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	Stamford Raffles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Raffles was appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Java in 1811, and promoted to Governor of Sumatra shortly thereafter, during the period in which Britain took administrative control of the Dutch colonies while the Netherlands were preoccupied with the Napoleonic Wars in Europe.
		Raffles declared the foundation of what was to become modern Singapore on 6 February of that year, securing transfer of control of the island to the East India Company.
		Raffles was also a founder (in 1825) and first president (elected April 1826) of the Zoological Society of London and the London Zoo.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stamford_Raffles (661 words)

	National University of Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1929, Raffles College was established to promote Arts and Social Sciences at tertiary level for Singapore students, and two decades later, was merged with the King Edward VII College of Medicine to form the University of Malaya on 8 October 1949.
		The Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research (RMBR) is a small private museum located in the Department of Biological Sciences showcasing over 500,000 samples of flora and fauna.
		The museum was thus formed on 1 October 1998, incorporating the collections and research materials of both institutions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_University_of_Singapore (3862 words)

	Research Gallery, NUS
		Researchers document the vanishing forests of Himalaya, and predict the loss of wildlife if drastic measures are not taken.
		Researchers at the Department of Chemistry investigate the links between the Chinese yin-yang concept in medicine and the oxidation process of Western science.
		Researchers at the Department of Psychology look into the activity of the brain in association with the state of being aware.
	www.nus.edu.sg /corporate/research/gallery/rschlist.htm (315 words)

	index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research has been actively contributing to the study of Southeast Asian biodiversity for more than 100 years, there has been little means of sharing this knowledge with the general public for the past 30 years.
		With the official launch of the Public Gallery by Rear-Admiral Teo Chee Hean, the Minister for Education, on 15th June 2001, we are once again able to welcome members of the public to the museum.
		A small part of the museum's 500,000 specimens is showcased here, with the intent of providing an introduction to Southeast Asian biodiversity to the masses.
	www.geocities.com /rmbrstaff (146 words)

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		One exhibit set up in the museum specifically tries to deal with this issue, by describing differing aspects of biodiversity research ranging from taxonomy to ichthyological exploration of southeast Asian freshwaters.
		This exhibit also shows the locations of various institutions that Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research is presently collaborating with, and gives visitors a better, more detailed insight into the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research's network.
		Researchers from the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research have gone around the region for many expeditions, with these yielding valuable information.
	www.geocities.com /rmbrstaff/10bioex.html (125 words)

	South-East Asian Biodiversity
		Field trips and field courses are integral parts of the curriculum, and it is hoped that through such exposure, students will be stimulated to develop an enquiring and caring attitude to the natural environment in their everyday lives.
		Research methods and techniques are introduced through the medium of research projects, undertaken by major students in their final year.
		The research focus at Belalong is on Biodiversity, Ecology & Dynamics of the Rainforest.
	sea.nus.edu.sg /organisations/universities/brunei.html (216 words)

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		The attendant loss in understanding biodiversity, advancement of research, capacity building, and a decade of nurturing a philosophy of collaborative investigation in young scientists has resulted in an incalculable loss in recent years.
		The Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research established a tradition of biodiversity investigation and exploration since 1849.
		Peter Ng, the current Director has inherited, enjoyed and encouraged the tradition of taxonomic research by scientists of many nations who have ignored boundaries to grapple with this monumental challenge of identifying the world's biodiversity, particularly in the tropical forests and seas of today.
	wildasia.net /main/messages.cfm?messageID=186 (535 words)

	Raffles Museum Biodiversity Research
		The Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research offers a range of educational workshops and programmes for teachers and students in the area of natural history and ecology.
		These workshops and programmes leverage on the Museum’s extensive knowledge base in biodiversity research.
		Apply scientific research techniques that gain insights into how ecosystems function; or learn how to start your own plant and animal collection as a research and teaching tool.
	rmbr.nus.edu.sg /workshop (202 words)

	We Are Not Alone, by Marcus Ng
		One reason for the prevalent general ignorance of Singapore's biodiversity wealth (how often one hears youths dismissing as "longkang fish" the jewels in forest streams by the reservoirs) could be the absence of a public resource that is both accurate and accessible.
		Singapore's founding father, Sir Stamford Raffles, an avid collector of natural oddities, had laid the foundations for what could have been one of the premier natural history collections of the entire world, when he set upon the idea of establishing a natural history and anthropology museum in 1823.
		The museum is a short walk from the bus-stop (SBS 95 from opposite Buona Vista MRT) at Lower Kent Ridge Road, with Lecture Theatre 28 and the Science Faculty Co-operative Bookshop to one's left.
	www.aquarticles.com /articles/travel/Ng_Not_Alone.html (2375 words)

