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Gay World (simplified Chinese: 繁华世界; traditional Chinese: 繁華世界), formerly known as Happy World (simplified Chinese: 快乐世界; traditional Chinese: 快樂世界) was one of the famous trio of "World" amusement parks in Kallang, Singapore. [1] It was formerly located between Geylang Road and Grove Road (now Mountbatten Road).
Tanjong Katong Complex in 2024 during renovations. Tanjong Katong Complex is a shopping complex in Geylang Serai, Singapore.Completed in 1982, the complex was the first air-conditioned shopping complex built by the Housing and Development Board and has since become known for servicing the Malay community in the area.
2018 – The SMCCI collaborated with Enterprise Singapore and One Kampong Glam Association in a project led by Infocomm Media Development Authority to digitalise businesses within the Kampong Glam vicinity. [9] 2021 – SMCCI establishes an office at 35 Onan Rd in the heart of Geylang Serai. [10]
The name. Kolam Ayer, was derived from the Malay phrase "kolam air", which translates to "pond water".. The subzone's current name, Geylang Bahru, came from a road in the area; "Geylang" is a place in Singapore, now considered a separate planning area from Kallang, while "Bahru" is the old Malay spelling for "baru", meaning "new".
At present, the Geylang neighbourhood accurately reflects demographic changes in Singapore (2011) where out of every four Singaporeans, one is a foreigner. [8] As a strategic and military outpost for the British, it was important that the sea lanes off the Straits of Malacca were kept free of pirates, and open for shipping. As the British ...
Geylang Road (Chinese: 芽笼路) is a major trunk road linking Singapore's eastern suburban areas with the country's central business district. Deriving its name from the area of Geylang , which the road cuts through, it is fronted on both sides by low-rise shophouses protected statutorily from urban redevelopment in keeping with its history ...
The reviewer also stated that the book "promises to become the standard guide on Singapore." [5] A reviewer from The Straits Times wrote: "I should say that it is just the sort of book that a tourist wants when he sets out to do sightseeing, and the only improvement that might be made is the provision of a much more detailed index." [6]
Katong is part of the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency whose Member of Parliament is Former Prime Minister and Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong (Marine Parade), Fatimah Lateef (Geylang Serai) and Edwin Tong (Joo Chiat) of the People's Action Party. More than half of Katong falls under SM Goh's Marine Parade constituency.