Western Islands, SingaporeThe Western Islands is a planning area located within the West Region of Singapore. It comprises a collection of islands located in the south-western waters of Singapore, namely Jurong Island, Pulau Bukom, Pulau Semakau, and Pulau Sudong, on which is the Pulau Sudong Airport. The Western Islands originally comprised 27 islands, once home to the native Malay islanders in the past.
Malaysia–Singapore Second LinkThe Malaysia–Singapore Second Link (Malay: Laluan Kedua Malaysia–Singapura, Chinese: 馬新第二通道) is a bridge connecting Singapore and Johor, Malaysia. In Singapore, it is officially known as the Tuas Second Link. The bridge was built to reduce traffic congestion on the Johor–Singapore Causeway and was opened to traffic on 2 January 1998. It was inaugurated jointly by Singapore's Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong and Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia.
West Region, SingaporeThe West Region is one of the five regions in the city-state of Singapore. The region is the largest in terms of land area and is the third most populous region after the North-East Region and Central Region. Jurong East is the regional centre of the region, with plans of developing the Jurong Lake District into a second CBD area. Jurong West is the most populous town in the region, with a population of 262,730 residents.
Pioneer, SingaporePioneer is a planning area located in the West Region of Singapore, named after Pioneer Road. The area is bounded by Jurong West to the north, Boon Lay to the east, Tuas to the west, the Western Water Catchment to the northwest and Selat Jurong to the south. It contains several major industrial estates including Joo Koon, Benoi and Gul Circle, which form part of the larger Jurong Industrial Estate.
Malay languageMalay (UK: mə-LAY; endonym: Bahasa Melayu, Jawi script: بهاس ملايو) is an Austronesian pluricentric macrolanguage native to several islands of Maritime Southeast Asia and the Malay Peninsula on mainland Asia. The language is an official language of Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore, where the standardised forms are known as Standard Malay.Planning areas of SingaporeThe planning areas of Singapore, also referred to as Development Guide Plan (DGP) areas, serve as the second level of urban planning and census divisions in Singapore as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). These areas provide a framework for urban development, land use planning and statistical analysis across the country. There are currently 55 planning areas, grouped into five regions: Central, East, North, North-East and West.
Western Water CatchmentThe Western Water Catchment is a planning area located in the West Region of Singapore. The planning area borders Tuas and Pioneer to its south, Sungei Kadut, Choa Chu Kang and Tengah to its east, Jurong West to its southeast, Lim Chu Kang to its north and the Straits of Johor to its west. It is the largest planning area by land area at approximately 70 km (27 sq mi), which is slightly larger than San Marino and covers nearly an eleventh of Singapore Island.
FishingFishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (freshwater or marine), but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques include trawling, longlining, jigging, hand-gathering, spearing, netting, angling, shooting and trapping, as well as more destructive and often illegal techniques such as electrocution, blasting and poisoning.
Tuas ViewTuas View is an industrial area in the south-westernmost region of Singapore. It is located to the south-west of Tuas Crescent and Tuas South Avenue 5. It is a reclaimed land of 2,880 ha size. It is home to some of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies like GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer. The located on the western shores will transport the island's incinerated wastes to Pulau Semakau for landfills.Straits of JohorThe Straits of Johor (also known as the Tebrau Strait, Johor Strait, Selat Johor, Selat Tebrau, and Tebrau Reach, also spelled Johore Strait) is an international tidal strait in Southeast Asia, between Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia. GeographyThe straits separate the Malaysian state of Johor on the mainland Malay Peninsula to the north, from Singapore and its islands to the south.
SingaporeSingapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet.
International Phonetic AlphabetSystem of phonetic notationThe International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association, starting in the late 19th century, as a standard written representation for the sounds of speech.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.