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Depicted is a group of Japanese soldiers celebrating their victory after British surrender, eight decades ago. Never did they know, that in a short span of 42 months, they would be wiped out and the British would return. 80 years on, what lessons hav
Rugby was introduced to Singapore by the British. While there no formal team that represented Singapore as an entity, members of the Singapore Cricket Club and employees of the British East India Company here played other Malayan states and visiting
The recent Rochor BTO also reveals that the adjacent Jalan Kubor cemetery is slated as “residential zone” in the URA Master Plan. Simply put, one day residential units make take the place above the tombs where our last Malay royalty resi
The idea of state or nation, needs to be taught. The 1950s represented a newfound era where people wrestled with conflicting national identities. The National Loyalty Week was hence introduced in 1959 as we celebrated the inauguration of the state f
Strikes were commonplace in Singapore in the 1950s and 60s, but did you know the insurance industry also had its fair share of conflicts? Several strikes were launched against insurers due to alleged premature dismissals of staff and "anti-unio
Mahjong has always been a favourite pastime amongst Chinese Singaporeans, even in the turbulent '50s where curfew was imposed.⁠ ⁠ Did you know, the standard Singaporean Mahjong tile system consists of 148 tiles because of extra animal sets that we us
The Holy Trinity Church was the first Chinese-styled church in Malaya and Singapore. The walls and roofs featured bats, lotus and cloud motifs as symbols of Chinese architecture.⁠ ⁠ The church conducts its services in Hockchew, a less-spoken dialect
Tan Lark Sye was best remembered for founding the Nanyang University (also known as Nantah). He said, "When the tide rises, channel it for irrigation to nourish the farmland, and it will reward you with rich gains. But hurry, because it will so
Given the COVID-19 situation, the RMN Jetty in Woodlands offers a good view of the skyline of Johor Bahru. Did you know, that RMN stood for Royal Malaysian Navy, and they used to have a naval base at Woodlands where the RMN Jetty is known as today?
The original 4-storey Heeren Building was named after Heeren Street in Melaka, where the owners’ ancestral home was. Its neo-classical architecture was a landmark along Orchard Road then. ⁣ As the Heeren was rebuilt, the symbolic torches once p