Explored the Bras Basah.Bugis precinct last weekend to enjoy the annual National Day light-up of buildings.

The seven buildings lit up this year are an interesting mix of gazetted national monuments, like the Central Fire Station and Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, as well as not so well-known sites, like the old Middle Road Church at the corner of Waterloo Street and Middle Road. While their functions have been changed over the years, these historical buildings have all played a part in our Singapore story.

I was hoping to capture all seven buildings, but got rained out (as you can see from the Central Fire Station photo), so missed two of them. Please share your pics of Cathay Building and the National Museum (and the others too), lit up for National Day!

I hope these beautiful night lights will inspire you to keep the Singapore Spirit high and bright. Looking forward to the NDP show this Saturday! ✨🇸🇬 – LHL

Twelve vacant district council seats emerged on Friday after the government gazetted a law that required holders of public office to take an oath upholding the Basic Law and bearing allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

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涉區議員宣誓的《2021年公職（參選及任職）（雜項修訂）條例》正式刊憲生效，並公告12名民選區議員議席出缺，包括被選舉主任裁定不符合《立法會條例》而提名無效的袁嘉蔚和岑敖暉，是法例生效後首批被DQ的區議員。
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High Chaparral: The tale of the villagers ---

|| For the past few months, the story of once little known Kampung Buah Pala on the island of Penang and its inhabitants have seemed to be the only talk of the island.

Also popularly known as 'Tamil High Chaparral' to Penangites due to its traditional population of cowherds, this old settlement is located at the heart of the rapidly developing eastern part of Georgetown.

The plight of the Kampung Buah Pala villagers hit the headlines recently after they received a court order to vacate their old village of which three generations have lived to make way for a modern condominium.

Local historians claim the village had existed for more than 150 years. It was part of a large coconut plantation owned by the family of a Margaret Brown.

Certainly there seems to be a document testifying that Margaret Brown had stated before leaving for Britain that the land is to be left to the people who were living and working there. This was in 1938. The current residents are believed to be descendents of the original settlers.

Because of this bit of history, there are parties who are pushing for Kampung Buah Pala to be gazetted as heritage property. Its perhaps the only way to save this village from certain disappearance.

Malaysiakini visited the village to document for posterity a peace of history that is about to be wiped out in one fell swoop.

We were expecting to see a large settlement of 300 villagers, in 33 houses with 50 or more families living harmoniously in a highly cultured village because it was referred to as a model Tamil Hindu settlement, with a traditional population of cowherds and many other essences of Tamil heritage.

But we were disappointed. There wasnt even an old Hindu temple central to a Tamil settlement.

Kampung Buah Pala in reality is a stretch of road lined by less than 30 houses standing next to modern residential properties.

The hey-day of a bustling coconut plantation population has certainly left Kampung Buah Pala many, many years ago.



Produced by Indrani Kopal
Narration by Nick Josh Karean