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Singapura Stories was set up in July 2012. It is an independent collaborative platform focusing on the recovery and sharing of architectural and social histories with the associated cultural memory of buildings, neighbourhoods, settlements, and communities that are no longer extant. It is committed to public education and sharing of these place histories through seminars and forums. It has also facilitated public discussion of findings by independent researchers, with the aim of at gathering like-minded individuals with shared interests in specific topics, and encouraging documentation efforts by former residents of expunged places. Read more here!

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Public Lecture: Bugis and Makassarese Architecture and Urban Neighbourhoods in Singapore

Public Lecture Series (MHC) with Singapura Stories

Saturday 28 October 2017 
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM, MHC Auditorium
Malay Heritage Centre (Istana Kampung Gelam), Singapore

Held in conjunction with Sirri na Pesse: Navigating Bugis Identities in Singapore, special exhibition in the Malay Cultural Festival 2017, Malay Heritage Centre, Singapore.

 Bugis Talk 2017 EDM

See also excerpts on the subject of the talk here.


 

Seminar Twelve: Pulau Brani Histories

Saturday 19 Nov, 2016
2pm-5pm
Possibility Room, National Library

Singapura Stories Seminar 12 Pulau Brani Histories

Singapura Stories Seminar 12 Pulau Brani Histories

 


Seminar Eleven: Kg Kuchan Lorong 3:
Kampong community, domestic architecture, and a long history from Tg Rhu and Singapore River
Warga kampung, senibina rumah, dan sejarah panjang dari Tg Rhu dan Sg Singapura

Saturday 8 Oct, 2016
2pm-5pm
Possibility Room, National Library

Singapura Stories Seminar 11: Kg Kuchai Lor 3 Geylang + Tg Rhu & Sg River

Singapura Stories Seminar 11: Kg Kuchai Lor 3 Geylang + Tg Rhu & Sg River

link for registration via GoLibrary coming soon!


Seminar Ten: A People’s Theatre in the Park: Singapore’s National Theatre / Panggong Negara, 1963-1986

Sat 13 Aug 2016
2-5pm
The Pod, National Library

SSS10 Nat Theatre & Alfred Wong - EDM


Seminar Nine: Busana: Malay Textile Traditions and the Art of Attire in Singapore and the Malay World

Singapura Stories Seminar Nine, in conjunction with Pesta Raya 2016
Saturday 6 August, 2016
2-4:30pm
Library @Esplanade
Free seating – Registration not required

This event features two talks:

  • From Ikat to Perada – The Story of Sumptuous Malay Textiles,  by Khir Johari
  • Malay Traditional Attire: Adat and Styling, by Suhaimi Nasrain

SSS09 Busana SG & Mly World - Khir Johari & Suhaimi Nasrain EDM


 

Seminar Eight: The Story of the Paya Lebar Airport Murals: A Talk by Dahlia Shamsuddin

Saturday, 25 June 2016
11am-1pm
The URA Centre, Function Hall, Level 5
45 Maxwell Road
Singapore 069118
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Some of the items kept by Shamsuddin H Akib, the artist behind one of the murals at Paya Lebar Airport commissioned in 1963.

Some of the items kept by Shamsuddin H Akib, the artist behind one of the murals at Paya Lebar Airport commissioned in 1963.


Seminar Seven: A forgotten multi-ethnic settlement: Palmer Rd, Tg Malang & Kg Sambau

Wednesday Mar 23, 2016
07:00 PM – 09:00 PM
Possibility Room (Level 5),  National Library, Singapore

Register via GoLibrary here

SS Seminar 7 Tg Malang Palmer Rd


 Seminar Six: Pulau Sudong histories
The founding of the Silat Gayong movement | Community histories & Resettlement | Sea sports & fisherfolk skills
Singapura Stories Seminar Six: Pulau Sudong histories

Singapura Stories Seminar Six: Pulau Sudong histories

Date: Saturday 16 Jan, 2015
Time: 2pm – 05:30pm
Venue: MHC Auditorium, Malay Heritage Centre

Following on from the successful Seminar in May 2014 on the Southern Islands, which had focused on Pulau Seking’s experience, Singapura Stories presents Seminar Six on Pulau Sudong, featuring four invited speakers who will talk about various aspects of the island’s history.

