Key takeaway The Rail Corridor transformed Singapore’s old Malaysia-Singapore railway line into a continuous 24km green corridor, linking Bukit Timah to Woodlands. It provides space for cycling, wal...
Key takeaway Investors sold the landmark residential tower at 1 Pearl Bank in Singapore, known as Pearl Bank Apartments, en bloc for S$728 million in February 2018 after 42 years. The sale...
Key takeaway Pandan Valley Condominium, Singapore’s first valley-style private housing completed in 1978, introduced a new approach to condominium living. Its integration of lush greenery, terraced ...
Key takeaway Kallang Riverside Park preserves a piece of Singapore’s industrial history through the surviving steel frame of the old gasholder from Kallang Gasworks. Visitors can walk along calm riv...
Key takeaway The abandoned palace Istana Woodneuk survived a major fire and the ravages of World War II by being rebuilt in 1935 and repurposed by the military, yet after a second fire in 2006, it was...
Key takeaway The Tanglin Hill Bruneian Hostel is a striking example of colonial architecture in Singapore that once served as a lively home for Bruneian students and officials. Built in 1958, the host...
Key takeaway The Oasis in Kallang was once Singapore’s iconic floating entertainment hub. Built over the Kallang Basin in 1969, it combined a restaurant, theatres, nightclubs and octagonal dining po...
Key takeaway Martin Silva quietly transformed his own HDB common-area patio in Toa Payoh into a glowing Christmas gathering spot. Despite early pushback and fines, he persisted. Over time, what starte...
Key takeaway While MacRitchie Reservoir Trail is not known for full‑scale concerts, it is the setting for intimate, spontaneous music moments, most notably a veteran erhu player who performs at a ru...
Key takeaway On Saturday nights in postwar Singapore, Capitol Theatre was a centre of weekend film culture, a place where people came not just for the latest movie, but for a shared social ritual. As ...
