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One of her early poems, "My Country, My People", was banned by the Singapore government due to fears that her reference to her "brown-skinned neighbours" would offend the Malay community of Singapore. Another early poem, "Bukit Timah, Singapore" was at one point included in an international selection of poetry for O-level literature students.
The Former Ford Factory (also Old Ford Motor Factory and Old Ford Factory depending on sources) is located along Upper Bukit Timah Road at Bukit Timah in Singapore.It is the place where the British Army forces surrendered to Imperial Japanese Army forces on 15 February 1942 after the Battle of Singapore.
Beauty World Market was an open-air market that was opened in July 1947 in Singapore. It was located at the junction of Upper Bukit Timah Road and Jalan Jurong Kechil. Just next to it was Beauty World Town, another shopping place was opened in 1962. It was located at the junction of Upper Bukit Timah Road and Chun Tin Road. [1]
In 1997, it was absorbed into Bukit Timah GRC along with Bukit Batok SMC, Jurong SMC, Ulu Pandan SMC and Yuhua SMC. In 2001, the SMC was recreated as Bukit Timah GRC was broken up to form Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC, Jurong GRC and Bukit Timah SMC. In 2006, the SMC was absorbed into another GRC, Holland–Bukit Timah GRC.
Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station opened on 9 May 1987, with Communications and Information Minister Yeo Ning Hong officially opening it. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] When it opened, it costed in total S$ 65.5 million ( US$ 48.88 million) to build the satellite station, with S$ 39 million ( US$ 29.1 million) for the antenna and communication equipment.
English: The old Bukit Timah Fire Station at 260 Upper Bukit Timah Road (junction of Upper Bukit Timah Road and Old Jurong Road), Singapore. Date 27 April 2011, 13:58
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Masjid Al-Huda) is a mosque in Bukit Timah, Singapore, located at Jalan Haji Alias, off Sixth Avenue. See also
It served as an imposing landmark for the Bukit Timah area where it is surrounded by relatively low-rise private housing estates. It was used in tactical military situations during the Pacific War in World War II. Its strategic location atop a hill gave any troops stationed in it a good view of the island.