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This is a list of places in Singapore based on the planning areas and their constituent subzones as designated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).. Based on the latest URA Master Plan in 2019, the country is divided into 5 regions, which are further subdivided into 55 planning areas, and finally subdivided into a total of 332 subzones.
5.2 N/A Mandai * 万礼 Wànlǐ மண்டாய் North: 11.77 2,090 180.2 3 Marina East: Marina Timur 滨海东 Bīnhǎi Dōng மெரினா கிழக்கு Central: 1.82 * * N/A Marina South: Marina Selatan 滨海南 Bīnhǎi Nán மெரினா தென் Central: 1.62 * * N/A Marine Parade: 马林百列 Mǎlín Bǎiliè
The English name of "Singapore" is an anglicisation of the native Malay name for the country, Singapura (pronounced), which was in turn derived from the Sanskrit word for 'lion city' (Sanskrit: सिंहपुर; romanised: Siṃhapura; Brahmi: 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀳𑀧𑀼𑀭; literally "lion city"; siṃha means 'lion', pura means 'city' or 'fortress'). [9]
[2] [3] [4] In the reclamation process, Inner/Outer Basins (anchorage area for commercial and naval vessels), Telok Ayer Basin (now site of Asia Square Tower 1 and 2) and Inner Roads was removed from the map by reclaiming land, while the Singapore River's mouth now flows into the bay instead of directly into the sea.
On 15 December 2017, the Land Transport Authority said there will be limited services on parts of the Sengkang-Punggol LRT (SPLRT) on most Sundays from 14 January 2018 to 25 February 2018, to facilitate renewal and improvement works from (except 18 February as it was a Chinese New Year holiday). Only one platform will open for service at 5.30am ...
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A 24.4 ha (60 acres) piece of land beside the Singapore Botanic Gardens was formerly the site of both Istanas for the Sultan of Johor and his wives. [2] It was acquired by Sultan Abu Bakar in 1857 from prominent newspaper editor and lawyer William Napier and has been passed down for generations since then.
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 91.2 (2018): 103-122 online. Kratoska. Paul H. The Japanese Occupation of Malaya and Singapore, 1941–45: A Social and Economic History (NUS Press, 2018). pp. 446. Lee, Kuan Yew. From Third World To First: The Singapore Story: 1965–2000. (2000). Leifer, Michael.