<p>Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. As former Director of the EDB Centre in Frankfurt, Peter Chua talks about Singapore’s efforts to woo the famed West German camera-maker Rollei in 1970, beating off competition from Taiwan. He is fluent in German and admits, ‘I am half-German’.</p>

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. As former Director of the EDB Centre in Frankfurt, Peter Chua talks about Singapore’s efforts to woo the famed West German camera-maker Rollei in 1970, beating off competition from Taiwan. He is fluent in German and admits, ‘I am half-German’.

Chronicles of Old Singapore | Peter Chua – Rollei Singapore, EDB and West Germany Ep1

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I’m Dr Loh KS, a people’s historian. I’m interested in the history of Singapore and the lives of its people. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city today. 
We discuss three topics:
1. People and places.
2. Change and continuity.
3. The importance of heritage.
Caveat: this is a podcast based on personal memory. As has been well-documented in oral history, memory is not always reliable and what is recalled here should not be taken as fact.

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I’m Dr Loh KS, a people’s historian. I’m interested in the history of Singapore and the lives of its people. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city today. We discuss three topics: 1. People and places. 2. Change and continuity. 3. The importance of heritage. Caveat: this is a podcast based on personal memory. As has been well-documented in oral history, memory is not always reliable and what is recalled here should not be taken as fact.

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