Set in a sleepy quarter of Upper Changi Road, an understated white building bears witness to the memories of thousands of prisoners of war in Changi Prison during World War II. The Changi Chapel and Museum is both a shrine to the war dead and an effort to keep their stories alive. Closed in 2018 for redevelopment, it is reopening its doors on May 19, a year later than initially slated. This year marks the 76th anniversary of the Japanese surrender in the war. Following the revamp, the museum has new content and an expanded collection, complementing other sites that commemorate World War II such as Reflections of Bukit Chandu, also set to reopen this year, and the Former Ford Factory. Six new artefacts were unveiled on Wed, just a few of those to be on display as the museum has been coy about the total number it has acquired. The 400-page diary was a gift from the family of Mr Arthur Westrop, a civilian internee at Changi prison.... Continue Reading