Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Hidayah Amin relates her anguish on two occasions – when Gedung Kuning was acquired for public development in 1999 and again when the mango tree in the compound, planted to celebrate her birth, was cut down. She fought to keep the name Gedung Kuning but notes that market forces have gentrified Kampong Glam. Instead of bars and massage parlours, the kampong could have retained its rich heritage if more traditional Malay businesses received assistance to operate there.

00:00 Acquisition of Gedung Kuning

09:28 How I Fought to Keep the Name

18:31 Cutting Down the Mango Tree

24:50 Tree of Memories

30:25 Conservation of Kampong Glam

37:17 Street Names in Kampong Glam

41:19 Bars & Massage Parlours

45:53 Heritage Businesses

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I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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