10 Things We Learnt On The Bedok Heritage Trail
The National Heritage Board recently launched the Bedok Heritage Trail. The 15km route takes you through 10 markers that indicated ‘heritage spots’ in an area that liberally stretches from Chai Chee to Frankel Estate, to Upper East Coast, Fengshan and
Singapore’s Bumboats
Once upon a time, the Singapore River was crowded with bumboats. They carried goods such as nutmeg and pepper between the ships moored out at sea and the warehouses, which were also called godowns. Back in the day, bumboats came in
The Forgotten Opera House
Have you seen The Majestic in Chinatown? You can see a picture of it on page 16 of The Little Singapore Book. It is a very pretty building near the bustling Chinatown MRT station, with a beautiful tiled frontage. But you may
Singapore’s Philanthropists: Hospitals for the Poor
Over a hundred years ago, many immigrants in Singapore had to work really hard. Some became rich and were very generous with their money. Instead of keeping it to themselves, they shared their success by building hospitals and schools so that others,