Stories from Pineapple Hill

Black and White Houses were built by the colonial British to house expatriate staff. This article tells the story of those houses on Seah Im Road that were built by influential Chinese Hokkien business man Ang Seah Im. They were rented out to people working at nearby Keppel Harbour and the Singapore Harbour Board.

This post describes the history of the Telok Blangah area in Singapore. First described in the 14th century as inhabited by barbarians, it became a notorious pirate haunt before the British developed it into one of the biggest ports in the world.

This post unravels the true history of when and by whom the Istana Kampong Gelam is built.

In this post I explore who built the Istana Woodneuk, and which fascinating stories and why it is worth preserving

In this post I explain who the Temenggongs of Singapore were, and how they contributed to the development of the city