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Singapore News - Mr Ong Wee Serm remembers the years toiling as a coolie, or manual labourer who moved goods to and from ships off the coast of Singapore. The 77-year-old, who was a coolie for a decade from 1963, unloaded items like rice, corn and beans from ships onto “twakows” or... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Special thanks to Gerald Wilder from Wilder Brothers and to The Williamsburgh Historical Society Museum in Kingstree, SC. Little remains of what was once a bustling town full of prosperous …
Frequent flyers of Singapore Airlines would be no strangers to the kebaya. It is, after all, the uniform for female flight attendants of the national carrier. But the kebaya isn't exclusive to Singapore — the long-sleeved, open front top is synonymous with numerous cultures and communities in Southeast Asia. On Nov 23, the National Heritage Board (NHB) announced that Brunei,...
A race to claim the kebaya (traditional blouse) is potentially on the cards after Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and Thailand announced plans to jointly nominate the traditional dress for inclusion in the United Nations cultural organization Unesco's list of intangible cultural heritage
Strokes are on the rise in Singapore, with about 9,000 cases in 2020. Read more at straitstimes.com.