	Catcha Singapore: Arts_and_Humanities/Art_and_Crafts/Museums_and_Galleries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Raffles Avenue- Raffles Avenue was established in 2000 to market Singapore and South-east Asian artworks and prints, provide art advisory services and publish art books and catalogues.
		From colonial cap badges to the Bloodhound missile, the museum boasts a vast array of artifacts, including early planes such as the Hunter Hawker, the SF 260 Marchetti and the A4-C Skyhawk.
		Singapore Navy Museum- With exhibits tracing the development of naval forces in Singapore from the Straits Settlement Royal Volunteer Reserve of the nineteenth century to today's Republic of Singapore Navy, the Singapore Navy Museum is well worth a visit.
	search.catcha.com.sg /www/Arts_and_Humanities/Art_and_Crafts/Museums_and_Galleries/more2.html (396 words)

	SFL ORG. News Center World's smallest creature with backbone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The detailed anatomy of the fish was investigated by Dr Ralf Britz of the Natural History Museum of London.
		He is an Honorary Research Associate with the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research and has been exploring the rivers of Asia.
		Said Dr Tan, a researcher at the Raffles Museum and a specialist of the biology and systematics of the fishes of Southeast Asia: "This fish lives in highly acidic peat swamps on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and in the Malaysian part of Borneo that are threatened by logging and agricultural practices.
	www.sflorg.com /earthnews/en013006_01.html (502 words)

	South East Asian Biodiversity
		The wild caught rare pink dolphin ((Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin) that was kept in a small swimming pool for over three months at a resort on the island of Samui in Southern Thailand was successfully released back into the Gulf of Thailand on the morning of Saturday the 11th of February.
		Dr Tan Heok Hui, NUS Research Officer at Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, said: "It is something totally unexpected.
		The fish (Paedocypris progenetica) was discovered by Dr Tan Heok Hui, and Dr Maurice Kottelat of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research at the National University of Singapore, while working with their colleagues from Indonesia and Mr Kai-Erik Witte from the Max Planck Institute in Germany.
	sea.nus.edu.sg (586 words)

	3/2/2004 -- MALAYSIA: A central bank for our biodiversity
		RESEARCHERS discovered several dozen new species in Singapore last year, the bulk of which were insects.
		There is also no local institution devoted to biodiversity research, unlike the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research at the National University of Singapore, where a huge collection of zoological, botanical and culture specimens are kept and recorded.
		Latiff says what we should be doing is setting up institutes dedicated to biodiversity research in every state as the latter has jurisdiction over land.
	forests.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=29011 (1430 words)

	Natural Selection: subject gateway to the natural world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This page, which is also the home page of the Museum, is in English but there is a link to a Vietnamese only list of all the species present in the collections.
		This site provides information on the history of the botanical, zoological and mycological collections of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, Singapore, founded with contributions from Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1849 and now containing the single largest collection of Southeast Asian fauna in the region.
		Siberian Zoological Museum of the Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
	nature.ac.uk /browse/590.745.html (415 words)

	frogweb.org - People - Lim, K.K.P. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		His background was originally in fish (his graduate project involved bumblebee catfish of Southeast Asia), but out of both personal and professional drives, he maintains a broad interest in a wide variety of taxa, and is well-known by colleagues throughout the region for his herpetological expertise.
		Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, SINGAPORE 119260.
		Kelvin Lim (left) and Indraneil Das (right) at the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research in Singapore, in February 2005, probably involved in a particularly problematical systematics discussion.
	frogweb.org /People.aspx?PersonID=74 (191 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Scientists find 'smallest fish'
		Researchers have found one of the smallest known fish on record in the peat swamps of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
		The fish have to survive in pools of acid water in a tropical forest swamp.
		The new fish was discovered by Maurice Kottelat (from Switzerland) and Tan Heok Hui from the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research in Singapore, while working with colleagues from Indonesia and with Kai-Erik Witte from the Max Planck Institute in Germany.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/4645708.stm (386 words)

	Straits Times : Origins of the species
		The museum, which was set up in 1849 at the suggestion of Sir Stamford Raffles, has one of the largest collections of South-east Asian fauna in the world - some 500,000 specimens amassed over 150 years.
		Now, the museum's director, Associate Professor Peter Ng, 41, says it must be more accessible because there is growing interest in environmental issues such as biodiversity crisis, species extinction and conservation.
		The Raffles Museum Public Gallery is at Level 3, Block S6 of the Faculty of Science of the National University of Singapore.
	www.ecologyasia.com /news-archives/2001/jun-01/straitstimes.asia1.com.sg_life_story_0,1870,51092,00.html (695 words)

	Paedocypris
		A newly discovered genus of fish that includes one of the world's smallest known fish and smallest known vertebrates, Paedocypris progenetica.
		This puts it among the top three of smallest known fish (and vertebrate) species, its two rivals being Schindleria brevipinguis (also called the stout infantfish) and the male Photocorynus spiniceps (a species of angler fish).
		The new fish were discovered by Maurice Kottelat and Tan Heok Hui, who are researchers at the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research at the National University of Singapore, assisted by Ralf Britz of Britain's National Museum of Natural History and Kai-Erik Witte at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tuebingen, Germany.
	www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/P/Paedocypris.html (443 words)

