Work on a community civic centre in Geylang Serai which promotes Singapore's cultural heritage will begin soon. The centre, called Wisma Geylang Serai, will house a community club and other social and community-related facilities. It will be fully operational by 2018. The ground breaking ceremony for the centre was held Sunday morning (Sep 20). A pedestrian network will also be built to enhance...
Geylang Serai
The Ministry of National Development (MND) has unveiled details of its plans for the redevelopment of Geylang Serai, including new plans for the current Malay Village whose lease expires at the end of the year. The move followed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's announcement of the government's plans for Geylang Serai in his National Day Rally Speech on August 14. The 10,000-square-metre Malay Village is...
It took nearly two years and cost $7.4 million but since March this year residents of three rental blocks in Merpati Road have been enjoying new amenities under the Rental Flat Upgrading Programme. Yesterday, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, who is also Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC, officiated at the completion ceremony. Residents in the 360 rental flats form about 5 per cent of the...
National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan has unveiled some features of the Malay Village facelift under the URA Draft Master Plan 2008. In outlining future plans for the Paya Lebar area in Parliament on Monday, the minister said a substantial portion of the Malay Village site will be reserved for a new civic building. It will house a variety of amenities, including a Community Club, the Community...
Kallang and Paya Lebar will be developed into new commercial hubs, just like the Jurong Lake District. This is part of the government's Draft Master Plan, which charts land use over the next 10 to 15 years. Marina Bay and the city centre will continue to be the key commercial node in Singapore. New growth areas like Tanjong Pagar, Beach Road and the Ophir-Rochor corridor will also be developed. However,...