How Have Singapore's Coastlines Changed Over The Years? | Lost Waterfronts | CNA Documentary
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Singapore’s Eastern and Southern coastlines underwent massive reclamation to make room for places like Marine Parade, Changi Airport and MBS. Once, they were part of the sea and they saw a lot of action. This hour-long documentary peels open intriguing stories, now brought back to life with quirky animation.
Why did the Dutch and Portuguese battle off the coast of Tanah Merah in 1603, why did the Okinawans come to prewar Siglap and help to create a local food tradition, why was early day Singapore full of ‘mountains’ and how did they get destroyed?
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Hats off to cna insider's illustrator making it easier for us to imagine all these infos with the help of the amazing illustrations.
How much CNA paid you for this?
@@Woedeiii hahaha i wish ! But no bro, im genuinely amaze with the illustration lah. 😂
@@amirdomani8178 I do think im the only non npc here. Yall PAP supporters or smthing?
Such a gem of a nuanced historical storytelling…uplifting and sad at the same time. Kudos to the production team.
Random Fact: Marine Parade was the largest Land Reclamation project in singapore's history, The coastline was extended by to 15KM out. Everything left of Nicoll Highway was nothing but water before this extension happened.
Not after the extension in Tuas, Jurong Island and Tekong. Marine Parade even you add the Long Island add that few km2 maybe a lot of housing, but nowhere near.
Thank you. Brought back many memories of the 60's & 70"s.
What an informative documentary. Never knew so many facts. Thank you CNA Insider.
That was really interesting. All the information made my head spin, but I learned a lot!
Good job, cna for coming out with these types of video
Wonderful animation, diligent research, interesting storytelling...
Interesting to know a little history of our shorelines
Amazing episode 👍
Keep retelling these histories so that future generations are made aware of their Singaporean heritage.
Great documentary
Very informative. It was well produced!
Do read Mr Yeo Hong Eng’s book, The Little Red Cliff! It’s very insightful. He used to be a teacher at my primary school and gave us all signed copies of his book :)
Adrian pang narrating and the numerous puns make this underrated, its so good
Wonderful documentary!! Thank you CNA Insider and everyone involved. Love it!! 😍👍
Fascinating. Thanks.
50 years ago, Changi Beach was the go-to place for over-night camping during the school holidays. Those were happy and fun days for teenagers.
Great video! Would love to see one of the northern coast line of the orang Laut too!
Used to have slides of SG, with my father in it, probably the ship he was on dock there. But I can not find them anymore
Thank you. Love it
I think the area in front of fort canning was reclaimed from sea since the view is not the same as from a painting during the colonial years where fort canning was facing the sea which isn't now.
If based on the fact our land reclamation comes from flattening Bedok and Tampines, the government ought to be selling it more rather than have people claim they sell us sand to reclaim East Coast.
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There was a time when I would sit near the Merlion and clearly see Bataam!
'Pasar Besi' at Beach Road of Kampong Bugis.
Great stuff!
Somebody warn Hawaii: Singapore is expanding in your direction!
...and England could be next: those guys are ferocious engineers.
I would love CNA to research and create a story about the Malay empire wipeout history. Heard they were great vessel designer and builders way before British came to colonize us, not pirates and fishermen only. Way before british arrived, Malays already have been doing trades with the chinese. There were many istana in Singapore and rich Malay philanthropies and port masters. You have to go back pre colonial time to inspire the malay community that our history goes beyond 1800s.
There was a 4th fenced in swimming area in pasir panjang named after Haw Par
I would stand at the edge of a seawall and Lookout in to the Hudson 🌊 🌊🌊years later that area of water was reclaimed by land many neighborhoods and skyscrapers 🌊🌊🏙🌃🏙🌊 🌊 The world trade centers were built on this new land, and I was there running for my life the day they fell. I still can’t believe they’re gone 🥺🥺😕
I’m only 40 years old and alot of Manhattan has changed in those years
Its amazing how much humans can change the landscape
Kampong Hajijah… Jalan Hajijah, happy days in the 50’s! Love those days!!!
Hi, v interesting doco. I’m interested in d history of King’s Dock, near keppel marina. Anyone?
Good one!
30:32 even cna knows that Belgium doesn't exist hahaha
Sea give birth to life, fed lives, connect lives and now lives live on it
Do SG have any evidence regarding the existance of waterfall during those early years..?
The pursue of economic growth at the expense of environment.
I should know the costs as I lived there at Bedok Beach and I lost my playground but the fact is while cutting down the hills of Changi, Bedok and Chai Chee, using the sand to reclaim the coastline made sense. We built thousands of HDB homes in Bedok and Chai Chee which still stands there today. We built lots of homes at Marine Parade which still stands there today. The loss of the old seafront gave way to a new seafront, and we built lots of homes. Good decision.
The great country of Singapore!
