Tag Archives: Thomas Dunman

The Old World Charm of Mountbatten

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Remember Singapore

Mountbatten Road today is a 4.5km-long road, connecting to Geylang Road on one end and linking to East Coast Road on the other, where there is a good mixture of quality bungalows and high-end apartments. New houses have been popping up in this old … Continue reading →

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Mata.Mata: History of The Singapore Police

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Remember Singapore

The much-advertised English drama Mata.Mata has finally made its debut on Channel 5 last night. Mata refers to eye in Malay, but mata-mata generally means policeman (or watchman), where a patrolling policeman of the olden days was the “one on … Continue reading →