How much do you know about our local heritage and culture in the various heartlands of Singapore? If you have been living in a particular neighbourhood for a period of time, you would probably have the local knowledge. For those living in other parts of Singapore and international visitors, theyContinue Reading
The Chinese Lunar New Year 2024 is coming soon in February 2024, we are going to usher in the Year of the Dragon in 2024! As we are preparing with our Chinese Lunar New Year preparations, have you prepared your hongbao (red packet) for the Year of the Dragon? HowContinue Reading
In the early days, Ang Mo Kio (AMK) housing estate had a different name, it was more commonly known as Kow Tiow Kio (“nine bridges” in Hokkien). That was because people have to cross over nine bridges across tributary streams of the Kallang River, to get from present-day Lorong ChuanContinue Reading
The National Heritage Board’s (NHB) Racial Harmony Day Open House 2023 is taking place this weekend on the 22nd and 23rd July 2023. The theme for this year’s Racial Harmony Day is “Let’s Walk – Celebrating Harmony”. Let’s all put on a different lens, let’s learn to see, learn andContinue Reading
Year 2023 marks the 81st Anniversary of the Fall of Singapore in 1942, it marks a dark and tumultuous chapter in Singapore’s history. During this period, stories of our forefathers’ strength and resilience emerged from the remnants of World War II (WWII). The National Heritage Board (NHB) is marking theContinue Reading
Today, on the 24th September 2018, is Mid-Autumn Festival, first and foremost, I would like to wish all my readers 中秋节快乐，Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Over the weekend, Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (SYSNMH) organised Wan Qing Mid-Autumn Festival 2018 with many fun activities and events on 22nd and 23rd September 2018! Mid-AutumnContinue Reading