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Magazine Cover : Photo News Weekly

Jan 08, 2010Comments off

Photo News Weekly, a pictorial publication during the Japanese Occupation.

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Lottery : Engo Saiken

Jan 08, 2010Comments off

One of the money raising scheme during the Japanese administration was the sale of lottery tickets. Engo Saiken is one of the 2 main lotteries in Malaya.

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Lottery : Konan Saiken

Jan 08, 2010Comments off

One of the money raising scheme during the Japanese administration was the sale of lottery tickets. Konan Saiken is one of the 2 main lotteries in Malaya.

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Newspaper : Syonan Shimbun

Jan 07, 2010Comments off

Syonan Times (Shimbun), an English newspaper published during the Japanese Occupation; the Syonan Times or Shimbun (abbreviated to SS) commenced publication on 20 February 2602 (1942) and lasted till 4 September 2605 (1945).

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Newspaper : Freedom News Issue 01

Jan 07, 2010Comments off

An underground publication by the Malayan Communist Party (MCP), title 'Freedom News'

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Signages of Commerce in the 1800s : A Desig...

Jan 06, 2010Comments off

The population in Malaya in the late 1800 was less than 10,000. Marketing of consumer product, branding and advertising were barely considered a concept or an industry. One of the earliest forms of advertising that existed

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Book Cover : Nyawa Di-Hujong Pedang

Dec 23, 2009Comments off

A personal accounts of an individual sufferings at the hands of the Japanese. Published by the author and printed by Khee Meng Press, Kuala Lumpur. This true story is presented in a semi-fictional form, many of

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Stamps : 1944 Japanese Occupation Stamp

Dec 23, 2009Comments off

The 1944 "Rebirth" stamps series from the Japanese Occupation period of Malaya.

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An Influence of Colonial Architecture to Bu...

Dec 22, 2009Comments off

The colonists had adopted their architectural styles in building modified to the climate context. These colonial buildings in Malaysia also have combinations of the styles from other cultures such as Indian and Chinese due to migrations

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Stamps : 1943 Japanese Occupation Stamp

Dec 18, 2009Comments off

To commemorate the fall of Singapore & the birth of greater Japan. This stamp was produced.