• Sago Lane

      Sago Lane is a one-way road in Chinatown connecting South Bridge Road to Banda Street. It was named for the many sago factories that were located there in the 1840s. Sago Lane was also known for the Chinese “death houses”.

    • Bukit Brown Municipal Cemetery

      The Bukit Brown Municipal Cemetery was established to serve the burial needs of the Chinese community. Officially opened on 1 January 1922, it operated for more than half a century before its closure in 1973. The cemetery was previously a section of a 211-acre ...

    • Parsi Cemetery

      The Parsi (also spelt “Parsee”) burial ground was established at Mount Palmer in Tanjong Pagar in 1828. It came under the administration of Parsi trustees, but the trust was transferred to the Muslim and Hindu Endowment Board in 1889 when the last two Parsi trustees ...

    • Malay Muslim funerals

      The Malays think of death as part of a life cycle predestined by God. Malay Muslim funerals follow specific Islamic rites in accordance to syariah (religious laws), and are solemn and dignified affairs. The body of the deceased must be treated with honour and reverence, ...

       

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