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Singapore, [e] officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.It is about one degree of latitude (137 kilometres or 85 miles) 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 ...
The North-East Region of Singapore is made up of 7 planning areas, comprising 48 subzones in total. There are plans to transform Seletar into the regional centre of the North-East Region in the future. Planning Area [ 1] Subzone [ 1] Estimated population (2018) [ 2] Remarks. Ang Mo Kio. Ang Mo Kio Town Centre. 4,820.
The Central Area, also called the City Area, and informally The City, is the main commercial city centre of Singapore.Located in the south-eastern part of the Central Region, the Central Area consists of eleven constituent planning areas: the Downtown Core, Marina East, Marina South, the Museum Planning Area, Newton, Orchard, Outram, River Valley, Rochor, the Singapore River and Straits View ...
The history of the modern state of Singapore dates back to its founding in the early 19th century; however, evidence suggests that a significant trading settlement existed on the island in the 14th century. The last ruler of the Kingdom of Singapura, Parameswara, was expelled by the Majapahit or the Siamese before he founded Malacca.
South Korea, [ c] officially the Republic of Korea ( ROK ), [ d] is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone; though it also claims the land border with China and Russia.
Capitol Singapore is an integrated development located in Singapore’s Civic and Cultural District, comprising the iconic Capitol Theatre, a high-end retail mall, the Eden Residences Capitol, The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore, and the Arcade at The Capitol Kempinski—a sunlit atrium hosting several modern and classical dining establishments.
CAPITAL 958. Capital 958 ( Chinese: 958城市頻道; lit. '958 City Channel') is a Mandarin -language radio station in Singapore. Owned by the state-owned broadcaster Mediacorp, it broadcasts a classic hits format. The station's origins can be traced back to Radio Malaya Singapore's Green Network—which broadcast programming in Chinese ...
The name Singapura is derived from Sanskrit meaning "Lion City". [8] Singa comes from the Sanskrit word siṃha , which means "lion", and pūra means "city" in Sanskrit. [ 9 ] According to the Malay Annals , Sang Nila Utama and his men were exploring Tanjong Bemban while in Bintan when he spotted an island with white sandy beach from a high point.