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Most kampong residents were offered new homes by the government, but Mr Oh was unable to secure a place of his own.

Made up of 26 single-story wooden houses, which were once ubiquitous across Singapore, the “kampong”, the Malay word for village, has seen a boom in local visitors after borders shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Some Malaysians are now seeking out cheaper, lesser known “kampong” or “village” durians that have the same aroma as better-known varieties.

At age 11, instead of learning math and grammar in primary school like her brothers, she helped women in her kampong make and sell sambal for pocket money.

He grew interested in the sea because he sailed, and he sailed because he came from a kampong on the coast.