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According to legend, a clever boy solved the problem of a swordfish attack on Singapore with banana stems. The jealous king had him killed on a hill. The soil turned red from his blood. What is the name of this hill?

  
  
2

This was once where Indian laundrymen washed clothes in a small creek or river during the British colonial times. Which area is this?

  
  
3

The name for this place comes from Malay words meaning “bay” and “clay cooking pot” because the shoreline resembled the shape of a pot.

  
  
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This place was named after two brothers, Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par, the founders of the Tiger Balm brand.

     
  
  
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This neighbourhood’s name is a blend of Hokkien and Malay, originally meaning “new cemetery”, as it was built over a former burial ground.