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Toa Payoh
Toa Payoh ( or , , ) is a Planning areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, mature residential town located in the northern part of the Central Region, Singapore, Central Region of Singapore. Toa Payoh planning area borders Bishan, Singapore, Bishan and Serangoon to the north, the Central Water Catchment to the northwest, Kallang to the south, Geylang to the southeast, Novena, Singapore, Novena to the west and Hougang to the east. Toa Payoh New Town is situated in the western portion of the Toa Payoh planning area. The latter occupies a much larger area, encompassing estates such as Potong Pasir and Bidadari, Singapore, Bidadari. Toa Payoh planning area consists of 12 subzones: Bidadari, Singapore, Bidadari, Boon Teck, Braddell, Joo Seng, Kim Keat, Lorong 8 Toa Payoh, Pei Chun, Potong Pasir, Sennett, Toa Payoh Central, Toa Payoh West and Woodleigh. Etymology Toa Payoh, in Hokkien, translates as "big swamp" (with ''toa'' meaning "big" and ''payoh'' meanin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Community Development Council
The Community Development Council (CDC; ; zh, 社區發展理事會; ) is a government-led organisation to organise grassroot organisations and community programmes into smaller, local units as a bridge between the government and the community in Singapore. It encourages volunteerism from wider community, and organises community and social assistance programs with the help of a monetary grant from the government. They are governed by the ''Community Development Council Rules 1997''. Organisation These are the constituencies in each of the five Community Development Council districts as of 23 May 2025: The council boundaries follow that of the existing political divisions, with each handling between four and six GRCs and SMCs and roughly dividing the country's population into equal parts. Each CDC is managed by a Council, which in turn is headed by an appointed mayor and has between 12 and 80 members. The members are appointed by the chairman or deputy chairman of the People's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Water Catchment
The Central Water Catchment, also known as the Central Catchment Area, is a designated Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and one of the two main water catchments of Singapore. The country's main reservoirs—MacRitchie Reservoir, MacRitchie, Upper Seletar Reservoir, Upper Seletar, Upper Peirce Reservoir, Upper Peirce, and Lower Peirce Reservoir, Lower Peirce—are in the central catchment area. The Central Water Catchment lies in the geographical centre of the city and is largely home to the Central Catchment Nature Reserve, which houses several other recreational sites, including the Singapore Zoo, the Night Safari, Singapore, Night Safari, and the River Safari. Wildlife MacRitchie Reservoir has resident animals such as List of birds of Singapore, birds, monkeys, and monitor lizards. The Central Catchment Nature Reserve#HSBC TreeTop Walk, Treetop Walk, a one-way suspension bridge, is a popular attraction for birdwatchers and tourists. The monkeys at MacRitchie Reser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Trade And Industry (Singapore)
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI; ; zh, 贸工部; ) is a ministry (government department), ministry of the government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the development of business, trade and industry in Singapore. Ministers The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Trade and Industry, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. Organisational Structure 9 statutory boards and one government department are under the Ministry’s purview. The nine Statutory Boards comprises: Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Economic Development Board (EDB), Enterprise Singapore, Jurong Town Corporation (JTC), Singapore Tourism Board (STB), Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS), Energy Market Authority (EMA), Hotels Licensing Board (HLB) and Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC). The government department is called Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS). References Ext ... [...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] |
Alex Yeo
Alex Yeo Sheng Chye () is a Singaporean politician who was elected to the Parliament of Singapore in the 2025 general election. He represents the Potong Pasir SMC as a member of the People's Action Party. Victoria School, Singapore alumni Nanyang Technological University alumni Education Yeo was part of the debating team in Victoria School and Tampines Junior College. He studied economics and political science at the National University of Singapore and later graduated from the University of Sydney with a second degree in law. Political career In the 2020 general elections, Yeo was fielded in the opposition-held Aljunied GRC, but lost to the opposition Workers' Party led by opposition stalwarts Pritam Singh and Sylvia Lim Sylvia Lim Swee Lian (; born 28 March 1965) is a Singaporean politician, lawyer, former police officer and former Temasek Polytechnic law lecturer. She has been the chairperson of the Workers' Party (Singapore), Workers' Party (WP) since 2003 a ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saktiandi Supaat
Saktiandi bin Supaat ( Jawi: سقتيند سوڤات; born 29 October 1973) is a Singaporean politician and economist. He is a member of People's Action Party(PAP). He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Toa Payoh East division of Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC since 2015. Education Saktiandi attended Henry Park Primary School, Raffles Institution, and Catholic Junior College before graduating from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Commerce with Honors degree and a Master of Social Sciences degree in applied economics from the National University of Singapore. He subsequently completed a Master of Business Administration degree at the University of Cambridge under the Monetary Authority of Singapore Postgraduate Scholarship. Career An economist by profession, Saktiandi is currently the Executive Vice President and Head of FX Research team in Global Markets, Global Banking at Maybank. Professional career Prior to joining the private sector in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chee Hong Tat
Chee Hong Tat ( zh, s=徐芳达, p=Xú Fāngdá, poj=Chhî Hong-ta̍t, first=poj; born 4 November 1973) is a Singaporean politician and former civil servant who has been appointed as Minister for National Development in 2025. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Toa Payoh West–Thomson division of Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC since 2015. Prior entering politics, Chee worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the Ministry of Transport (MOT), and the Ministry of Education (MOE), and was Principal Private Secretary to Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew from 2008 to 2011. He subsequently served as Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Market Authority (EMA) between 2011 and 2015. Chee made his political debut in the 2015 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC which won 73.59% of the vote. Chee was elected as the Member of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cai Yinzhou
Cai Yinzhou (, born ) is a Singaporean politician who was elected to the Parliament of Singapore in the 2025 general election. He represents the Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC as a member of 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 People's Action Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Singapore Singaporean people of Chinese descent {{Singapore-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Phua
Denise Phua Lay Peng (;Denise Phua Lay Peng , Candidate Profiles, People's Action Party, Retrieved on 28 October 2008. born 9 December 1959) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Mayor of Central Singapore District since 2014. A member of the governing (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
