Westin Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s global portfolio of over 30 extraordinary hotel brands, proudly announces the opening of The Westin Nirup Island Resort & Spa, Batam, an oasis ...

Our rich local history, especially the pre-colonial one. It is only through the advocacy of young descendants of Orang Pulau and Orang Laut, such as Syazwan Majid of Wan’s Ubin Journal and Firdaus ...

JOHOR’S Orang Seletar or Orang Laut villagers are appealing to the Federal and Johor governments to look into their welfare as they are facing hardship.

From the days of yore when Orang Laut fleets peered up the red cliffs of Tanah Merah, through to colonisation all the way to Singapore’s independence and the present day, discover Bedok’s ...

For centuries, the Sea People, which consist of ethnic group communities such as the Sama Bajau Laut (Sea Gypsies) and the Orang Suku Laut Riau, have roamed the waters of Southeast Asia, forging a ...

Singapore in 1819 At the time of the treaty, Singapore was home to about 1,000 people, mostly Orang Laut communities like the Orang Kallang, Orang Seletar, and Orang Gelam. There were also small ...

There is green beneath the grey, and each of these ingredients tells powerful stories about place and memory in Singapore. We speak to GOS, Orang Laut and Fork in the Jungle about their mission to ...

SINGAPORE – Legs splayed wide, the face of a snarling tiger – half orange, half white – on his shirt, Fransiskus Tintin calmly told those present that he was responsible for all living ...

Firdaus Sani, founder of Orang Laut SG and The Black Sampan digital marketing agency, shares his experience growing up on Pulau Semakau, the aspects that make Orang Laut culture unique, and why he ...

For more than a thousand years, Orang Laut have roamed the waters of Sumatra, Singapore and Western Malaysia with some historical texts suggesting that their existence predates the founding of ...