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Pasir Ris
Pasir Ris ( or ) is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, residential town located in the East Region, Singapore, East Region of Singapore. It is bordered by Tampines and Paya Lebar to the south, Sengkang to the southwest and Changi to the east. The planning area also shares riverine boundary with Punggol to the west, separated by the Serangoon River, as well as having a maritime boundary with the North-Eastern Islands planning area, across the Straits of Johor. Like other new towns, public transport facilities were factored into the development of Pasir Ris. Pasir Ris is easily accessible via bus services at Pasir Ris Bus Interchange and the Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit at Pasir Ris MRT station. Today, landmarks in the area include the NTUC Downtown East, Pasir Ris Park, Pasir Ris Beach Park and White Sands Shopping Mall, Singapore, White Sands Shopping Mall. Etymology The first reference to a village of ''Pasir Ris'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasir Ris Elias Community Club
Pasir Ris Elias Community Club (CC),A network of People's Association was formerly known as Pasir Ris Elias Community Centre and is a central meeting place in Singapore. It is the meeting ground for many residents and active volunteers, and it hosts a number of community events. Redesign Pasir Ris Elias Community Club was completed in October, 2004, and was officially opened by Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence (Singapore), Minister for Defence and Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency on 18 September, 2005. In 2015 and 2016, the building underwent a 14-month series of structural improvements that cost S$6.1 million and created a total space of 6,198 sq meter. In October 2016, the Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean officiated at the re-opening and said he was "delighted" with the "brand-new facilities." File:PasirRisEliasCC.JPG, Front View File:Foyer_of_Pasir_Ris_Elias_Community_Club,_Singapore_-_20091018.jpg, Folyer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasir Ris MRT Station
Pasir Ris MRT station () is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West MRT line, East West line (EWL) in Pasir Ris, Singapore. Situated along Pasir Ris Central adjacent to Pasir Ris Bus Interchange, Pasir Ris Mall and the White Sands Shopping Mall, Singapore, White Sands Shopping Mall, it is the eastern terminus of the EWL. The station exterior has the characteristic dome-shaped segmented roof also seen on other elevated EWL stations. The station opened on 16 December 1989 as the terminus of the MRT's eastern line extension. In 2016, two maintenance workers were Pasir Ris rail accident, run over and killed on the tracks away from the station. In January 2019, it was announced that the station would be an interchange with the Cross Island MRT line, Cross Island line (CRL) when the first stage opens in 2030. The station is also planned to be the terminus for the future CRL branch extension to Punggol MRT/LRT station, Punggol sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North East Community Development Council
The North East Community Development Council is one of five Community Development Councils (CDCs) set up across the Republic of Singapore to aid in local administration of governmental policies and schemes. They are funded in part by the government although they are free to engage in fund-raising activities. Constituencies As of May 2025, the North East district covers: Single Member Constituency (SMC) *Hougang SMC * Tampines Changkat SMC Group Representation Constituency (GRC) *Aljunied GRC **Bedok Reservoir-Punggol **Eunos **Kaki Bukit **Paya Lebar **Serangoon * Pasir Ris–Changi GRC **Pasir Ris East **Pasir Ris West **Pasir Ris Central **Changi * Punggol GRC **Punggol North **Punggol Coast **Punggol Shore **Punggol West * Sengkang GRC **Buangkok **Anchorvale **Compassvale **Rivervale *Tampines GRC **Tampines Central **Tampines East **Tampines Boulevard **Tampines North **Tampines West Mayors The incumbent Mayor of North East District is MP of Tampines GRC Baey Yam Keng fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changi
Changi ( ) is a planning area located in the geographical region of Tanah Merah in the East Region of Singapore. Sharing borders with Pasir Ris and Tampines to the west, Changi Bay to the southeast, the South China Sea to the east and the Serangoon Harbour to the north. It is further divided into the subzones Changi Airport, Changi Point and Changi West. Changi, excluding the two water catchments and islands of Singapore, is the largest planning area by land size. Today, Changi is an aviation hub. It is the location of both the Changi Airport and Changi Air Base. Also located within Changi is Singapore's largest prison, Changi Prison. It was used as a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during the occupation of Singapore in World War II. The prison is Singapore's oldest operating internment facility. Etymology The early Malay place name of Changi was Tanjong Rusa (English: Deer cape), as written in the 1604 Godinho de Eredia map of Singapore. The name Changi was kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sengkang
Sengkang (, , ) is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, residential town located in the North-East Region, Singapore, North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the second most populous in the region, being home to 249,370 residents in 2020. Sengkang shares Wiktionary:boundary, boundaries with Seletar and Punggol in the north, Pasir Ris and Paya Lebar in the east, Hougang and Serangoon to the south, as well as Yishun and Ang Mo Kio to the west. Originally a fishing village, the area underwent rapid development under the ambition of the Housing and Development Board (HDB) to transform it into a fully mature housing estate. Etymology The name ''Sengkang'' means "prosperous harbour" in Chinese, and “to chock, block or wedge” in Malay language, Malay. The name was derived from ''Lorong Sengkang,'' a former Malay kampong road, off ''Lorong Buangkok. Lorongs'' were common in the area before urban redevelopment. The area was formerly known as ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paya Lebar
