Rediscovering Singapore’s Bugis community through a new book

via the Straits Times, 08 August 2023: Sarafian Salleh, a Singaporean heritage researcher, has written a book to educate people about the Bugis, a seafaring community from Sulawesi, Indonesia, who played a significant role in Singapore’s history.

To educate people here about the community, the 53-year-old Singaporean, who is also a heritage researcher, decided to write an English-language book, Tuah Bugis – Chronicles Of The Seafaring People Of Singapore, which traces the history of a hardy, seafaring people from Sulawesi in Indonesia.

The Bugis in Singapore are now largely assimilated into the Malay community here, but they still have their unique culture and heritage, such as their traditional costume the Sarong Bugis, the Bugis language, and food like coto makassar, a beef soup.

Source: Rediscovering Singapore’s Bugis community through a new book | The Straits Times