Heritage & Conservation

The Last Mile: Golden Mile Complex’s Final Hedonistic Hurrah

The Last Mile: Golden Mile Complex’s Final Hedonistic Hurrah

Golden Mile Complex is finally closing its doors pretty soon. Singapore's party-goers bid farewell to the complex to the only way they know how.

by Hykel Quek March 9, 2023

The Awkward Head Trip of a Farewell Party for *SCAPE McDonald’s

The Awkward Head Trip of a Farewell Party for *SCAPE McDonald’s

A farewell to a McDonald's outlet at *SCAPE is the perfect sendoff—and the final nail in the coffin—for a youth hub with an identity crisis.

by Hykel Quek February 28, 2023

‘I Don’t See Myself Running This Business in 5 Years’ Time’: A Minimart’s Struggle With GST Hikes

‘I Don’t See Myself Running This Business in 5 Years’ Time’: A Minimart’s Struggle With GST Hikes

Small shops, big struggles.

by Hykel Quek February 14, 2023

Orchard Towers Workers Prepare For The End of an Era

Orchard Towers Workers Prepare For The End of an Era

As nightlife establishments at Orchard Towers prepare to shutter, workers at the mall seek closure and get ready to start all over again.

by Edoardo Liotta October 18, 2022

@publicnoticesg Is the Ultimate Love Letter to Singapore by Singaporeans

@publicnoticesg Is the Ultimate Love Letter to Singapore by Singaporeans

Instagram account @publicnoticesg is a thrilling display of the most paggro public notices found all over the island. But beyond the communal sharing of grievances, something else lurks beneath our collective annoyance that few Singaporeans dare admit.

by Hykel Quek October 11, 2022

Displaced by SERS — Marsiling Estate Residents Show Us Their Fondest Memories of Home

Displaced by SERS — Marsiling Estate Residents Show Us Their Fondest Memories of Home

If places makes memories, and memories make the home, what happens when you're relocated away from familiarity? For residents of the blocks here at Marsiling, recently acquired by HDB under the SERS scheme, the struggle to keep the feeling of home remains. We hand them film cameras and ask them to show us, literally, through their lens, places in the estate that hold deep and meaningful memories for them.

by Hykel Quek October 3, 2022

Recent Articles

A Conversation Between 2 Tourists at the Padang Unesco World Heritage Site

A Conversation Between 2 Tourists at the Padang Unesco World Heritage Site

Singapore wants the Padang and its surrounding civic buildings to be considered a World Heritage Site. Tourists might be confused if it does become one.

by Kimberly Lim

March 10, 2023

Singapore’s Lion Dancers Are International Winners. Yet National Support Eludes Them

Singapore’s Lion Dancers Are International Winners. Yet National Support Eludes Them

"When we represent the country and win, all I can do is hug the trophy at the back of my lorry and celebrate by myself."

by Hykel Quek

November 9, 2022

Re-Route, and the Things We Saw En Route Little India’s Hidden Spaces

Re-Route, and the Things We Saw En Route Little India’s Hidden Spaces

An intimate peek into Little India's rules, rhythms and radiance— seemingly unaffected by the rapid changes going on outside its boundaries.

by Zachary Tang

September 28, 2022

Lashed and Whipped To Investigate Singapore’s Forbidden Art of Kuda Kepang

Lashed and Whipped To Investigate Singapore’s Forbidden Art of Kuda Kepang

For a long time, Kuda Kepang was a mainstay at numerous functions within the Malay community. And then it all went away. We dug deep to investigate its disappearance—and how a group of practitioners are petitioning for it to be brought back to life.

by Hykel Quek

September 2, 2022

Pontianaks & Pocongs: Singapore Ghost Stories Find New Home Online

Pontianaks & Pocongs: Singapore Ghost Stories Find New Home Online

Ghost stories of forbidden tunnels and flickering lights will always be evergreen. Now with the Internet, it seems we love them more, albeit a little bit differently.

by Nicole Lam

August 30, 2022