Singapore history

Century-old bungalow built by ‘King of Bedok’ Haji Kahar put up for conservation

1 Bedok Avenue, also known as Villa Haji Kahar, on Jun 5, 2026.

China’s surprise blockbuster Dear You is a love letter to the Nanyang generation

What Dear You, China’s surprise blockbuster of the year, does is rewind the clock to remind audiences that before there was prosperity, there was hardship.

Artefacts from 18th-century shipwreck among items on display at maritime exhibition

All artefacts at the exhibition titled Voyage Beyond: Reimagining Maritime Singapore are on public display for the first time.

Archaeological study to be carried out at Adam Park, a WWII battlefield and prisoner-of-war camp

Facade of 7 Adam Park on April 28, 2026.

Singapore Art Museum: Milestones through the years

A 2025 photo of SAM's former premises at the old SJI building in Bras Basah Road.

Remember the time: A look back at Michael Jackson’s 1990s visits to Singapore as biopic tops charts

Michael Jackson surrounded by fans and photographers on his arrival at Raffles Hotel in October 1996 for his world tour to promote his HIStory album.

ST More than Grades

Unlocking the vault: NYP trio uses AI to ‘immortalise’ part of Singapore history

Nanyang Polytechnic School of Information Technology graduates (from left) Toh Zheng Yu, Prakhar Trivedi and Joon Jun Han, who are co-founders of ArchAIve - an AI-powered tool that digitises handwritten Chinese documents and calligraphy.

Singapore then and now: Liu Thai Ker planned 20 of 24 HDB towns, here’s what they looked like on paper

The late veteran architect and urban planner Dr Liu Thai Ker in 2023.

The Violinist becomes first Singapore animated feature to compete at Annecy film festival

Image from The Violinist, a Singapore animated feature selected for the Annecy International Film Festival 2026.

2 iconic satellite dishes along BKE dismantled; site to be used for future infrastructure

The structure of a dish antenna at Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station, pictured on April 13.

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