Pulau Ubin Kampung Houses To Be Preserved Before It’s Too Late Pulau Ubin often calls to mind a rustic, overgrown patch of nature. Source Many buildings there are in a state of dilapidation. Snakes have been seen lounging in the living areas of the kampung houses, while termites grow fat on the wooden structures. But the National Parks Board (NParks) is now determined to reverse the trend of neglect. NParks announced that five kampung houses on the island are to be restored for community purposes. Heritage value The kampung houses include Malay houses 6J, 22E and 846P, and Chinese houses 63C and 425B. Of which, house 22E is the last remaining structure of the now-lost Kampung Surau in eastern Pulau Ubin. House 22E is a panggung (raised-floor) traditional Malay wooden house. Traditional kampung house on Pulau Ubin Source Race against time Only a few locals know how to build houses in this traditional style today. Mr Ahmad Kassim from house 488A on Pulau Ubin, is one of the last Ubin residents who still remembers how to build the panggung Malay kampung. But he’s already 83 years old this year — making conservation work all the more urgent. Meanwhile, the collapsing house 63C […]
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