	Straits Times : From road kill to museum research
		Over the years, the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research has become increasingly dependent on creatures killed on the road for its research specimens and public exhibits.
		Said research officer N. Sivasothi, 33: 'We no longer shoot animals for research or public display, and with the loss of habitat due to urbanisation, there are fewer animals around.
		Of the road kill received by the museum, snakes are the most common, followed by frogs, lizards and monkeys.
	www.ecologyasia.com /news-archives/2001/jul-01/straitstimes.asia1.com.sg_singapore_0,1870,58391,00.html (607 words)

	New Scientist Biodiversity wipeout facing South East Asia - Breaking News
		Unprecedented and expanding programmes of deforestation in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and neighbouring countries mean the future of the region is likely to be small islands of forest surrounded by a sea of agriculture and human occupied lands, says Brook.
		Tropical forests are home to a greater biodiversity than anywhere else on the surface of the Earth.
		Thomas Brooks, at the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science in Washington DC, says the study is important because of the wide range of species considered, from mammals to crustaceans.
	www.newscientist.com /channel/life/endangered-species/dn3973 (554 words)

	RSI English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This decision to preserve Chek Jawa was reached after the National Development Ministry consulted scientists and interested individuals from the National Institute of Education, the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research and the Nature Society.
		In an interview on Channel News Asia, N Sivasothi (NS), research officer from the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, touched on the various efforts by the committee to keep Chek Jawa as it is:
		They are either researchers or interested laymen from the University, or the Nparks or the Nature Society.
	archive.rsi.com.sg /en/programmes/s_scene/2002/01_15_01.htm (1538 words)

	Education World® - *Science : Physical Science : Environment & Nature : Biodiversity : Institutes & Research ...
		Finnish Biodiversity Research Programme (FIBRE) a multidisciplinary sixyear research programme focusing on biological, socioeconomic and legal aspects of biodiversity.
		University of Connecticut Center for Conservation and Biodiversity works to protect the diversity of life through education, training, and research in ecology, evolutionary biology, and systematics.
		University of Southampton Biodiversity and Ecology Research Division.
	db.education-world.com /perl/browse?cat_id=11320 (303 words)

	The annotated budak: We are not alone! A plea for biodiversity awareness and a shameless plug for Singapore’s least ...
		One reason for the prevalent general ignorance of Singapore's biodiversity wealth (how often one hears youths dismissing as "longkang fish" the tiny jewels that dwell in the forest streams) could be the absence of a public resource that is both accurate and accessible.
		The museum's public gallery opened in 2001, while the lower reaches of the museum are restricted for academic perusal.
		The Raffles Museum of Biodiversity, in showcasing the present and vanished biological diversity of Southeast Asia as well as explicit appeals for its preservation, offers a poignant case for a more thoughtful alternative to the wanton exploitation of nature.
	budak.blogs.com /the_annotated_budak/2004/11/we_are_not_alon.html (4632 words)

	Molluscan Pictures View (mollusks mollusk molluscs mollusc snails) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Some of the snails shown in these pages were deposited in the Zoological Reference Collection, (Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research).
		ZRC (now is known as Raffles Museum) is essentially the famous Raffles Museum Collection which was started in the last century and has extensive historical and scientific value.
		A similar lot was also donated to Senckenberg Museum at Frankfurt, Germany with many thanks to Dr. Ronald JANSSEN for his kind assistance in accepting the snails.
	www.molluscan.com /view/referenc.shtml (554 words)

	khou.com \| News for Houston, Texas \| Animal Attraction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The previous record for small size, according to the Natural History Museum in London, was held by an 8-millimeter species of Indo-Pacific goby.
		The new fish was discovered on Sumatra island by fish experts Maurice Kottelat from Switzerland and Tan Heok Hui from the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research in Singapore.
		According to the researchers, the fish live in dark, tea-colored water with an acidity of ph 3, at least 100 times more acidic than rainwater.
	www.beloblog.com /KHOU_Animal_Attraction/archives/2006/01/scientists_disc.html (384 words)

	International Schools CyberFair
		They are currently working with the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research and the National Parks Board to coordinate research and conduct surveys.
		Affiliated with the National University of Singapore's Raffles Museum, Ria Tan has been extremely helpful to us by allowing us to use some of the photographs of the flora and fauna of Chek Jawa which she had taken.
		Through researching and our own experince, we have learnt a great deal about the coastal life in Singapore and about the various rare species there.
	www.gsn.org /gsh/CF/_cfm/ViewNarrative.cfm?narr=207 (1910 words)

	Singapore Environment Institute
		Using relevant case studies from the various biodiversity-related research projects conducted by staff from the Raffles Museum and the Department of Biological Sciences, Prof Peter Ng will discuss why good, forward-looking environmental management almost mandates a strong knowledge of the resident biodiversity and the preservation of animal and plant lives in our living environment.
		Professor Peter Ng is Director of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research (RMBR) of the Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore.
		Established on 1 October 1998, the RMBR is built on the academic strengths of faculty and postgraduate researchers of the department involved in the research on various aspects of biodiversity, and also on the facilities and personnel of the very extensive animal, plant and fungal collections totaling over half a million specimens.
	www.nea.gov.sg /cms/sei/PSS20.html (383 words)

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