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NUS Libraries is proud to present a special event that celebrates the rich maritime heritage linking Singapore and Sulawesi through the lens of historical manuscripts. At the heart of this gathering is the Daeng Paduppa manuscript—a vivid record of a Bugis trader’s world—alongside other significant materials from the growing Bugis-Makassar Repository, a collaborative initiative between NUS Libraries, NUS Department of Southeast Asian Studies and Universitas Muslim Indonesia (UMI).
We are honoured to welcome Mr Jusuf Kalla, former Vice President of Indonesia, as a distinguished guest, alongside esteemed researchers and speakers from NUS and UMI. The programme opens with a powerful traditional performance by Amanca Tumasek, a group with deep ancestral ties to Bugis-Makassar communities. Through a series of short sharings, the event will explore themes of maritime law, trade networks, colonial disruptions, and cultural memory. Highlights include discussions on the Amana Gappa maritime code, the significance of ilmu pasompe (seafarers’ knowledge), and the legacies of the colonial interlude.
Guests are warmly invited to view texts and artefacts on display and enjoy a light lunch during the event
Join us as we navigate the past to illuminate the present, and chart new pathways for understanding.
Programme
9.00 am
Registration
9.30 am
Arrival of Guests of Honour & Opening Ceremony
10.00 am
Opening Remarks & Launch of Bugis-Makassar Repository
10.30 am
Introduction & Seminar Opening
10.45 am
Seminar || Shared Waters: The Maritime Heritage of
Singapore and Sulawesi (Part I)
- Navigating the Archipelago: A History of Maritime Southeast Asia
Dr. Ishaq Samad - The Daeng Paduppa Text: Insights into a Bugis Trader's World
Dr. Mohamed Effendy - The Amana Gappa Code: Cultural Logic and Maritime Law
Prof. Muhd Hattah
11.30 am
Light Lunch Reception
12.45 pm
Seminar || Shared Waters: The Maritime Heritage of
Singapore and Sulawesi (Part II)
- Observing the Bugis: Colonial knowledge gathering in Maritime Asia
Dr. Donna Brunero - Decolonising Maritime Knowledge: Text, Context, and Challenges
Ms. Nur Diyana - Preserving the Ilmu Pasompe: Knowledge of the Seafarer
Dr. Sitti Rahbiah - Maritime Memories: Singapore and Sulawesi’s Shared Heritage
Dr. Nurjannah
Speakers
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Dr. Mohamed Effendy B Abdul Hamid
Senior Lecturer, Department of Southeast Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
Dr. Mohamed Effendy, a historian and Senior Lecturer in Southeast Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore, researches the pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial history of Southeast Asia. His interests include the Cham people, Sulawesi's maritime communities, cross-cultural exchange, pre-colonial warfare, and socio-cultural transformations. He has also written on Malay history and culture, including martial arts, Bugis adventurers, and 19th-century Malay rulers.
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Dr. Donna Brunero
Senior Lecturer, Department of History, National University of Singapore
Dr. Brunero is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History at the National University of Singapore. She teaches and researches on the British empire in Asia and maritime history, and the intersections between the two. This has led her to publish on a diverse range of topics including: Britain's Imperial Cornerstone in China (2006) and works on Britain's maritime empire in Empire in Asia: A New Global History (Vol 2) co-edited with Brian P. Farrell (2018). She is currently researching the topic of maritime ethnography and imperial knowledge gathering in Asia.
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Prof.Dr.Ir. Muhammad Hattah Fattah, MS
Jusuf Kalla Research Centre-UMI Makassar, Indonesia
Prof.Dr.Ir. Muhammad Hattah Fattah, MS is a lecturer at Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Muslim Indonesia (UMI). His specialties are technostructure and Social Transformation of Coastal Communities. One of his research experiences or interests is social and culture issues of Bugis-Makassar. Currently, he serves as the Director of Jusuf Kalla Research Center for Bugis-Makassar Cultural Studies (JK Center).
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Dr. Muhammad Ishaq Samad, MA
Jusuf Kalla Research Centre-UMI Makassar, Indonesia
Dr. Muhammad Ishaq Samad, MA, an Islamic scholar, academic leader, and public intellectual based in Makassar, Indonesia. Currently he is serving as Vice Rector IV at Universitas Muslim Indonesia (UMI) and Researcher at the Jusuf Kalla Research Centre. His work bridges Islamic studies, cultural history, and socio-cultural development in Southeast Asia. He is widely engaged in interfaith dialogue, religious moderation, and the intersection between Islamic civilization and maritime Southeast Asia. His research and lectures highlight the historical role of Muslim scholars and coastal communities in shaping trade, diplomacy, and da’wah across the archipelagic world. His academic focus on Islamic Civilization in Maritime Southeast Asia, History of Da’wah and Religious Communication, Intercultural Dialogue and Religious Moderation, and Community Development and Faith-Based Leadership.
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Dr.Ir. Sitti Rahbiah, M.Si
Jusuf Kalla Research Centre-UMI Makassar, Indonesia
Dr.Ir. Sitti Rahbiah, M.Si is a full-time lecturer at Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Muslim Indonesia (UMI) Makassar Indonesia. She has conducted research on Social & Economic Farmer Communities, Political Ecology & Farmer's Livelihood Pattern and history of Bugis-Makassar tribes. The latter research topics is mostly conducted In Jusuf Kalla Research Centre For Bugis- Makassar Cultural Studies.
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Dr. Nurjannah
Jusuf Kalla Research Centre-UMI Makassar, Indonesia
Dr. Nurjannah, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Arabic Language and Literature at the Faculty of Letters, Communication, and Education, Universitas Muslim Indonesia (UMI). Her academic expertise encompasses Arabic language education, cultural studies, and history, approached through an interdisciplinary research framework that emphasizes community engagement. As an active scholar, she consistently conducts research and community service, particularly in the fields of Arabic education and the preservation of local cultural identities. She is serving the Jusuf Kalla Research Center for Bugis–Makassar Cultural Studies at UMI, where she contributes to cultural research focused on preserving the noble traditions of the Bugis–Makassar peoples.
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Nur Diyana Binte Abdul Kader
Librarian (Research Librarian – HASS), NUS Libraries
Diyana leads the Collection Development and Education Matrix at NUS Libraries. The matrix drives cross-cutting best practices in collection development and brings collections to life through talks, seminars, programmes, and collaborations with stakeholders within and beyond the library. She provides research and information services with a focus on Southeast Asia, develops collections, and teaches information literacy. Diyana holds a BA (Hons) in Malay Studies from NUS and an MSc in Information Studies from NTU. Her writing appears in Budi Kritik (2018) and the forthcoming Syed Hussein Alatas and the School of Autonomous Knowledge (2025).
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