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Peninsula Plaza (Singapore's Little Myanmar)
(Copyrighted Content by Aung Myo Myint – Not for Re-use) Anyone who has been to Singapore knows that the island is a shopper-galore. There is one mall in particular that is unique in its own way – Peninsula Plaza. Parked on the corner of Coleman St and North Bridge Rd, is a somewhat weathered building that, even to Singaporeans, seems like a foreign fortress. For many decades now, Peninsula Plaza has become Singapore’s own Little Myanmar . Local Burmese Community Like many of its neighbouring countries, Singapore is home to many cultures and communities, including one of the larger Burmese communities (over 100,000 people) who are rarely privileged to reside outside of Myanmar. Thanks to the friendly relationship between the Myanmar and Singapore governments, many Burmese are able to easily travel to, work and study in Singapore. Peninsula Plaza hasn’t always been Singapore’s Little Myanmar. In fact, it wasn’t until the last decade or so that it became a ...
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