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By the 1940s and 1950s, Singapore experienced rapid population growth, with the population increasing to 1.7 million from 940,700 between 1947 and 1957. The living conditions of people in Singapore worsened, with many people living in informal settlements or cramped shophouses . [ 3 ]
The HDB Hub opened on 10 June 2002 as the headquarters of the Housing and Development Board, with all public service counters in the board's former headquarters in Bukit Merah being closed on 8 June. [1] The building cost $380 million to complete. [2] A showroom, named Habitat Forum, was launched in the hub on 24 October 2002. [3]
The headquarters of the National Environment Agency, Singapore is located at Environment Building on Scotts Road. National Environment Agency (NEA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment of the Government of Singapore. The NEA is responsible for improving and sustaining a clean and green environment in ...
Samaritans of Singapore; Sanctuary House Limited; Sathya Sai Social Service; Save the Children; Sembawang Tamils' Association; Serangoon Moral Family Service Centre; SGRainbow [4] Shan You Counselling Centre; Sian Chay Medical Institution; Sikh Sewaks Singapore; Sikh Welfare Council; Sinda Family Service Centre; Singapore Action Group of Elders
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Until 1985, subscribers' telephone numbers in Singapore were five and six digits. Five digits were introduced in 1960s, whereas 5-digit and 6-digit phone numbers were introduced in 1960s as fixed lines grew, but in that year, these changed to seven digits as the introduction of new towns arose (Tampines, Jurong East, Bukit Batok, Yishun and Hougang) and a large number of new numbers were required.
The ministry was housed at the Empress Place Building until 16 September 1963, when Singapore joined Malaysia and internal affairs became a federal responsibility. After gaining independence on 9 August 1965 from Malaysia, the ministry returned to the Empress Place Building under the purview of the Ministry of Interior and Defence (MID).
The building was the Singaporean branch of the society's first permanent location. [7] [8] In January 1982, the organisation formed a committee the feasibility of establishing a permanent blood donation centre within the building. [9] Plans for the centre, which was to be the second of its kind in Singapore, were being finalised by April. [10]