Tag Archives: Yishun New Town

Before Sengkang, There Were Plans for a Seletar New Town

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Remember Singapore

The concept of a new town called Seletar was made known by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) in the early eighties. With the development of Nee Soon New Town (Yishun New Town today) beginning in 1977 and gaining traction … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Jurong Town Corporation, Lower Seletar Reservoir, Nee Soon, Seletar New Town, Sengkang New Town, Shilida New Town, Singapore 1980s, Singapore 1990s, Sungei Seletar, Sungei Seletar Reservoir, Yishun New Town | 1 Comment

Chye Kay Village – History, Memories and Remnants…

Posted on March 31, 2026 by Remember Singapore

Between 1908 and 1911, in the midst of a booming rubber industry, the British government freed up 2,000 acres of forested lands at the north of Sungei Seletar for the cultivation of rubber plantations. Several local firms seized the opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic, Nostalgic | Tagged Bah Soon Pah Road, Chu Siang Tong Temple, Chye Kay Road, Chye Kay Village, Ho Peck San Temple, Housing And Development Board, Kwang Teck School, Kwong Teck Suah Teochew Cemetery, Lee Cheng School, Lee Teck Public School, Lorong Achara, Lorong Batu Giling, Lorong Peluang, Nee Soon, Nee Soon Columbarium, Nee Soon New Town, Peck Noi Hwoy, Public Utilities Board, Seletar Road, Sembawang Road, Sembawang School, Singapore Chye Kay Village Cheng Teck Association, Yishun New Town, Yishun Park, Yishun Ring Road | 3 Comments

The Camps Along Sembawang Road (Part 1) – Khatib Camp

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Remember Singapore

The long Sembawang Road has been the home to many military camps and bases – Nee Soon Camp, Sembawang Air Base, Dieppe Barracks, Khatib Camp and Chong Pang Camp. The road ends at Sembawang Shipyard, which was the former Singapore … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Dieppe Barracks, HMS Simbang, Home of the Gunners, Individual Physical Proficiency Test, Kangaw Barracks, KD Malaya, KD Sri Pelandok, Khatib Camp, Naval Base Secondary School, Nee Soon Barracks, Peiying Primary School, People’s Defence Force, Public Works Department, Royal Malaysian Naval Training School, Royal Malaysian Navy, SAF Boys' School, Sembawang Air Base, Sembawang Airfield, Sembawang Garrison, Sembawang Road, Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Artillery, Singapore Voluntary Artillery, Yishun Junior College, Yishun New Town, Yishun Ring Road | 17 Comments

Redevelopment of the Rustic Bah Soon Pah Road

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Remember Singapore

The rustic nature of Bah Soon Pah Road may soon be no more. The area has been marked for residential development, as an extension of the Khatib housing estate, in the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Master Plan. Sembawang Road, where … Continue reading →