[1] It is the oldest Tamil newspaper in Singapore of which a substantial number of issues has been saved in archives.

[2] The issues of Singai Nesan contains historical material on the religious life of Hindu and Muslim communities of Singapore.

[1][9][10] The inaugural issue carried editorial articles in Tamil and English in honour of the Queen.

[9] The issue also carried a small editorial in Tamil in tribute to the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

[1][2] Large chunks of the material printed in Singai Nesan were borrowed from the English-language press and the Reuters agency.