Footprints on an Island: Rediscovering Pulau Ubin

This book documents the natural and cultural heritage of one of Singapore’s best kept secrets, Pulau Ubin. The story of Pulau Ubin’s evolution over the years is a fascinating yet often overlooked part of SG’s history. The island is now at the crossroads of how much of its rustic charm to retain and to what extent modernity and development should take place. Due to these challenges, there is a greater urgency to protect its perecious heritage. Contained within these pages are untold stories of some of the island’s pioneering residents. inhabitants. Through images and oral histories, readers will be taken through time, through forests unexplored, over idyllic shores and to sites long-forgotten. This book attempts to add to the understanding of Pulau Ubin’s past, present and future and so enable more Singaporeans to rediscover and better appreciate the island.