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Mandai Wakashū
Mandai ( ) is a planning area located in the North Region of Singapore, famously known for being the access point for the Mandai Wildlife Reserve which includes the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders, Bird Paradise and Rainforest Wild. The Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium, the largest crematorium and columbarium in Singapore, is also located in Mandai planning area. Other features include the Sembawang Hot Springs and Sembawang Golf Course. Mandai is split into three subzones for statistical and planning purposes; Mandai East and Mandai West, plus Mandai Estate. Etymology and history Mandai Road Mandai Road () is a major road located in Mandai, in the northern area of Singapore. The road starts from Woodlands Road and ends at the junction of Sembawang Road and Upper Thomson Road. The road was built in 1855 in a jungle and appeared in t ... was cut in 1855. The name ''Mandai'' appears in the Franklin and Jackson ''Plan of Singapore'' (1828) as a river indicated a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Region, Singapore
The North Region (, zh, 北區) of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. The region is the second largest region in terms of land area, and has a population of 582,330. Woodlands is the regional centre and also the most populous town with 255,130 residents living in the area. Comprising 13,500 hectares of land area, it includes eight planning areas. The relative isolation of the area from the Downtown Core meant relatively belated urban development and the greater abundance of natural greenery. Still, the region includes one of Singapore's largest new towns, Woodlands. Largely grouped into three new towns, it houses 129,000 residential housing units of various types, although public housing tends to dominate. Excluding naturally occurring green spaces, the region has 3 square kilometres of recreational spaces. History Planning strategies Planning considerations for the Singapore Master Plan 2003 involving the North Region took into consideration its existing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Plan
The Jackson Plan or Raffles Town Plan, an urban plan of 1822 titled "Plan of the Town of Singapore", is a proposed scheme for Singapore drawn up to maintain some order in the urban development of the fledgling but thriving colony founded just three years earlier. It was named after Lieutenant Philip Jackson, the colony's engineer and land surveyor tasked to oversee its physical development in accordance with the vision of Stamford Raffles for Singapore, hence it is also commonly called Raffles Town Plan. Raffles gave his instructions in November 1822, the plan was then drawn up in late 1822 or early 1823 and published in 1828. It is the earliest extant plan for the town of Singapore, but not an actual street map of Singapore as it existed in 1822 or 1827 since the plan is an idealised scheme of how Singapore may be organised that was not fully realised. Nevertheless, it served as a guide for the development of Singapore in its early days, and the effect of the general layout of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandai Road
Mandai Road () is a major road located in Mandai, in the northern area of Singapore. The road starts from Woodlands Road and ends at the junction of Sembawang Road and Upper Thomson Road. The road was built in 1855 in a jungle and appeared in the Franklin and Jackson ''Plan of Singapore'' (1828) as a river indicated as "R. Mandi". It has been said the name of the road comes from a tree known as the "Mandai tree". As the road is the main access to the Singapore Zoo and the Night Safari, it is common to refer to the zoos collectively as the "Mandai Zoo". The Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium is also located in the area, and is the resting places for those honourable leaders, such as Lee Kuan Yew, the former and first Prime Minister of Singapore. Mandai Road is one of the heritage road in Singapore. See also *Mandai References *. External links Mandai Roadat National Parks Board The National Parks Board (NParks) is a statutory board under the Ministry of National Dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainforest Wild
Rainforest Wild is a zoo located in Singapore, that is managed by Mandai Wildlife Group, alongside Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders, and Bird Paradise. It highlights animals that live in the rainforests of Asia and Africa, in 2 sections named Rainforest Wild ASIA and Rainforest Wild AFRICA. On 12 March 2025, Rainforest Wild ASIA opened, while construction is still ongoing for the African section. It has a stronger focus on adventure, advertised as Asia's first adventure-based zoological park. Rainforest Wild ASIA Rainforest Wild ASIA occupies 13 hectares (32 acres) of land, making it the second smallest of the Mandai parks, after River Wonders. It contains 36 species of animals, with species like François' langur and Philippine spotted deer being displayed for the first time in Singapore. It comprises eight zones: Entrance Gorge, The Karst, The Outpost, Forest Floor, Rock Cascade, The Canopy, Watering Hole, and The Cavern. Visitors can navigate through the park thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird Paradise
