Tag Archives: Munshi Abdullah Avenue

Teachers’ Housing Estate – Then and Now

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Remember Singapore

Located near the junction of Yio Chu Kang Road and Upper Thomson Road, the small quiet neighbourhood of Teachers’ Housing Estate was first developed in 1967 by the Singapore Teachers’ Union (STU), a teachers’ organisation that was established back in … Continue reading →

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Singapore Bicentennial 2019 – A Note to Remember

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Remember Singapore

The Singapore Bicentennial commemorative $20 note was launched in June 2019, marking Singapore’s long 200 years of journey in becoming a vibrant city and a nation. It also pays tribute to the many generations of Singapore’s forefathers, who arrived from … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Adnan Saidi, Ai Tong School, Alice Edith Wilhemina Patterson, Alice Pennefather, Battle Of Opium Hill, Bukit Chandu, Girls' Sports Club, Govindasamy Pillai, Henry Nicholas Ridley, Home For The Aged Sick, Institute Of Education, Malay Regiment’s 1st Battalion, Munshi Abdullah, Munshi Abdullah Avenue, Nanyang Girls' School, Ramakrishna Mission, Ridley Park, Ruth Wong Hie King, Singapore Bicentennial, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore Ladies Tennis Champion, Singapore Women's Hall Of Fame, Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Tan Kah Kee, Tan Kah Kee MRT Station, Tao Nan School, Teacher's Estate, Teachers' Training College, Teresa Hsu Chih, The Grand Old Lady Of Sport | 1 Comment

Singapore Bicentennial 2019 – The Arrivals and Their Contributions

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Remember Singapore

Singapore celebrates its bicentennial year, the 200th anniversary of Sir Stamford Raffles’ arrival, in 2019. One of the commemorative events is the setting up of four statues beside the existing Raffles statue along the Singapore River. Although the bicentennial is … Continue reading →