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There was Once a “Cut Stomach Open” Street off Yio Chu Kang Road

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Remember Singapore

In the early 20th century, there was a dark small road, off Yio Chu Kang Road 6th milestone, that led to an old cemetery with a terrifying name – Phuah Pak Tiong (剖腹塚), which in Hokkien, means “a cemetery for those whose stomach … Continue reading →