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We’ve seen it on postcards, T-shirts, and chocolates, but who sculpted the original Merlion? The Merlion was created in 1964 as a logo for the … Read more

The Armenians in Singapore have been a small but tightly knit community for some time. The 1824 census recorded only 16 members, which is correct. … Read more

The Fuk Tak Chi Temple in Singapore’s Chinatown is the country’s oldest and most historic temple. It was rebuilt on the site of an earlier … Read more

Lee Kuan Yew died at his home in Singapore on the early morning of March 23, 2015, at age 91. It is extremely difficult to … Read more

The rise in the number of movie theatres throughout the 1970s suggests that Singaporeans have long loved going to the pictures. What a difference four … Read more

Despite its name, visiting the People’s Park Complex is not a walk in the park. You could be hit with ads or offered a prepositioned … Read more

In Singapore, getting engaged is a high-profile way to express one’s desire to marry. Today, more than 80% of Singaporeans live in Housing and Development … Read more

Today, Singapore is frequently referred to as a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic society. Though there were a few notable cultural and racial frictions in the early … Read more

The former Chong Cheng School on Aliwal Street, which has been transformed into a new community centre, is another ancient school that has recently had … Read more

Masjid Abdul Gaffoor (Abdul Gaffoor Mosque) stands on Dunlop Street in Little India, a striking mosque with a vivid yellow façade topped by green onion-shaped … Read more