Tag Archives: Telecommunication Authority of Singapore

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

Boon Lay, JTC and the En-Bloc Flats

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Remember Singapore

As part of the early industrial development of Jurong, small residential estates were built to accommodate the increasing workers’ population as well as the resettled farmers and fishermen from the Jurong and Tuas villages. Hence, by the mid-sixties and mid-seventies … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic, Nostalgic | Tagged Boon Lay Bus Terminal, Boon Lay Court, Boon Lay Drive, Boon Lay Garden, Boon Lay Garden Primary School, Boon Lay Meadow, Boon Lay Place, Boon Lay Place Hawker Centre, Boon Lay Secondary School, Boon Lay Shopping Centre, Corporation Road, Fighting In Built-Up Areas, Ho Kah Leong, Housing And Development Board, Institute Of Technical Education Jurong, Jurong, Jurong Fire Station, Jurong Stadium, Jurong Town Corporation, Jurong Town Police Station, Jurong Vocational Institute, Jurong West New Town, National Day Parade, National Iron And Steel Mills, Old Boon Lay Cinema, Pan-Island Expressway, Rural West Division, Savoy Cinema, Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Armed Forces, Taman Jurong, Telecommunication Authority of Singapore, Yung Ho Road, Yung Kuang Road | 11 Comments

“Hello, Hello” The Rise and Decline of Singapore’s Public Payphones

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Remember Singapore

Singapore’s mobile population penetration rate stands at almost 155% (from the 2014 statistics by Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore). That is more than a mobile line per person. Despite the large number of mobile subscriptions, public phones still play a … Continue reading →