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• The completion of the restoration of house number 22E in Kampung Surau on Pulau Ubin was announced on Saturday (25 November 2023). Work on it is part of a wider effort to conserve the Malay village houses on the island, and preserve the heritage of village life in Singapore
• Dr Imran Tajudeen (NUS Malay Studies and NUS Architecture), who in his own personal capacity has contributed to the rebuilding of the house especially in its architectural design, construction, and historical perspective by engaging the previous family of the house in the orientation of the rooms, furniture and colours.
• This project was also a further development from the architectural and social history documentation of selected houses on Pulau Ubin by students at the NUS Architecture led by Dr Imran in 2018.⁠

This article first appeared in Berita Harian on 25 November 2023.