This immersive game, called Escape From St John's Island, is tantalisingly linked to local history. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

St John’s Island wasn’t always a cat paradise. In the '30s, it was the world’s largest quarantine centre. Before Singapore’s independence, it was a holding centre for political detainees.

Back to nature. A few kilometres south of Singapore lies a secret beach with clear waters and white sands on St John's Island, one of the country's many beautiful offshore islands.

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