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Geylang
Geylang () is a planning area and township located on the eastern fringe of the Central Region of Singapore, bordering Hougang and Toa Payoh in the north, Marine Parade in the south, Bedok in the east, and Kallang in the west. Geylang is previously known as a red-light district, particularly the areas along Geylang Road. Today only 3-4 units remain for brothels and street walkers are hard to come by. Geylang is also where one of Singapore's oldest Malay settlements, Geylang Serai, is located. During Ramadan, the neighbourhood is famous for its popular and iconic Ramadan lights and bazaars. Etymology The word ''Geylang'' is found early in Singapore's history and also in early topographical maps showing marsh and coconut plantations beside and adjacent to the mouth of the Kallang River, home to the Orang Laut (sea gypsies) called ''orang biduanda kallang'' who inhabited the area at the time of Raffles' arrival in 1819, and after whom the river is named. ''Geylang'' may be ...
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Geylang East
Geylang East, as a planning subzone, covers what is more commonly known as Eunos, ( or ). This is located in Geylang zone in the Central Region of Singapore. The vicinity is served by both Paya Lebar and Eunos MRT stations. This area is distinct from the Geylang East Central and estate, which is adjacent to and west of Eunos. "Eunos" is also the name given to a street called which spans the area. Etymology and History The settlement was originally named Kampong Melayu, a large Malay village that used to include Kampong Ubi and Kaki Bukit areas. It was later renamed Eunos in honour of its founder, Mohamed Eunos bin Abdullah. Eunos was the Chairman and co-founder of the Singapore Malay Union and the first Malay representative of the Legislative Council, the then governing body of Singapore. In 1927, he appealed to the government and was granted $700,000 that the Singapore Malay Union used for the purchase of 670 hectares of land, which later became known as Kampon ...
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Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency
The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency was a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central, eastern and north-eastern areas of Singapore. The constituency consisted of a section of Bedok, Chai Chee, Geylang, Kaki Bukit, Kallang, Kembangan, Marine Parade, Mountbatten, Ubi, Serangoon and Hougang Hougang () is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. It is the largest housing estate in Singapore based on land area, and is home to 247,528 residents as of 2018. Hougang planning area is bo .... There were a total of 5 divisions in this GRC: Marine Parade, Geylang Serai, Braddell Heights, Joo Chiat and Kembangan-Chai Chee managed by Marine Parade Town Council. History On 17 July 2023, Tan Chuan-Jin resigned from Parliament and as member of the PAP due to "propriety and personal conduct". In 2025, the Chai Chee HDB estates and Siglap private estates from the GRC are carved ...
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Geylang Road
Geylang Road () 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 and urban heritage. The road itself begins at the east where it meets Changi Road at the junction with Geylang Serai and Joo Chiat Road and continues westward until Kallang Road over the Kallang River at Sir Arthur's Bridge. Previously it was the only main thoroughfare linking Changi and Kallang, the former being the location of the Changi Airport while the latter was home to Singapore's first purpose-built civil airport, the Kallang Airport Kallang Airport (also known as the Kallang Aerodrome, Kallang Airfield and RAF Kallang) was the first purpose-built civil international airport in Singapore. It was officially opened on 12 June 1937 and was clo ...
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Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency
Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency composed of several city suburbs along with the Central Area of Singapore. The Jalan Besar GRC is the electoral division representing the largest area of the downtown city centre of Singapore, followed by Tanjong Pagar GRC. There are four wards in the GRC: Kreta Ayer- Kim Seng, Kolam Ayer, Whampoa and lastly Kampong Glam managed by Jalan Besar Town Council. The current Members of Parliament are Denise Phua, Wan Rizal, Josephine Teo and Shawn Loh from the People's Action Party (PAP). History It is named after Jalan Besar, a street in Singapore that forms this GRC's centrepiece. The street itself is within the Kallang planning area, Kallang itself being part of this GRC. The GRC encompasses several heritage areas, including Little India, Desker Road, Kolam Ayer and Crawford in the North. Kreta Ayer- Kim Seng itself includes the Singapore River, Chinatown and Bukit Ho Swe ...
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Eunos Bus Interchange
Eunos Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in Geylang East, Singapore. It is located and built beside Eunos MRT station and is surrounded by Eunos Road 2, Eunos Crescent and Sims Avenue. The interchange is designed with traditional Malay roof structure and shape, but using modern materials such as steel beams, similar to that of the Eunos MRT station. It gives a sense of identity to the area as the bus interchange lies close to Geylang Geylang () is a planning area and township located on the eastern fringe of the Central Region of Singapore, bordering Hougang and Toa Payoh in the north, Marine Parade in the south, Bedok in the east, and Kallang in the west. Geylang is ... and also to honour Eunos Abdullah who secured 700-hectares of land for the Malay settlements in the early 1900s. History The interchange was first announced in October 1984 as one of eight planned bus interchanges that would be connected to the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) network as part o ...
