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO). He was also its resident conductor and music director from 1979 to 1996. A master in his field, he has gained a reputation for his expert handling of the orchestra and his genuine feeling for contemporary music. Over his long and fruitful conducting career, he has built a large opera repertoire consisting of at least 67 scores.]]></description><category>Biographies|Personalities</category><author><![CDATA[Neo, Tiong Seng]]></author><pubDate>2010-02-23</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild Rice]]></title><link>http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1648_2010-03-11.html</link><description><![CDATA[Wild Rice is a professional theatre company started in 2000 by noted actor, playwright and director Ivan Heng. The company stages shows in Singapore and abroad, with a stated commitment to provide a platform for local theatrical talents and to bring Singapore theatre to international audience. Besides the main company, Wild Rice also operates Chilli Padi, an education and outreach arm; First Stage, a talent identification programme for children and teenagers; and Young & Wild, a development scheme for young theatre professionals.]]></description><category>Arts|Organisations</category><author><![CDATA[Chua, Alvin]]></author><pubDate>2010-02-21</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[First kidney transplant]]></title><link>http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1647_2010-02-19.html</link><description><![CDATA[The first kidney or renal transplant in Singapore was carried out on 8 July 1970 at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH). Doreen Tan (maiden name Khit Siew Gin), a 30-year-old housewife, received the organ from a 20-year-old national serviceman who had died a few hours earlier. In the years after successfully recovering from the surgery, she developed arthritis in her hip joint because of the drugs she had to take after the operation. She died on 19 March 1992, almost 22 years after the historic operation - this was, at the time, possibly the longest a patient had survived with a transplanted kidney in Asia. Her death was not due to kidney failure but an infection resulting from a hip replacement surgery done a few years earlier.]]></description><category>Politics and Government</category><author><![CDATA[Teng, Sharon]]></author><pubDate>2010-02-18</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Republic of Singapore Yacht Club]]></title><link>http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1646_2010-02-12.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Republic of Singapore Yacht Club is a maritime recreational society and club for yachting enthusiasts. It was established in 1826 and is the oldest recreational or social club of any theme in Singapore. It is also the first yacht club in Asia. It was known as the Royal Singapore Yacht Club till 1967, when it changed its name to the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club to coincide with the country’s independence two years earlier.]]></description><category>Organisations|Recreation</category><author><![CDATA[Bhaskaran, Kunju]]></author><pubDate>2010-02-12</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subhas Anandan]]></title><link>http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1644_2010-02-17.html</link><description><![CDATA[Subhas Anandan (b. 1947, Kerala, India - ) is a prominent criminal defence lawyer in Singapore. He has appeared in numerous high-profile cases, including that of “one-eyed dragon” Tan Chor Jin and the kidney transplant case involving retail tycoon Tang Wee Sung. He is now a senior consultant in law firm KhattarWong and heads its criminal law department. He is a founding member and the first president of the Association of Criminal Lawyers of Singapore (ACLS). He is also the president of Cuesports Singapore, the national sports association for billiards, snooker and pool.]]></description><category>Biographies|Personalities</category><author><![CDATA[Chew, Valerie]]></author><pubDate>2010-02-09</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery]]></title><link>http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1643_2010-02-10.html</link><description><![CDATA[Founded in 1920 by Venerable Zhuan Dao, Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery is Singapore’s largest Mahayana Buddhist temple and situated on 88, Bright Hill Road.]]></description><category>Architecture and Landscape</category><author><![CDATA[Chan, Rachel]]></author><pubDate>2010-02-09</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joash Moo]]></title><link>http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1634_2010-01-31.html</link><description><![CDATA[Joash Moo (b. 1965, Singapore-), is a novelist, poet and an award-winning artist, illustrator and screenwriter. A popular name in the field of Singaporean horror fiction, Moo’s bestselling works include The Weird Diary of Walter Woo( 1990), and several books from the True Singapore Ghost Story series. Besides meta-fictional horror-fantasies, Moo has also produced works dealing with social issues and sexual identity.]]></description><category>Arts|Biographies|Personalities</category><author><![CDATA[Sheena Kumari Singh]]></author><pubDate>2010-01-31</pubDate></item></channel></rss><!-- Terms for use: We encourage the use of www.nlb.gov.sg RSS feeds for personal use in a news
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