Through the Lens

  • Madam Lie Hong Haw founded Bewa Enterprise in Joo Chiat Complex in 1993 with her husband. The shop is known for ready-made and customised traditional Malay costumes such as baju kurung and baju Pahang.
Needles and thread were never far away when Madam Lie Hong Haw was growing up, so it was inevitable that sewing would become the guiding passion in her life.

How has Singapore changed over the years? Every fortnight, The Straits Times will feature old and new images of a place in Singapore.

Serangoon Road in 1954 and today  »


This is the last instalment of Singapore Slider as the series is taking a break. 

Big Picture

Dealing with climate change is a race against time, and this fun race at The Promontory @ Marina Bay hopes to illustrate just how urgent this global problem is.
Near the fabled Silk Road in China's Gansu province, these behemoths tower over the barren desert in Dunhuang Yardang National Geopark.
Residents in Simei woke up to flashes of lightning illuminating the skies yesterday as an early-morning thunderstorm drenched the island.

PICTURE THIS

A person is never too young to show respect for one's elder, even if the latter is not much taller than himself. This was seen outside Sultan Mosque on Hari Raya Puasa on June 9, 1986.

Singapore through the years