Tag Archives: Public Utilities Board

The Evolution of Singapore’s Street Lighting

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Remember Singapore

For the first half of the 19th century, much of Singapore was covered in darkness at night. Although there were candles, oil and kerosene lamps, they were unable to illuminate large areas and were mostly confined to localised spaces such … Continue reading →

Creative and Unique National Day Parade Floats Procession Through the Years

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Remember Singapore

Floats procession was one of the highlights of Singapore’s National Day celebration event. Starting from 1967, various local organisations, ministries and statutory boards would spent tons of efforts to design their floats, wowing spectators with different flashy, creative and sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural | Tagged Adult Education Board, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Floats Procession, Housing And Development Board, Indian Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of Information and The Arts, National Courtesy Campaign, National Day, National Day Parade, National Productivity Board, National Theatre Trust, National Trades Union Congress, People's Action Party, Port Of Singapore Authority, Post Office Savings Bank, Public Utilities Board, Public Works Department, Raffles City, Sentosa Development Corporation, Singapore Airlines, Singapore Family Planning and Population Board, Singapore Mass Rapid Transit, Singapore Police Force, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Telecommunication Authority of Singapore, Urban Redevelopment Authority | Leave a comment

Searching for the Remaining Old Flood Gauges in Singapore

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Remember Singapore

Located at the junction of Cambridge Road and Carlisle Road, this old one-metre flood gauge serves as a reminder of the frequent floods that occurred in this vicinity especially in the seventies. Such flood gauges were installed at many low-lying … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Bishan, Bukit Timah Road, Cambridge Road, Commonwealth Avenue, Flash Floods, Flood Gauge, Flood Level Gauge, Geylang Serai, Jalan Besar, Ministry Of Environment, National Environment Agency, Operation Rehabilitation, Orchard Road, Potong Pasir, Public Utilities Board, Queenstown, Rochor, Siglap Road, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore Floods | 5 Comments

The History of Singapore’s Night Soil Bucket System

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Remember Singapore

The modern liveable city of Singapore today has a complete sanitation system supported by a network of sewers and water reclamation plants. Since 1997, Singapore has achieved 100% accessibility to the modern sanitation system. Toilets of modern sanitation system used … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Alexandra Sewage Disposal Works, Deep Tunnel Sewerage System, Environmental Public Health Division, Japanese Occupation, Kim Chuan Road, Lorong Halus, Midgeley Taylor, Ministry of the Environment, Municipal Government, Municipal Sludge Disposal Works, Night Soil, Night Soil Bucket System, Public Utilities Board, Public Works Department, Rangoon Road, Robert Peirce, Sanitation System, Sewerage Master Plan, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore River, Sungei Serangoon, Sustainable Singapore Gallery | 3 Comments

The Old Forgotten Tombstone of Jane Buyers at Lower Seletar Reservoir

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Remember Singapore

At the corner of Seletar Club Road lies a small tombstone, oblivious to the joggers and cyclists who pass by the area. The inscriptions on the tombstone are fading away, after decades of exposure to the weather, but one can … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Bon Accord Dock, Bukit Timah Christian Cemetery, Buyers and Robb, Jane Buyers, JC Buyers, John Craig Buyers, Lower Seletar Reservoir, National Heritage Board, Public Utilities Board, Pulau Brani, Seletar, Seletar Club Road, Seletar Country Club, Telok Ayer | 3 Comments

Goodbye Kampong Java Park

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Remember Singapore

Come end of August, the 45-year-old Kampong Java Park will be permanently closed. Once a Christian cemetery bounded by Kampong Java Road and Bukit Timah Road, works were carried out in 1971 by the Public Works Department (PWD) to convert … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Bukit Timah Road, Cavenagh Road, Ellision Building, Halifax Road, Kampong Java Park, Kampong Java Park Road, Kandang Kerbau Women's And Children's Hospital, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Land Transport Authority, Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home, Lim Kim San, Marymount Convent, Ministry Of Finance, Nanyang Pho Leng Building, New Cemtery Road, New Park Avenue, New Scenery Road, North-South Corridor, Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant, Park Road, Parks And Recreation Department, Public Utilities Board, Public Works Department, Rochor Centre, Singapore City Council, Singapore Municipal, Sir Orfeur Cavenagh, Sunshine Corner, Toa Payoh Rise Apartments, Victoria Street Wholesale Centre | 1 Comment

Memories of Ah Meng, Inuka and Other Singapore’s Favourite Animal Stars

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Remember Singapore

Many Singaporeans visited the Singapore Zoo to catch the last glimpse of their favourite Inuka, after learning about the news of its declining health. The world’s only tropical polar bear was eventually put down on 25 April 2018 by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic | Tagged Ah Meng, Breakfast With An Orangutan, Inuka, Mandai Zoo, Omar, Ong Swee Law, Polar Bear, Public Utilities Board, Sheba, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Singapore Zoo, Singapore Zoological Gardens, Special Tourism Ambassador, Sumatran Orangutan, White Bengal Tiger | 2 Comments

A Tale of Towers and Pagodas

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Remember Singapore

Between the late sixties and mid-seventies, four lookout towers, including one pagoda, were built in Singapore. Two of them are located at the western side of Singapore (Jurong Hill and Chinese Garden), while the other two are at Toa Payoh … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Bukit Peropok, Chinese Garden, Goh Keng Swee, Housing And Development Board, Jelutong Tower, Jurong Hill, Jurong Hilltop Restaurant, Jurong Town Corporation, MacRitchie Reservoir, Mount Vernon, Public Utilities Board, Public Works Department, Ru Yun Ta, Sentosa, Southeast Asian Peninsula Games, Tanjong Rhu Lookout Tower, Tiger Sky Tower, Toa Payoh Town Garden, Upper Seletar Reservoir, VIP Hill, Yishun Pond Park | 1 Comment

Tales of Kampongs at Old Upper Thomson Road

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Remember Singapore

In the sixties and seventies, the long meandering Old Upper Thomson Road was well-known as a racing circuit for the popular Singapore Grand Prix. A lesser known fact is that it was also home to some long forgotten villages, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic, Historic | Tagged Hainan Village, Jalan Belang, Lorong Pelita, Old Upper Thomson Road, Public Utilities Board, Rambutan Plantation, Seah Eu Chin, Second World War, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore Grand Prix, Survey Production Centre, Thomson Nature Park, Upper Thomson Road | 63 Comments

SIT Apartments, Old Schools and a Famous Hawker Centre at Monk’s Hill

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Remember Singapore

SIT Apartments It is a quiet neighbourhood tucked away in a small district bounded by the Bukit Timah Road, Cavenagh Road and Clemenceau Avenue. Over here, one can find several blocks of Singapore Trust Improvement (SIT) apartments, built by the … Continue reading →