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South East Community Development Council
The South East Community Development Council is one of five Community Development Councils (CDCs) set up across the Singapore, 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. The South East Community Development Council (CDC) was set up on 24 November 2001. Spanning the scenic eastern Coast of Singapore, the South East District is home to more than 551,000 residents. The District includes some of the island's most vibrant, historical and beautiful neighbourhoods, such as Geylang Serai, Joo Chiat, Bedok, Marine Parade and Serangoon Central. Constituencies As of May 2025, the South East district covers: Single Member Constituency (SMC) *Mountbatten SMC Group Representation Constituency (GRC) *East Coast GRC **Bedok **Changi-Simei **Fengshan **Kampong Chai Chee **Siglap *Marine Parade–Braddell Heights Group Representation Constituenc ...
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Constituencies Of Singapore
Constituencies in Singapore are electoral divisions which may be represented by single or multiple seats in the Parliament of Singapore. Constituencies, also called the Divisions, are classified as either Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) or Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs). SMCs are single-seat constituencies but GRCs have between four and five seats in Parliament. Group Representation Constituencies In 1988, the People's Action Party (PAP) introduced Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) by amending the Parliamentary Elections Act. Currently, the President, acting on the Prime Minister's advice and guided by the Elections Department, can create GRCs of three to five electoral wards. The maximum GRC size has varied: initially three candidates, then four in 1991, reaching six between 1997 and 2020, and subsequently reduced to five from the 2020 elections onwards. Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) are a type of electoral constituency unique to Sin ...
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Central Region, Singapore
The Central Region is one of the five Regions of Singapore, regions in the city-state of Singapore and the main Metropolitan area, metropolitan region surrounding the Central Area, Singapore, Central Area. Comprising of land area, it includes 11 Planning Areas of Singapore, planning areas within the Central Area, as well as another 11 more outside it. The region is home to many of Singapore's National monuments of Singapore, national monuments as it was historically the site where the city Raffles' Landing Site, was first founded and the country's only UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Singapore Botanic Gardens, a -year-old tropical garden is also located in the region. Although the Central Area is by nature chiefly commerce, commercial, especially the area in the Downtown Core, it also includes 335,400 residential houses, housing units of various types, ranging from Housing and Development Board, HDB flats to more :wikt:exclusive, exclusive forms of private housing, such as bungalo ...
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Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency
The Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency (SMC) in the central region of Singapore. It is managed by Jalan Besar Town Council. The current Member of Parliament of the constituency is People's Action Party (PAP) Alex Yeo. History During the 1979 by-elections, Chiam See Tong contested in Potong Pasir Constituency as an independent candidate against Howe Yoon Chong, then a new PAP candidate. After submitting his nomination papers in the by-election, Howe dismissed the opposition candidates as "court jesters" who had come out "to provide comic relief". Howe eventually beat Chiam with almost 67% of the votes to win the Constituency seat.The Straits Times (print edition) 9 December 2009, page B6. SDP held Ahead of the 1980 general election held on 23 December 1980, Chiam founded the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) on 6 August 1980 and contested in the election as a SDP candidate against Howe again in the constituency. In an election rally ...
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Mountbatten Single Member Constituency
The Mountbatten Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency (SMC) in the central-southeastern part of Singapore. It is managed by Marine Parade–Braddell Heights Town Council. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is Gho Sze Kee from 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 ... (PAP). History Mountbatten Constituency was created in 1957. In 1988, the constituency was renamed Mountbatten Single Member Constituency following the establishment of Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs). It was merged into Marine Parade GRC before the 1997 general election. In 2011, Mountbatten SMC was recreated from the ward of the same name in Marine Parade GRC. Lim Biow Chuan, the incumbent MP for the ward, contested the SMC ...
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Diana Pang (Singaporean Politician)
Diana Pang Li Yen (; born ) is a Singaporean business executive and a Member of Parliament (MP) of the 15th Parliament of Singapore after a walkover was declared for Marine Parade–Braddell Heights Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the 2025 Singaporean general election. Education In 1997, Pang graduated from Curtin University with a double degree in accounting and business management. Career Diana Pang is a business development director in the areas of audit, tax and business advisory. In 2019, she became a registered solemniser. Additionally, as of March 2025, she is the second vice-president of Singapore Council of Women's Organisations, and chairs People’s Association Women’s Integration Network Council and the Fengshan Women’s Executive Committee. During the 2025 general election, Pang was fielded with Tin Pei Ling, Goh Pei Ming, Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, and Seah Kian Peng to contest the Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC. On 23 April 2025, on ...
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New Towns Of Singapore
The new towns of Singapore are planned communities located across Singapore that are designed to be self-contained. Designed to house up to 300,000 residents, these new towns contain areas zoned for housing, recreation and employment, and are composed of multiple neighbourhoods, each of which is further subdivided into multiple precincts. Amenities in these new towns are provided through a multi-tiered system, and based on Housing and Development Board (HDB) guidelines. As of 2022, the country has 24 new towns. The first new town in Singapore was constructed in the 1950s by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT), similar to British planning concepts and at low densities. Named after Queen Elizabeth II, Queenstown is Singapore's first new town with a town centre supporting seven neighbourhoods. Subsequently, after the HDB took over public housing development in the 1960s, the densities of new towns were increased and more amenities were included, and the HDB's first new town, T ...
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