Category Archives: Media Statement

Saving Bukit Brown: An Op-Ed article for the Straits Times (17 Nov 2011) by Terence Chong & Chua Ai Lin In land-scarce Singapore, the tension between heritage and modernity is not unusual, as the on-going debate over Bukit Brown cemetery … Continue reading →

Statement by Singapore Heritage Society on meeting with Minister of State for National Development Tan Chuan-Jin (24 October 2011) The Singapore Heritage Society would like to encourage interested members of the public to step forward to help with the documentation process … Continue reading →

BUKIT BROWN CEMETERY: CLARIFICATION ON COLLABORATION BETWEEN SHS AND URA/LTA (20 October 2011) The collaboration between the Singapore Heritage Society (SHS) and the authorities up till now has consisted only of connecting LTA and URA with individual experts on Chinese … Continue reading →

17 September 2011 The Singapore Heritage Society does not support the decision to redevelop Bukit Brown Cemetery without: a) a complete historical survey to assess the full impact of any such plans; b) detailed information from LTA and URA on … Continue reading →

SHS Statement on Bukit Brown Cemetery: Proposed Dual 4-Lane Road Project (13 September 2011) The Singapore Heritage Society believes that thorough historical surveys are needed in order to make wise urban planning decisions that take into consideration the intangible aspects … Continue reading →