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Art • Mural of samsui woman fulfils an essential purpose

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July 23, 2025

On a recent family holiday to South America, I was struck by the vibrant murals adorning city walls that vividly depict everyday life, culture and struggles.

- Goh Ee Kiat

Art • Mural of samsui woman fulfils an essential purpose

These open expressions of identity and history stood in sharp contrast to the controversy that surrounded the mural of a smoking samsui woman back home in 2024.

That mural in South Bridge Road now features a plaque carrying an anti-smoking advisory (Anti-smoking advisory in new plaque for controversial samsui woman mural, July 11).

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2 mins

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4 mins

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2 mins

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The Straits Times

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4 mins

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The Straits Times

The Straits Times

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2 mins

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The Straits Times

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2 mins

December 04, 2025

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