Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Temasek (also spelt Temasik or Tumasik) is an early recorded name of a settlement on the site of modern Singapore.The name appears in early Malay and Javanese literature, and it is also recorded in Yuan and Ming Chinese documents as Danmaxi (Chinese: 單馬錫; pinyin: Dānmǎxī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tan-má-sek or Chinese: 淡馬錫; pinyin: Dànmǎxī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tām-má-sek).
Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (IPA: / t ə ˈ m ɑː s eɪ k / tə-MAH-sayk) is a Singaporean state-owned multinational investment firm. Incorporated on 25 June 1974, Temasek has a net portfolio of US$288 billion (S$389 billion) as of 2024, with S$33 billion divested and S$26 billion invested during the year.
Parameswara fled to Temasek, whereupon he assassinated the local ruler and usurped the throne. [1] The change of name from Temasek to Singapura may therefore serve to strengthen his claim over the island. [2] Others linked the name to the Javanese kingdom Singhasari as well as a Majapahit Buddhist sect whose adherents were referred to as lions. [1]
Early Singapore was called "Temasek", possibly a word deriving from "tasik" (Malay for lake or sea) and taken to mean Sea-town in Malay. [11] The Nagarakretagama , a Javanese eulogy written in 1365, listed a settlement on the island called Tumasik as a vassal of the Majapahit. [ 12 ]
BENGALURU (Reuters) -India's Tata Group is in advanced talks with Temasek Holdings to buy back about 20% stake in its entertainment content distribution platform, Tata Play, at a valuation of more ...
The name of the house, Sri Temasek, means "splendour of Temasek" in Malay.The Malay word seri or sri means "charm; quintessence; splendour; glory" [2] or a "cynosure" [3] (something that attracts attention by its brilliancy or beauty; a centre of attraction, interest, or admiration) [4] Temasek, which means "sea town" in Javanese, was the name of an early city on the site of modern Singapore.
TA - Temasek Academy; TBP - Tiong Bahru Plaza; TCHS - The Chinese High School (now merged with Hwa Chong Junior College to form Hwa Chong Institution) TCS - Television Corporation of Singapore; TEL or TE - Thomson–East Coast MRT line; TH - Temasek Hall, NUS; TIBS - Trans-Island Bus Services; TJC - Temasek Junior College; TKGS - Tanjong Katong ...
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!