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Location. 510 Upper Jurong Road, Singapore 638365. Public transit access. EW29 Joo Koon. The Singapore Discovery Centre ( SDC) is an ' edutainment ' and tourist attraction by the Ministry of Defence of Singapore [ 1] in Jurong West, Singapore. The centre includes exhibits which display the history of Singapore as well as an insight on the future.
Avon was abolished in 1996 both as a county council and a ceremonial county, but the name Avon continues to be used unofficially in subsequent boundary reviews as presented by the Boundary Commission for England to describe the area covered by the former county for the purpose of the rules which strongly deter cross-council constituencies (spanning more than one local authority within its area).
Statue of Stamford Raffles, the first British governor of Singapore This is a timeline of Singaporean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Singapore and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Singapore. See also the list of years in Singapore. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy ...
The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum. Buddha Tooth Relic and Temple Museum. Hell's Museum. Museum of Ice Cream Singapore. Fort Canning Heritage Gallery. Singapore Musical Box Museum. MINT Museum of Toys. Ode To Art.
The early history of Singapore refers to its pre-colonial era before 1819, when the British East India Company led by Stamford Raffles established a trading settlement on the island and set in motion the history of modern Singapore. Prior to 1819, the island was known by several names; an early reference may be in the 2nd century work by ...
Within a century, Peck San Theng (PST) became one of the biggest Chinese cemeteries in Singapore, holding more than 100,000 graves over 324 acres (1.31 km 2) of land. [21] In 1979, the Singapore government decided to acquire all its land to create the present-day Bishan Town. Many graves were exhumed and remains cremated during the 1980s.
This is a list of shopping malls in Singapore, sorted along their districts. As of August 2020, there are 171 malls on this list. As of August 2020, there are 171 malls on this list. Some listed shopping malls here are also inclusive as a mixed-use development and or part of an neighbourhood plaza.
By 2001, the number of town councils is 16. For the first time, CDCs were simplified into five regions: Central Singapore and North East, as well as the newly formed North West, South East and South West, which were reorganized from the other seven existing CDCs. [ 15] Town council.