On a lovely evening in Singapore, June 29th, 2020 our Society President Dato Paul Supramaniam hosted political scientist and academic as well as former speech writer under the George W. Bush administration, Adam Garfinkle, in a fireside chat called ‘Have the Americans Gone Crazy’.

Adam has seen it all, from behind the podium of American politics. In this special fireside chat we explored the biggest issues unfolding in the Land of the Free and their impact on foreign relations. We considered the challenges of racism, the Black Lives Matter movement, a fragmented response to Covid-19 and asked, who’s in control of the US election? Due to Covid 19 safeguarding restrictions, this chat was hosted as a webinar, live from our President’s home. Near 100 people joined us for this most thought provoking conversation.

Friday 15 February 2019, 6.30 pm to 9.00 pm, Asian Civilizations Museum. Pricing information to follow.

We are pleased to announce a private tour for members of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Singapore, of the Singapore Bicentennial Exhibition, “Raffles in Southeast Asia”.  The Director of the Museum, Mr Kennie Ting, will personally guide our exploration of the 240 objects on display, drawn from the life, work, and collections of Sir Stamford Raffles (1781 – 1826).  

Raffles spent two decades in Southeast Asia as agent of the British East India Company.  With extraordinary vision and foresight, he promoted the “wheel-and-spoke” model of global trade:   a linked chain of free, open and well-governed trade capitals, connecting their respective regions to world markets, with Singapore functioning as regional hub for Southeast Asia.  In this regard, his contributions to modern Singapore are profound and ongoing.