Singapore heritage

The real Emerald Hill: Friends, neighbours and life beyond the global gaze

Emerald Hill Conservation Association president Richard Helfer and secretary Deborah Yeo, who are also neighbours, safeguard the enclave’s identity and living conditions.

The real Emerald Hill: Why international hotelier Richard Helfer plays guardian of the enclave

Richard Helfer is a longtime resident of Emerald Hill, moving into his house in 1989. He is president of the Emerald Hill Conservation Association, while his neighbour Deborah Yeo is the secretary.

Forum: Carry on making Marie biscuits, please

Singapore’s renewed solar push: Hanging panels, clay-like tiles for heritage buildings among plans

AI-generated rendering of solar panels hanging across industrial buildings at 15 Woodlands Loop.

Institutions need to evolve to changing needs but core values, purpose should endure: Zaqy Mohamad

(From left) Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Zaqy Mohamad, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and National Development Syed Harun Alhabsyi, and West Coast-Jurong West GRC Hamid Razak at the opening of Jamae Chulia Heritage on Oct 24 in Chinatown.

Food Opera at Ion Orchard gets $5m makeover to preserve local food culture

BreadTalk Group CEO Jonathan Quek (left) and his father, BreadTalk Group’s chairman George Quek, at Food Opera.

My Telok Blangah is changing. There are some bits I want to hold on to

Redevelopment is not simply about building new homes – it also means changing places where people have built memories and communities, says the writer.

Forum: Singlish a record of how Singaporeans learnt to live together

Forum: Extend postal exhibition to make it more accessible

S’pore joins regional bid to add Malay dance form zapin to UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list

Zapin practitioners giving a demonstration of the dance at the Malay Heritage Centre on Sept 24.

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