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The first reference to a village of Pasir Ris, Passier Reis (or Passier Rice), appeared in early 1800s. The second part of the city name, Ris, in Malay, means bolt rope. [5] Pasir Ris may also mean "white sand" in Malay. [6] Pasir Ris Town is named after the long stretch of sandy white beach along the north-east coastline of Singapore, facing ...
White Sands Shopping Mall (Chinese: 白沙购物中心), also known as White Sands, is a 5-storey shopping mall with retail outlets at the basement and two additional floors of basement carparks. It is located near Pasir Ris MRT station and Pasir Ris Bus Interchange .
A new project by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) was launched in July 2022 to add another 8 kilometres of cycling paths in Tampines to better connect its residents to the town centre. This includes a cycling bridge over the Tampines Expressway (TPE) to connect Tampines and Pasir Ris, and a cycling underpass to connect Tampines and Simei. [232]
The Abu Dhabi police force is noted for its fleet of exotic police cars, [2] similarly to that of the nearby Dubai Police Force. Among their fleet of vehicles are: Chevrolet Camaro [3] W Motors Lykan HyperSport [4] [5] (one of 7 Lykans) [6] Nissan GT-R [7] A race car "F999", to commemorate the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix [8] [9]
The Police Special Unit is a counter-terrorism unit, modeled on the British SAS. [citation needed] Recruits come from countries such as Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Yemen, Oman, Lebanon, Palestinian Territory, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Italy and other countries for training in Abu Dhabi and ...
On 21 August 1974, an agreement in the form of Treaty of Jeddah (1974) was settled between Sheikh Zayed and King Faisal on the demarcation of the frontiers between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia immediately declared recognition of the United Arab Emirates, sent its ambassador, and promoted its liaison office in Dubai ...
Tafheet (Template:Lang-ar), or popularly hajwalah (هجولة), [a] (colloquially known as Arab drifting or Saudi drifting), is a type of street racing-like subculture believed to have started in the late 1970s in Saudi Arabia, that involves driving cars that are generally non-modified or factory-setup (sometimes stolen or rented cars) at very high speeds, around 160–260 km/h (100–160 mph ...
The Bedok Police Division (or 'G' Division) is one of the seven land division of the Singapore Police Bedok Division covers approximately 114 square kilometres of the eastern sector of Singapore. The building became operational on 1 August 1987 when the former Joo Chiat Police Station at East Coast Road was closed down.