PULAU UBIN, SINGAPORE — Think back, if you can, to 1965. The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was the year’s architectural marvel, the world mourned Winston Churchill, and Pampers disposable diapers made ...

I recently spent a day on Pulau Ubin, a tiny island off the coast of mainland Singapore. I felt like I was in an entirely different country or had stepped back in time in Singapore's history. Instead ...

SINGAPORE: “$30, $33, $36,” he counted under his breath, thumbing through the wad of notes in his hand before cramming them into his waist pouch. The passenger roll call was rudimentary at best – for ...

SINGAPORE: If you have been to Pulau Ubin, you'd probably have stopped at Yak Hong for a drink to quench your thirst. Walking from the island’s jetty, it’s impossible to miss the provision shop at the ...

Local film “Pulau” is a horror movie and not a pornographic film as some social media users have claimed it to be, says the Film Censorship Board (LPF). “There are differences between the trailer ...

In Kampung Lobong on Pulau Gaya, off the coast of Kota Kinabalu, stands a new pedestrian walkway constructed largely from ...

The public unhappiness over fears that Pulau Ubin was to be developed has two abiding messages for us. The first is that pockets of rural spaces are close to sacred for many Singaporeans. Pulau Ubin ...

For now, let’s begin by learning how to get there. As Pulau Tiga is a national marine park, you can’t just show up as you please. Tourists reach the island by boarding speedboats in Kuala Penyu, ...

SINGAPORE - Jurong Island, home to energy and chemical firms with their glittering network of complexes, is not always remembered as such. For musician Mohd Nazir Dolah, it is a lost cluster of ...

Growing a spice once worth its weight in gold, a tiny isle in Indonesia was so coveted that the Dutch traded Manhattan for it. Some 350 years later, life on the two islands couldn’t be more different.

SINGAPORE – Lifelong Pulau Ubin resident Ong Kim Cheng, 67, loves his island idyll and is happy to forgo most of the urban conveniences that Singaporeans enjoy. But the one municipal concern he brings ...