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Geylang International FC Players
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goh Pei Ming
Goh Pei Ming (; born ) is a Singaporean politician and former brigadier-general and chief of staff of Singapore Armed Forces. A member of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP), he is a Member of Parliament representing Marine Parade–Braddell Heights Group Representation Constituency (GRC) for the 15th Parliament of Singapore after a walkover was declared for the constituency in the 2025 Singaporean general election. Goh will represent the division of Marine Parade in his constituency. Education Goh received his early education at Fengshan Primary School. He subsequently attended Dunman High School and Victoria Junior College where he was awarded the Wong Hung Khim trophy, VJC's highest award. He was a President Scout. After junior college, he was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Overseas Scholarship and obtained a bachelor’s degree (summa cum laude) in Civil Engineering from Cornell University, followed by a master's degree in Defence Studies from King's Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tin Pei Ling
Tin Pei Ling ( zh, s=陈佩玲, p=Chén Pèilíng; born 23 December 1983) is a Singaporean politician and businesswoman. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the MacPherson division of Marine Parade–Braddell Heights Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2025. She had previously represented the MacPherson division of Marine Parade GRC from 2011 to 2015 and MacPherson Single Member Constituency (SMC) from 2015 to 2025. Tin was the PAP's youngest candidate during the 2011 general election. Early life and education Tin's father operated a coffeeshop in Ghim Moh while her mother was a housewife. She attended Crescent Girls' School and Hwa Chong Junior College before graduating from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree with honours in psychology. From 2013 to 2015, Tin did a Master of Business Administration with University of Chicago Booth School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah
Wan Rizal bin Wan Zakariah ( Jawi: وان ريزل بن وان زكرياه, born 9 November 1978) is a Singaporean politician and sport science lecturer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Kolam Ayer division of Jalan Besar GRC since 2020. Education During Rizal's secondary school education in Tampines Secondary School, he was under the Normal (Academic) stream. He subsequently went on to complete a diploma in electronics at Temasek Polytechnic in 1999, before graduating with a Bachelor of Science with second upper honours degree in physical education from the Nanyang Technological University in 2009. He subsequently obtained a PhD in physical education from the Nanyang Technological University in 2017. Career Rizal served his National Service in the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) between 1999 and 2003, and attained the rank Lieutenant. After completing his National Service, he went ... [...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] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
