Singapore heritage

‘Bittersweet’: CJC alumni share Whitley Road memories, worries over move to Punggol

CJC, Singapore’s third-oldest junior college, has been at 129 Whitley Road since it was founded in 1975 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore.

Orchard Road Presbyterian Church’s main building put forth for conservation

Orchard Road Presbyterian Church's main building (right) has been proposed for conservation.

Keeping the kampung game of gasing alive in Geylang

Noorul Hayath adjusting his gasing as it spins during a game at the Kolam Ayer Gasing & Games Court on Jan 5, 2026.

2025 in visual stories and digital graphics

A former millionaires’ club and a bookshop hope to start a new home for art-house films

(From left) Owner of TBC Bookstore, Odie Wu, 42, Volunter at TBC Bookstore, Haller Shen, 24, and Store manager of TBC Bookstore, Xiaofei Yue, 36, on Dec 23.

Demolition should not be an option for 38 Oxley Road bungalow

The facade of 38 Oxley Road on Oct 31, 2025.

‘Frugal and kind-hearted’: Singapore’s former coolies remembered in new book

Mr Thio Boon Chin, 82, former coolie and retired taxi driver at Chin Kang Huay Kuan, on Dec 19, 2025.

‘Batik Uncle’ of Holland Village celebrates 100th birthday in style

Mr Ang Kum Siong who is celebrating his 100th birthday, with his son Eric at Wellie Batik at Holland Road Shopping Centre on Dec 13.

Commentary

Tiong Bahru and the vote on upgrading: An old estate, a new divide

Block 34 Kim Cheng Street has a mix of old residents living in flats that have never been renovated, and new homeowners who have invested in doing up their homes.

38 Oxley Road gazetted as a national monument

The site at 38 Oxley Road houses a one-storey pre-war bungalow which was founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s family home.

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