Bugis Street, street, in Rochore area of the central region. Bugis Street was originally between North Bridge Road and Victoria Street, which is today the entrance to Bugis Junction. The name could possibly have come from the original Bugis Kampong settlement which was sited around the Rochore River, for Orang Bugis or Buginese people. It became world famous for its raucous charm and nocturnal activities where transvestite parades mixed with good late night food. In the late 1980s the new Bugis Street, was resited right opposite the original street, between Victoria Street and Queen Street.

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