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What was Joo Chiat Road’s former name? Philip Chew, the great-great-grandson of Chew Joo Chiat shares with us the history behind how the estate took on his ancestor’s name, and also some of the objections that were raised over the name change.
Without giving anything away (especially the former name of Joo Chiat Road!), find out the remarkable history of Joo Chiat Road in My Chew Joo Chiat Story.
Gather your friends and family and bring them on an exciting and fun journey through historic communities of Little India and Chinatown. For the month of June, we present a new tour of Kampong Gelam, once the historic seat of Malay royalty that’s not just for the history buffs. If you prefer to wander down [...]
Lo! A walking pinecone! This sunda pangolin was spotted recently at the Bukit Brown cemetery by a frequent visitor Konamoto Dominic. You’d be forgiven in thinking that this animal is out of this world – in reality, they are native to Southeast Asia, sightings of them are very rare. Although their scales make them look [...]
Raise up your hand if you knew that the Singapore Art Museum and Peranakan Museum used to house the St Joseph’s Institution and Tao Nan School respectively? Sign up for Where It All Began to find out how these building continue to play a role in educating its visitors today. Or learn about the lives of people [...]
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We know that Bukit Brown is full of graves – by themselves becoming increasingly rare in Singapore – with a variety of designs and styles. Wang Chen Ming writes at the Bukit Brown blog about this unusual tomb, which has an intriguing mirror-like structure, and also a riddle embedded in the tomb. Read about it [...]
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