4 Dec 2020: In some ways, Ang Mo Kio encapsulates the Singapore story. Once a densely covered swamp, the area became home to a few villages and rubber plantations towards the end of the 18th century, before the government established Ang Mo Kio New Town in the 1970s. Today, the neighbourhood precinct bustles with several popular kopitiams, malls, and green spaces. Whether it’s pausing to take a deep breath at one of the Ang Mo Kio Town Gardens or inhaling a putu mayam from a local hawker, there’s plenty to love about this ‘hood!
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