Kampung ramble (Photo: Claire Leow)

“Vital Ecological Relics”

By Vinita Ramani Mohan I continue to read with dismay, the ongoing plans to develop the Cross Island Line (CIL), which will cause serious habitat damage in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. As someone interested in regional development issues, I have travelled widely in ASEAN. Citizens I’ve met from large, densely populated cities like Bangkok, Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta seem somewhat resigned to the pollution, traffic and poor urban planning that characterises their cities. But they are proud of [...]

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Foochow association founder Sng Choo Sian (Photo: Raymond Goh)

Found: Sng Choo Sian (Foochow Association Founder )

  By Raymond Goh:   Sng Choo Sian was the founder and first president of the Foochow Association. His tomb used to be a  landmark of Lao Sua (in Greater Bukit Brown) due to the two pillars, now almost hidden by the forest. His tomb has not been attended in more than 40 years. His granddaughter married the eldest son of See Teong Wah, buried in Hill 2. Looking forward to unveiling this grand tomb with the help of tombkeeper [...]

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Fu De Zheng Shen (Photo: Raymond Goh)

A Protective Guardian

Fu De Zheng Shen protecting the tomb of Yeo Lock Ghee who died in 1925, as found by Raymond Goh:     Notice the tiles, as well as the tiger guardians.

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Tan Boon Hak (Photo: Claire Leow)

One tour good, two tours better, three tours – spoilt for choice! Register on the Facebook page, RSVP here (specify which tour) or just turn up. Thursday night – evening tour with Andrew https://www.facebook.com/events/496317713767870/ A night walk through Bukit Brown at night, where you will meet heroes of the past, Sikh guards with tales to tell, and hear the jub-jub-jub of the nightjars. A mystery location where time stands still. Come discover our heritage and history, while enjoying the habitat. [...]

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Wong Chin Yoke's grave (photo: Claire Leow)

Join Brownies Peter and Claire as we will be covering the stories of the “Pineapple King” family who, when trying to escape Singapore, perished when the ship was hit by Japanese plane and sunk.Do you know there were 2 circus troupe in Singapore? Join us to find out their stories. In the same area lies the reburied remains of a King’s police medal recipient who was betrayed and killed during the war. He has a pair of imposing Sikh guards [...]

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BB Voices

  Saturday, 11th May 2013 at 12 noon. Get your tickets here …   Bukit Brown Voices. A documentary by Two Chiefs. It was first screened at our event, Celebrating Bukit Brown, in January.     Here is an extract from this review.   The film evokes a burial ground for the dead that is literally bursting with life. Ancient rain trees laden with ferns and vines stand watch like sentries over graves, roots encircle the necks of stone lions, [...]

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Defensive positions in Seh Ong explained (Photo: Claire Leow)

The  May 26 Sunday, Jon Cooper battlefield tour is fully booked.  we have 20 adults and 3 children in the group.  All other requests will be wait listed should there be an cancellations. Registered are: David Stevenson,  Alison x 2,  Paula kelly x 2,  Ling See,  Wei shin, Mag x  2,   Shin Seow x 5( 3 children), Catherine, Tom Inglis x 2,  Effendy x 2, janice x 2, Rachel foxron,  Kapoor     On Feb 15, 1942, Singapore fell just one week [...]

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