Kebun Baru also known as Nee Soon South is a precinct within

Ang Mo Kio Ang Mo Kio is a planning area and residential town situated in the North-East of Singapore. Located approximately north of the Downtown Core district, Ang Mo Kio is the 3rd most populated planning area in the North-East Region and ranks 8th ...

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. It is located in the west of Ang Mo Kio and bounded by Mayflower district and Bishan - Ang Mo Kio Park. The current Member of Parliament (MP) for this precinct is

Henry Kwek Henry Kwek Hian Chuan ( zh, s=郭献川, p=Guō Xiànchuān; born 20 April 1976) is a Singaporean politician and businessman. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Kebun Baru ...

(

Kebun Baru SMC The Kebun Baru Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is Henry Kwek of the People's Action Party (PAP). History The original Kebun Baru SMC wa ...

). Former MP includes Prime Minister

Lee Hsien Loong Lee Hsien Loong (; born 10 February 1952) is a Singaporean politician and former brigadier-general who has been serving as Prime Minister of Singapore and Secretary-General of the People's Action Party since 2004. He has been the Member of Par ...

when the precinct is in the Teck Ghee ward of

Ang Mo Kio GRC The Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north eastern region of Singapore. The constituency encompasses the majority of Ang Mo Kio (Teck Ghee, Cheng San-Seletar, portio ...

. It is served by the

Mayflower MRT station Mayflower MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL) in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. Situated underneath Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, the station serves various landmarks including the Kebun Baru H ...

along the Thomson-East Coast MRT Line in 2021.

Etymology

Kebun Baru (new garden in Malay) is often seen as a tranquil district with a town park and consists of both public housing and private housing. The name is adapted from a former Kampong Kebun Baharu.

Amenities and landmarks

* Ang Mo Kio Joint Temple * Bishan - Ang Mo Kio Park * Kebun Baru Birdsinging Club * Kebun Baru Community Club * Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre * Mayflower Market and Food Centre

References

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