Learn more about Singapore’s Chinatown from an ex-gangster


The Triad Trails walking tour in Singapore takes visitors through Chinatown, with former offenders as guides. — AFP

I went with my family on a walking tour of Chinatown in Singapore with a former secret society member as my guide.

The tour, Triad Trails, took us around the area and gave us the low down on crime and gang activity in Singapore during colonial rule.

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