Meet the people keeping the kampung spirit alive in modern Singapore

Kampung meaning “village” in the Malay language, kampung culture refers to a neighbourly spirit rooted in the country’s humble past — and one that binds the people of the nation. It often refers to a sense of community where everybody looks out for each other. Good things are shared, and burdens are carried.

Yet it is more than that. It is also about a connection with nature; it is an unspoken honour code; and a way of living that values simple joys and being in the moment.

Even though close-knit villages have been replaced by high rise apartments where one can easily live in isolation among thousands, different elements of kampung culture are still perpetuated, and in different ways too. We talk to the people who in very different ways are ambassadors of this evolving culture.

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