Bird Paradise is an aviary located in Mandai, Singapore. Opened on 8 May 2023, it replaced the Jurong Bird Park and forms a part of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, consisting of the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders and the upcoming Rainforest Wild Park. Bird Paradise covers approximately , with larger and double the walk-in aviaries than the previous Jurong Bird Park. The aviary was designed by Singaporean architectural firm, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers. History In 2016, the Mandai Wildlife Group announced that Jurong Bird Park would be closed and the entire collection would be relocated to a different, similarly sized park at Mandai Lake Road by 2020. This would result in the consolidation of the three existing Singapore wildlife parks with the new Rainforest Wild Park, and form a fully-integrated nature and wildlife district, collectively referred to as the Mandai Wildlife Reserve. In 2021, the group announced that the park's successor in Mandai would be na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Wonders
River Wonders, formerly known as River Safari, is a river-themed zoo and aquarium located in Mandai, Singapore, it forms a part of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, consisting of the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari and Bird Paradise and the upcoming Rainforest Wild Park. It is built over and nestled between its two counterparts, the Singapore Zoo and the Night Safari, Singapore. It is the first of its kind in Asia and features freshwater exhibits and a river boat ride as its main highlights. The safari was built at a cost of S$160m, with an expected visitor rate of 820,000 people yearly. The Giant Panda Forest was opened to the public on 29 November 2012, with a soft opening on 3 April 2013, attracting close to 1,500 visitors. The park was officially opened on 28 February 2014, and it was announced that more than 1.1 million have visited the River Safari since its soft opening in April 2013. On 13 October 2021, River Safari was renamed to River Wonders. Construction Conce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandai Wildlife Reserve
Mandai Wildlife Group is a self-funded organisation based in Singapore which manages the Mandai Wildlife Reserve at Mandai in Singapore, which includes the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders, Bird Paradise and Rainforest Wild. Founded as Wildlife Reserves Singapore in 2000, Wildlife Reserves Singapore was renamed to Mandai Wildlife Group as part of a corporate rebranding on 13 October 2021. In addition, the River Safari was renamed River Wonders, while the Jurong Bird Park was relocated and renamed to Bird Paradise Bird Paradise is an aviary located in Mandai, Singapore. Opened on 8 May 2023, it replaced the Jurong Bird Park and forms a part of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, consisting of the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders and the upcoming Ra .... Mandai Wildlife Group and all of its member institutions are members of the South East Asian Zoos and Aquariums Association (SEAZA). References External links * 2000 establishments in Singapore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hany Soh
Hany Soh Hui Bin ( zh, s=苏慧敏, p=Sū Huìmǐn; born 24 June 1987) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Woodgrove division of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC since 2020. Education Soh attended Bendemeer Secondary School under the Normal (Academic) stream before graduating from Temasek Polytechnic after her O-Level with a diploma in law and management. She subsequently went on to complete a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Liverpool in 2011. Career Legal career Soh joined MSC Law Corporation in 2016 and became its director in 2017. Political career Following her graduation in 2011, Soh had been a volunteer, along with other grassroots members of Bukit Panjang with the support of Teo Ho Pin, Mayor of North West District. In 2013, she was called to the Singapore Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court. In 2014, she established the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Yam
Alex Yam Ziming ( zh, s=任梓铭, t=任梓銘, p=Rén Zǐmíng; born 20 June 1981) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Mayor of North West District since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Yew Tee division of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC since 2015, having previously represented it as part of Chua Chu Kang GRC from 2011 to 2015. Education Yam was born in 1981 at Mount Alvernia Hospital to Yam Kah Heng and Lucy Yeo. He attended Maris Stella High School, Dunman High School and Victoria Junior College. Yam completed a master's degree in politics and international relations, concentrating on North Asian politics and communitarianism at the University of Kent in 2005. While he was at the University of Kent, he was elected to the Union Council, representing ethnic minorities and international students. He was also concurrently the co-president of the university chaplaincy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency
The Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the North Region, Singapore, north region of Singapore. The GRC was established in 2011. The GRC includes most of Yishun town, the private residential areas along Sembawang Road and Upper Thomson Road, the southern part of Sembawang and the Nee Soon Camp. The GRC consists of five divisions: Chong Pang, Nee Soon Central, Nee Soon East, Nee Soon South and Nee Soon Link managed by Nee Soon Town Council. The current MPs are K. Shanmugam, Goh Hanyan, Jackson Lam, Lee Hui Ying and Syed Harun Alhabsyi from the People's Action Party (PAP). History Prior to the 2025 Singaporean general election, 2025 general election, Shanmugam announced that he will be leading a new team for the GRC with four new members, former Nominated Member of Parliament, Nominated MP Syed Harun Alhabsyi, Jackson Lam (former PAP Hougang Single Member Constituency, Hougang branch chairman), Lee Hui Ying and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