Paya Lebar ( ) is a planning area located in the East Region of Singapore, bordered by Hougang to the west, Sengkang to the northwest, Tampines to the east, Bedok to the south and Pasir Ris to the north. As part of the Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) Master Plan 2014, Paya Lebar Central was identified as one of the five growth areas. It was since earmarked as an up-and-coming commercial hub, in line with the wider decentralisation strategy to ensure the city's sustainable growth. Paya Lebar participates in the pilot Business Improvement District (BID) programme. Although they have similar names, Paya Lebar Central, Paya Lebar MRT station and Paya Lebar Road are not part of Paya Lebar Planning Area, instead are part of Geylang East planning subzone, part of Geylang. Paya Lebar itself contains five subzones; Airport Road, Paya Lebar East, Paya Lebar North, Paya Lebar West and Plab (Paya Lebar Air Base). Etymology and history Paya Lebar was formerly a swamp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampines
Tampines ( or ) is the Regional centre (Singapore), regional centre of the East Region, Singapore, East Region of Singapore. With a population of 284,560 living across its five subzones as of 2024, it is the most populous Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area in Singapore. It is home to approximately 5% of Singapore's population. Tampines is bordered to the west by Bedok and Paya Lebar, to the north by Pasir Ris, to the east by Changi, and to the south by the Singapore Strait, Straits of Singapore. Situated in the historical region of Tanah Merah, Singapore, Tanah Merah, its present-day terrain is particularly flat due to the large-scale sand quarrying in the 1960s. Tampines is composed of five subzones — Tampines North, Tampines East, Tampines West, Simei and Xilin. These subzones were created in the early 1990s predominantly for urban planning purposes and have no relation to the three Constituencies of Singapore, political constituencies in Tampines. Four of its subzo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north. In its early history, Singapore was a maritime emporium known as '' Temasek''; subsequently, it was part of a major constituent part of several successive thalassocratic empires. Its contemporary era began in 1819, when Stamford Raffles established Singapore as an entrepôt trading post of the British Empire. In 1867, Singapore came under the direct control of Britain as part of the Straits Settlements. During World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Tan (politician)
Desmond Tan Kok Ming ( zh, s=陈国明, p=Chén Guómíng; born 13 September 1970) is a Singaporean politician, union leader and former brigadier-general. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP), as part of a PAP team, representing the Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC between 2020 and 2025 and currently, as part of a PAP team, representing the Pasir Ris–Changi GRC since 2025. Tan was the Minister of State for Home Affairs and Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment concurrently between 2020 and 2022. and now the Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office since 2024. He is also the Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trade Union Congress since 2022. Prior to entering politics, Tan had served 28 years in the Singapore Army under the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and attained the rank Brigadier-General. He left the SAF in 2017. He had also served as chief executive director of the People's Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Lee
Valerie Lee Nai Yi ( Chinese: 李乃怡; pinyin: ''Lǐ Nǎiyí'') is a Singaporean business executive and politician. She was elected into the Parliament of Singapore on 3 May 2025. Career Prior to being elected into the Parliament of Singapore, she was the head of corporate affairs for Singapore and Southeast Asia at Sembcorp Industries. On 3 May 2025, she was elected into the Parliament of Singapore, representing Pasir Ris–Changi GRC for the People's Action Party The People's Action Party (PAP) is a major Conservatism, conservative political party in Singapore and is the governing contemporary political party represented in the Parliament of Singapore, followed by the opposition Workers' Party of Singap .... References Living people Members of the Parliament of Singapore People's Action Party politicians Singaporean women in politics Singaporean politicians of Chinese descent {{Singapore-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indranee Rajah
Indranee Thurai Rajah (; born 12 April 1963) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who has been serving as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Finance since 2018 and Second Minister for National Development and Leader of the House since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP), part of the PAP team, representing the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) between 2001 and 2025 and then as the MP, part of the PAP team, representing Pasir Ris–Changi GRC (GRC) since 2025. Prior to entering politics, Indranee was a lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Drew & Napier. She was appointed Senior Counsel in January 2003. Indranee made her political debut in the 2001 general election as part of a six-member PAP team contesting in Tanjong Pagar GRC and won. She was subsequently elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tanglin–Cairnhill ward of Tanjong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
