The 7½ mile Siglap Road area refers to a historical colonial-era milestone located along Upper East Coast Road (near the junction of Siglap Road and the present-day Mandarin Gardens to Laguna View area). In 1962, sandwashing operations in this vicinity uncovered mass graves containing victims of the WWII Sook Ching massacre. Today, this coastal stretch is a highly urbanized residential zone.

Fernwood Condo is near this site. Mandarin Gardens used to be under water and was reclaimed only in the 1970s, as the coastline runs past Marine Parade Road.

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Mass war graves found in Siglap’s ‘valley of death’” (The Straits Times)

SINGAPORE, Fri. — Five separate war graves have been located in a “Valley of Tears” in the Siglap area. In this rugged countryside, hundreds of civilians rounded up by the Japanese Army after the fall of Singapore were machine‑gunned and buried about 20 years ago.

Recently, sandwashing operations in the area (off the 7½ mile Siglap Road) have brought up human remains. Subsequent investigations — directed by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce — resulted in five mass graves being pinpointed.

New site

The Chamber has called for more information about other such graves in other parts of the island. Meanwhile, arrangements with religious bodies have begun for prayer meetings before a full‑scale operation is conducted to remove the bones. It was learnt that the Commissioner of Lands had asked the Chinese Chamber to allow a seven‑acre site in Thomson Road to be used on a 10‑year lease to establish memorial grounds. With the horror discovered at Siglap, a number of people had come up with information about the alleged massacres. Mr. Choo Choon Kwee, 72, a farmer living near the area, told Chamber officials today that Japanese soldiers forced him and 30 other villagers to dig five trenches.

Lorryloads

He said the trenches were about 20 feet wide and 30 feet long. This took place soon after the Japanese invasion — early February 1942. Later, he and all the village folk were ordered out of the area by the troops. However, he said he hid among bushes on a hilltop. He counted eight lorries entering the valley and later leaving packed with civilian bodies. Each lorry carried between 40 to 50 people. Said Mr. Choo: “They were lined up at the edge of the trenches and machine‑gunned.”

FARMER RECALLS HE SAW MASSACRE OF THOUSANDS

A week after the shooting, he said, the Japanese brought a gang of labourers to cover up the graves with more earth. As soon as the Siglap find was reported to the [committee/Chamber], there were unconfirmed reports that “up to 80,000” people had been massacred.

A demand

In the committee are prominent traders Messrs. Ng Aik Huan, Loh Keng Tan and Lau Thiam [..] (last name/initials partly unclear). The Chamber is to approach the Japanese [..] Consulate‑General to demand compensation. Death Nook: Another account mentions Mr. Neo Yong Seng, 63, [a school principal], who said he visited the area less than 10 years ago and saw lorries and bodies there.

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Photo caption (mass grave excavation)

“HUMAN remains being dug up at one of the mass graves in Siglap. Pointing to a jumble of bones is Mr. Ng Aik Huan, head of the three‑man special committee of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce which is supervising the excavation work. — [Straits Times picture].”

The truth about annual Feng Shui products: what’s sold as tradition has become a highly profitable buying trap.

What many people don’t realize: annual Feng Shui products are less about balance and more about selling fear. Annual Feng Shui products aren’t guidance they’re a carefully engineered sales cycle. Let’s call it what it is: the annual Feng Shui buying cycle has become a commercialized scam.

Understanding the Commercial Side of Modern Feng Shui

• The Annual Feng Shui Money Trap: Why You’re Told to Buy for All Nine Sectors Every Year

• The Feng Shui Sales Machine: How Annual “Cures” Turn Advice into Retail

• Annual Feng Shui Products Explained: Nine Sectors, Endless Purchases

• Separating Authentic Feng Shui from Product-Driven Practices

• Feng Shui Without Forced Buying: What Clients Are Rarely Told

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Recognizing this pattern is the first step toward breaking free from it.

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