OLD MALAY CEMETERY
The old Malay cemetery, which we passed at Victoria Street is the oldest recorded Malay cemetery in Singapore. J.B. Tassin’s map of 1836 labels this area as the ‘ Tombs of the Malayan Princes’. Opposite, across Jalan Kubor, is an even bigger Muslim Cemetery with a somewhat less deserted air than its neighbour is. The tombstones look messy and some of them even looked broken or were missing. Definitely, sent chills down our spine when we passed it. Imagine passing by it at night !
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