Seems like this documentary is a premonition to the government’s intentions on the East Coast plan. And a recording of our current joys soon disappearing
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Roughly 92% of our coastline is all reclaimed by now. How sad
Whole island is saf fortress
Whoever wrote the script, kudos to all the puns and unique sense of humor 😂😂
Long lost land history of SG.
I still missed economical steamboat buffet and kite flying at marina parade
Such an important part of Singapore history.
I hope someday China wont say they own Singapore under Sampan right of way treaty...
this deserves much more views than the 81,199 now.
Snarky narration compilation:
A commercial square that was named Commercial Square
A new harbour to be named New Harbour
Leading to this part of the road was the imaginatively named East Coast Road
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It also mentioned sampan as Sam Pang. These are condescending.
Marina Bay went through an exercise and was again named Marina Bay. 🤣 I see a trend here.
@@konyaku3072 i couldnt locate in the film where was this being said.. could you enlighten? 🙂🙏. If you meant the 3:22 mark, it certainly didnt sound like "Sam Pang" to me and why is this considered condescending? 🤨🙄. cheers..
Good morning. Today i share on something i read: Man also has the innate power of cosmic consciousness, though few develop it. Man also has will, whereby he , like the creator can create worlds instantaneously, but few develop that power which is within them. The animals cannot reason but man can. All the attributes that God has- consciousnesd, reason,, will,feeling,love- man has too. In these qualities, man may be said to be made in the image of God.
Singapore’s map. Engineering top of hilly heaped. Fort and its Chinatown commercial square. Fort 山顶。Clarke quay. Fort cunning DTL
mrts.
垃船。teochew潮州
码头。福建街。? 😄
Now I know why it's called tanah merah. I kept on thinking to myself whenever I go there, "where's the red soil?" Lol
What a lie..hahahh
Having born in 91, all I see are constructions. Even old spots don’t exist anymore. The older gen must be feeling more sad. Really wanna know more about the Bugis ppl.
Why is Dr Mahathir so afraid of Singapore growing?
banyak kampung melayu di situ
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Yo wassup
🙌🏻 Thank you CNA for the educational video !
🇸🇬 Singapore has progressed in part with technologies, investments & military assistance from 🇺🇸 America, 🇯🇵 Japan , 🇬🇧 UK, 🇪🇺 EU countries & 🇮🇱 Israel during nation building years ! We're forever grateful !
🇸🇬 Singapore had to sacrifice a few small hills for land reclamation projects in order to accomodate growing population ! More reclamation projects will be rolled out in the coming years !
The reclamation wouldn't had happened if Singapore not kicked out from Malaya.
You came from China
@@ChingChengHanji_
Our ancestors FLEE from China to Nanyang (S.E.A) in search of a better future due to widespread poverty & lack of employment !
As PM Lee mentioned, 🇸🇬 Singapore chinese & indians are different from China & India (homogeneous societies).
🇸🇬 Singapore is a Global Metropolis with people from diverse backgrounds working together to make this country a key partner of Global trade ! Singapore is a member of Global community !
CNA's documentaries about Singapore are exceptional.
You mean Malaysia"s coastlines
S'pore was a British colony until 1963
how much PAP paid you for this?
The Singapore Leadership should be the envy of the world.
@@ordoabchao4202 Over here being corny not knowing how PAP operates. Read Up!
@@Woedeiii ok then, what should I read? I read Chua Beng Huat and LKY.
Edit: and more importantly, I see how well run the City state is, low taxes, low crime, high property ownership rates, amazing and cheap public transport, high incomes, great education, good healthcare, long life expectancy, beautiful parks and public spaces, sustainable budget, huge reserves in the sovereign wealth funds and so on. These are the facts, are they not?
@@ordoabchao4202 You can sing their praises when they hold a public forum. Meanwhile, You need to open your eyes and see how PAP is true example of a corrupted and authoritarian state. Doesn't it seem peculiar there is not a single bad light shown on PAP on any news media, internet & on the street except those naive and heckcare opposition clowns during the elections. they may be uneducated and ignorant but they cant express thier true opinons because of thier books. FYI, whatever you read up I can find on google myself, its all censorship these days. Its the otherside of politics you & the public dont want to see and its being made almost impossible to be found. And dont lie to yourself by saying there is none because PAP is a such a saint, thier our saviour.... Dont do that to yourself. DOnt be like the rest of the public which just want to think SG is all sunshine and rainbows because it isnt. And when PAP finally reveals who they are, its already too late.
@@Woedeiii I sing praise, because the story of Singapore is one of success and achievent. Is anything I said wrong?
I am really curious to hear the best critique of the Singapore system.
Authoritarian? Yes, it is. But it's working, isn't it?
Corrupt? Probably some politicians are, as everywhere, but definitely less in Singapore than most places on earth including the developed world.
The Singapore government massively elevated the prosperity of its citizens over the past 57 years. The economic freedom and good education also gives them the freedom and ability to leave for other places if they don't like itvin Singapore, which some do.
What is your grief?
That there are corrupt people in government? Newsflash: that is the case everywhere and always throughout history.
Which country do you think is better run than Singapore?