Singapore is an island that has the most graveyards in the world. This is because of its strategic location in South East Asia that has made it an attractive hub for maritime navigators from all over the world to stopover and trade and eventually called this island, home. My quest to look for graves is to get a better understanding the diversity of the ancient societies here in Singapore which has made this island unique. Almost 90% of the graves of these early settlers have been exhumed to make way for commercial and residential development. Some people believe that houses built on graves bring about prosperity and luck. While others try to avoid living on them, fearing the spirits will affect their lives. Nevertheless, I can confidently say that the entire island were covered with graves. This evidently shows that Singapore has all time been a vibrant entrepot to the world. May the souls of our forefathers rest in peace. Without them, there is no prosperous Singapore today.

Sarafian Salleh
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