Bukit Timah’s name arose from a corruption of the name of the Temak trees that grew in the area. As Singapore used to be a British colony, the westerners misheard the word “Temak” for “Timah”. Furthermore, these trees were located on the hill near the estate. Hill in Malay means “Bukit”, and when these two words were fused, the town was christened Bukit Timah, which means Tin Hill. Today,...