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EDITORIAL BOOKS ON THE COVER • Lee Kuan Yew 3 A Brilliant 50! 46 Sarong Kebaya (detail), 2015, Acrylic on canvas, 45 x 55cm. Awards & Accolades 50 The Babas Live On Photo courtesy of the artist. Specially painted for by Alvin Ong. The Peranakan FEATURES THEATRE 4 Peranakan Arts Festival 51 The LKY Musical 8 Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean GSA’s Hidden Truth 16 8 Glorious Lives 20 50 Things Quintessentially EVENTS Peranakan 52 The Thrill of Conventions 53 Virtually Peranakan DALAM DAPOR Chingay Spectacular 30 Learning to Cook in Christmas Joy at Peacehaven 30 Post-Independence Singapore NOTICEBOARD 36 A Much-loved Legacy 54 Federation of Peranakan Associations CHAKAP CHAKAP New Members 38 Characteristic Panache Durians Galore
ART CHAKAP HABIS 40 A Young Painter’s Promise 55 Grand Aunty Makes 42 A Love Affair with Canvas an Entrance An Eye for Detail 43 The Adoptee as Artist DIRECTORY 44 Moving Across Images 56 The Peranakan Guide, 20 45 Bespoke Sulam Singapore
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