Free event. Register by emailing MHC at this address: NHB_MHC_Programmes@nhb.gov.sg.


The Bugis Merchant Haji Mohamad Said La Chongkeng bin Daeng Patompo’

Written by: Daeng Paliweng
Oct 31, 2015

One of the pair of grave markers of the grave of Haji Md Said b Daeng Patompok in Jalan Kubor Cemetery, Kampung Gelam (Kampong Glam), Singapore.

One of the pair of grave markers of the grave of Haji Md Said b Daeng Patompok in Jalan Kubor Cemetery, Kampung Gelam (Kampong Glam), Singapore.

In this second article we learn more about another Bugis merchant, a man who is buried in a grave situated right next to Daeng Passendrik’s (see photograph below). He is Haji Mohamad Said La Chongkeng bin Daeng Patompo’, who owned 403 acres of land in several locations in Mandai, Upper Toa Payoh,  Bukit Timah, Upper Bedok, and Changi, parts of which were developed as plantations of rubber and coconut as well as orchards. The estates include a portion recorded in maps as Bugis Estate with a Bugis Rubber Works.  He also owned miscellaneous landholdings across Singapore, and invested in the purchase of shophouses in various locations across Singapore Town.

The first article was on perhaps the wealthiest among the Bugis merchants in early twentieth century Singapore, Haji Osman Daeng Passendrik Ambo Dalle’ bin Haji Ali. He is buried in a very prominent grave with a mausoleum pavilion in Jalan Kubor Cemetery. 


SS Seminar 5: Dakota Crescent in architectural and historical perspectives

SS Seminar 5: Dakota Crescent in architectural and historical perspectives

Written by singapurastories
Oct 24, 2015

Singapura Stories is pleased to bring you Seminar Five on Dakota Crescent (originally planned for January 2015).

SINGAPURA STORIES SEMINAR FIVE
Understanding Dakota Crescent: Architectural and historical perspectives
by Jonathan Poh

Date: Tuesday 24 Nov, 2015
Time: 07:30 PM – 09:30 PM
Venue: Level 5 – Imagination Room (next to Possibility Room), National Library Building

Free event. Registration is required via GoLibrary.

About the talk:

Dakota Crescent to most lay passers-by is distinctive for its “curious old estate” along Old Airport Road near “that famous hawker centre”, overall evoking an atmosphere glossed as “retro”. Following the government’s announcement on plans for the redevelopment of the historical SIT estate and relocation of its residents, reaction from the public was mixed. Some residents were reportedly relieved as amenities were said to be in disrepair, while others (residents and non-residents alike) will grieve the loss of their memories and attachment to the place if the buildings were to be torn down. Such reactions merely scratch the surface of the significance of Dakota Crescent’s built heritage.


 

Katong-Siglap Forum 2015 - English Poster

 

Written by singapurastories
Sep 19, 2015

Talk & Public Seminar / Forum: The transformation of Katong-Siglap

This event, in Malay, will feature the history and communities of the Katong – Joo Chiat – Telok Kurau – Siglap neighbourhoods. It has two main segments:  a talk by Dr Imran bin Tajudeen followed by a public forum by four panelists who are former residents of these fascinating historic neighbourhoods. The event, hosted in Marine Parade CC’s Theatrette, is organised in conjunction with the Bulan Bahasa, the Malay Language Month.

Sunday 20 September 2015, 3-5pm. Marine Parade CC Theatrette. Free admission. Register for the Katong-Siglap history seminar and forum

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A collection of stories and shared memories as a chronicle of Singapura.

A compilation of images, maps, drawings, accounts, and descriptions which, when interwoven, shed light on the rich tapestry of events in the lives of Singaporeans.

Our stories, Singapura stories.

Share with us your stories, email to singapurastories@gmail.com (click here).

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Alfian Sa’at
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Daeng Paliweng
Faizah Jamal
Hadijah Rahmat
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Khir Johari
Mohamed Effendy
Rossman Ithnain
Zuul Aziiz

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Yazid Ninsalam
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