Suicide Tower Investigation - Uncovering the Fact from Fiction

Written by Eugene Tay

There have been many stories surrounding the Pasir Ris Suicide Tower. Many of these Urban Legends have evolved into multiple variations since the late 80s until we can't really tell fact from fiction anymore; but such is the nature and thrill of ghost stories that keeps our imagination going.

Budding investigators have attempted to gather evidence of haunting and many claimed that it is one of the easiest spots to elicit a paranormal response. Personally, I have been a witness to multiple events in this location that defies logic. I am as strong a believer as there are others who are as strong a skeptic. This experiment that we have conducted is perfect in highlighting that dichotomy.

Just because someone is fortunate enough to not experience any haunting doesn't mean that the place isn't haunted. 

​In this two-part video, we attempt to record experiences from multiple perspectives - A psychic, four commoners, and one spiritual practitioner. Without the use of fancy western-influenced gadgets, what can each of these people sense when tasked to sit alone in what is reputed to be one of Singapore's most haunted location?

The results are varied and interesting. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, the psychology of fear fueled by horror stories and odd sounds in the night can spur our imagination to see and feel things that may not be there.... or are they?

The 7 Ghosts of Pasir Ris Suicide Tower and other Urban Legends (Part 1 of 2)

00:00 - 06:06 - Psychic's Confession
A psychic with a macabre background confesses to feeling the pain and suffering of 7 ghosts lingering in the area. She also pinpoint a spot where a girl who had hung herself. Two of the candidates doing their isolation who were not privy to that information prior reported very strong activity in that same area. Coincidence or paranormal?

06:07 - end - Urban Legends
Investigator-in-training Shyam shares the urban legends surrounding this place. During his interview, he met a family who confessed that a relative had taken his life in Pasir Ris park, proving that not every suicide case is reported in mainstream news.

Spending a Night at the Suicide Tower of Pasir Ris. (Part 2 of 2)

00:14 - 02:45 - Pre-Isolation Walkthrough
Guru Murali walks the ground in preparation for the candidates' isolation which is conducted over different days and time. Guru Murali who is usually very conservative when expressing his feelings about a place makes it an exception this time round.


02:45 - 12:17 - Candidates' Isolation
Candidates make their way through the mangrove swamp in darkness and perform their isolation in the haunted tower. Their task is to observe their surroundings and report what they hear, see and feel.

Candidate 1 - Shyam
Shyam is a skeptic who wants to be proven wrong. Not one who falls for gimmicks or hearsay easily, he puts himself to the test and challenges the entities to make themselves known to him.

Candidate 2 - Kurtesy
The only female of the group and probably more attuned to the spiritual world, Kurtesy was able to pin point specific spots that were also highlighted by Guru Murali.

Candidate 3 - Anba
It was rather unfortunate for Anba that his session was disrupted by a group of torchlight enthusiasts who had their outing out at the area. There were simply too much light and noise to conduct a proper experiment.

Candidate 4 - Eugene Au
Eugene Au brought incense to appease/attract the spirits, flour to capture footprints, and some basic paranormal equipment to capture evidence. He had the most active experience of all with distinct cold spots, disembodied voices and even a camera tripod knocking itself over.

12:17 - 15:17 - Guru Murali Cleanse the Place
Guru Murali chanted a prayer to ease the lingering spirits towards the light. Does this mean the place is no longer haunted? Unlikely. Prayers help to bring whichever entity that is present at that time to the light but in a public area, and one that is isolated at the edge of a mangrove swamp, there will be other spirits to take its place in time to come.