SINGAPORE – The 126-year-old Sultan Shoal Lighthouse, about 150m from Tuas Port’s Phase 2 development, will not be affected by port operations when they begin in the late 2020s, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has confirmed. Reclamation works for Phase 2 of the port, which began in July 2019, are expected to... » read more
SINGAPORE – Hawker dish kway chap, the Jewish festival Passover, and Malay dance form zapin are among the nine latest additions to the intangible cultural heritage inventory created by the National Heritage Board (NHB). This is the third time that the list has been expanded since its launch in April 2018. It now comprises 97... » read more
A heritage director who played a key role in having hawker culture recognised by Unesco has become the first Singaporean to be elected to its evaluation body. Mr Yeo Kirk Siang of the National Heritage Board (NHB) will be on a 12-member international panel reviewing and recommending nominations for intangible cultural heritage to the United... » read more
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