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The tour, Triad Trails, takes visitors around the area and gives the low down on crime and gang activity in Singapore during colonial rule.

I went with my family on a walking tour of Chinatown with a former secret society member as my guide. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Pagoda Street and Pickering Street. We were guided by Mr Alvin Chiong, one of two guides who might lead the tour.  The tour was kickstarted at Boat Quay, where Alvin shared that the area used to house warehouses and coolie kengs (dorms). He also used visual placards to show what the shophouses used to look like before they were transformed into the restaurants and bars we see today.  Alvin also revealed the reason he joined a secret society, as well as how he dabbled in unhealthy habits l...

Monday, 03 May 2021 11:27 AM MYT Bruce Mathieu (left) and Alvin Chiong will be talking about their experiences with gangs and drugs as they lead the Triad Trails. — TODAY pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SINGAPORE, May 3 — Pointing to a row of shophouses along Pagoda Street leading up to Chinatown MRT Station, a heavily-tattooed man tells the group behind him that the shops used to be opium dens in the 19th century. It was a frequent hau...