Kampung Tempe: Voices from a Malay Village Ekkers We provide the answers—and useful

We provide the answers—and useful tips as well—to some of the most-asked questions young Singaporeans have about the Indian community

Illustrated by Jeanette Yap

For humour

Will they triumph

this book sensitively deals with and helps to raise questions about Alzheimer’s that parents can use to start a conversation with kids

Kampung Tempe: Voices from a Malay Village Ekkers We provide the answers—and usefulWritten by Yahaya Sanusi and Hidayah Amin In early 1905, a group of Javanese led by Alias bin Ali, started a settlement on a hillside in Singapore, not far from the present Sixth Avenue, off Bukit Timah Road. The swampy land then was infested with mosquitoes and quite uninhabitable. Despite the challenging circumstances, the Javanese settlers, most of whom were farmers and gardeners, successfully cultivated vegetables such as tapioca, chilli, and even