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A house seem among vegetation on the island of Pulau Ubin.

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Melody Zaccheus

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The fourth son of the 19th century ruler, Sultan Hussein Shah of the royal family of Kampong Glam, once held jurisdiction over Singapore's eight north-eastern islands.
One of them was Pulau Ubin.
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