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We will be using this blog to give our readers insights into the vibrant culture of Jalan Besar as well as chart the progress of our project on conserving the unique history of Jalan Besar itself.
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Hwa Chong Institution (College Section)
Conservation of Knowledge on Local Neighbourhoods
Amadea Ng
Nicholas Chiang
Nigel Poh
Sandra Chan
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Jalan Besar Town Council
URA: Conservation of Built Heritage
HCunite
Hwa Chong
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Thursday, July 30, 2009 1:18 AM
Malay Kampong
Kampong Boyan was a Malay kampong (village) that used to lie near Syed Alwi and Jalan Besar, with a large number of Boyanese living in the area.
The majority of the Boyanese (known outside of Singapore as Baweanese) were from the island of Bawean off the north coast of East Java, with many of the Boyanse being employed in the old race course as horse tamers and trainers.
In Tamil, this Malay kampong is known as sunnambu kampam, meaning "lime kampong". Kapor, a lime used in betel chewing, was made here in the past.
The picture above shows the location of Bawean, off the coast of Surabaya.
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