« I suppose we will hear more about you, Mr Lee ». Angoisse, politique et trouble colonial dans les dernières années de la Singapour britannique by Thomas Brisson, Camille Noûs

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Colonialism and Toponyms in Singapore by Samantha JingYi Yom, Francesco Cavallaro

“…This paper examines selected toponymic changes in Singapore that occurred against the backdrop of colonialism. Given Singapore’s colonial past, as well as its multilingual and multicultural context, the paper aims to provide a thorough and insightful documentation of selected toponymic changes, while uncovering the underlying reasons that motivated them. …”
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Revisiting the water issue across the causeway: the origins of water supply from Johor To Singapore (1904-32) by A, Rahman Tang Abdullah

“…It demonstrates that the political framework underpinning the supply of water between the two countries has been determined in favour of Singapore as a matter of colonial legacy. Singapore has traditionally enjoyed a strategic advantage over Johor because the former was more developed, a fact that resulted in part from the British authorities’ prioritisation and promotion of the island as the seat of their imperial power in Southeast Asia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. …”
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Revisiting The Water Issue Across the Causeway: The Origins of Water Supply from Johor to Singapore (1904-32) by A Rahman Tang Abdullah

“…It demonstrates that the political framework underpinning the supply of water between the two countries has been determined in favour of Singapore as a matter of colonial legacy. Singapore has traditionally enjoyed a strategic advantage over Johor because the former was more developed, a fact that resulted in part from the British authorities’ prioritisation and promotion of the island as the seat of their imperial power in Southeast Asia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. …”
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