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A glimpse of Singapore in 1941, the year before the darkness fell
Singapore in 1941, already one of the world’s busiest ports, was an island – even then – in a state of constant flux. The civic and commercial centres had in the two decades prior to 1941, seen the...
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A defining moment in photographs: the 1959 elections that propelled the PAP...
Thanks to LIFE Magazine’s John Dominis, we are able to get an interesting look back to a defining moment in Singapore’s history – the momentous 1959 elections that saw the People’s Action Party...
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The Chinese-styled building on Cairnhill
I love old and forgotten buildings. There are often lots of stories that can be told about them – as is the case of the former Anglo Chinese Secondary School at 126 Cairnhill Road. That had its story...
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A journey through Tanjong Pagar in 1970
There is always and element of romance connected with train journeys, especially the leisurely paced journeys of the past with which one can take in the magical scenes along the way that one can only...
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Discovering Singapore’s Best Kept Secrets during the Singapore Heritage Festival
The Singapore Heritage Festival will see a repeat of three State Property guided visits from last year’s “Discovering Singapore’s Best Kept Secrets” series. Organised with the support of the Singapore...
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Panguni Uthiram and a sugarcane kavadi
Besides being Good Friday, the 30 of March 2018 – being the day of the full moon – also saw several other religious festivals being celebrated. One, Panguni Uthiram, is celebrated by the Hindus on the...
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The passing of an old neighbourhood
Old HDB neighbourhoods are a joy. Their many reminders of a gentler age, some found in old shops and kopitiams in which time seems to have left well behind, extend a welcome clearly absent in the brave...
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Limited Edition State Property Pin Giveaway
[Giveaway] Do you have a special memory of any State properties? Or perhaps a recommendation for the next Discovering Singapore’s Best Kept Secrets #SLASecretSpaces tour? Share photos of your favourite...
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The jamban @ Armenian Street
Happening this weekend (20-21 April) along Armenian Street – the annual Armenian Street Party, which this year, aims to transport you back to the good old kampung days complete with a jamban (makeshift...
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The SGF Orchid Show
President Halimah Yacob was treated to colourful displays of orchids at the Singapore Garden Festival (SGF) Orchid Show, which opened at the National Orchid Garden today. The show, one of three flower...
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Parting Glances: the boxing gym at Farrer Park
The Farrer Park Boxing Gym, the home of Singapore boxing and its stable, is hanging up it gloves after half a century. Its premises, which it moved into in 1968 after another had burned down, has long...
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The forest that will be making way for the “Forest Town”
One of the things that I quite dearly miss are the seemingly long road journeys of my childhood to the far flung corners of Singapore. The journeys, always an adventure, provided an opportunity to the...
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A new light at the end of the old railway tunnel
Looking quite good is the “new” railway tunnel along the abandoned and largely forgotten old Jurong railway line. The original tunnel was one of three built as part of an industrial line in the early...
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Discovering Singapore’s Best Kept Secrets is back
First of 2018 visits will be to the former Naval Base housing area in Sembawang Details of Visit: Date : 2 June 2018 Time : 10 am to 11.45 am Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/bcdJ8nlccdtBiqSo1...
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The hospital at Mount Erskine and what may now be Singapore’s oldest lift
Rather nondescript in appearance, the building at 5 Kadayanallur Street conceals a wealth of little secrets. Last used as the corporate offices of a department store in Singapore, there are few who...
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A Dutch flavoured corner in the former Chasseriau Estate
With what could be described as Dutch gables prominently displayed, the pair of houses right at end of Watten Estate Road gives the area a distinct feel. The houses are what remain of a cluster of six....
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Discovering 5 Kadayanallur Street
Next on the Discovering Singapore’s Best Kept Secrets series of State Property Visits, being organised with the support of the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), is to No. 5 Kadayanallur Street on 7 July...
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The Sembawang sport and community hub
Standing at the top of the southeastern-most hill in the former Naval Base for much of its 78 years in existence, Old Admiralty House is set to part with the quiet isolation that it was intended to...
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Discovering 10 Hyderabad Road
Update (20 Jul 2018, 12.30 pm) Registration has closed as all 40 slots have been taken up. Do look out for the next visit in the series – registration will open on a Friday two weeks before the visit...
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Singapore Garden Festival 2018
The Singapore Garden Festival, always a stunningly visual spectacle, is back from 21 July to 3 August 2018. This year’s festival, the seventh to be held, includes exhibits from some 40 local and...
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