The Sultan Mosque

On the corner of North Bridge Road and Arab Street. This has been a place of worship for the Arabs and Malays who live in the area known as Kampong Glam. On the way to school, we sometimes took the short-cut through the kampong compounds surrounded by a brick fence.

Childhood Neighbourhood in Singapore revisited

February 18th 2008
I spent my memorable childhood in this immediate neighbourhood. Much had been demolished to make way for progress. I am glad that at least some parts have been spared and preserved for posterity. For how long, nobody knows because Singapore is a land-scarce nation. It is very tiny that it has become necessary to reclaim land from the sea. What used to be a sea-front bungalow is now hundreds if not ... read more

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Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. It subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international ... ... read more

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