In 1963, founding Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, noticed a problem. Singapore was rapidly developing, and huge tracts of forest were being cleared for the factories, houses, and buildings needed for Singapore’s development. In Singapore’s rapid development, he estimated ...

Shakil and his team are a familiar sight in Marsiling. 365 days a year, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., residents would see them all throughout the HDB estates, sweeping floors, mopping lifts, moving bulky refuse and clearing out rubbish chutes. ...