via Channel NewsAsia, 30 May 2019: 700years.sg, an online interactive history book that will be used as a school text in Singapore.

A new online interactive history book will be introduced to supplement the current curriculum in secondary schools, President Halimah Yacob announced at the launch of the Bicentennial Experience on Thursday (May 30).

The book will be available at 700years.sg and will showcase Singapore’s 700-year history through the imagined social media feeds of 25 historical figures.

 

The 25 historical figures were chosen for their presence during Singapore’s pivotal moments over the past 700 years and include renowned figures such as Sang Nila Utama, Stamford Raffles, Munshi Abdullah, Seah Eu Chin and Elizabeth Choy.

Source: Online book about Singapore’s 700-year history to supplement secondary school curriculum – CNA