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Toa Payoh, in Hokkien, translates as "big swamp " (with toa meaning "big" and payoh meaning "swamp"). The Malay word for swamp is paya. It is the Chinese equivalent of Paya Lebar, which translates to "big swamp land". Toa Payoh's old Chinese name, was known as Ang Chiang San (alternatively An Xiang Shan) or "burial hill".
Gerard Philips (1858–1942), founder. The Philips Company was founded in 1891, by Dutch entrepreneur Gerard Philips and his father Frederik Philips. Frederik, a banker based in Zaltbommel, financed the purchase and setup of an empty factory building in Eindhoven, where the company started the production of carbon-filament lamps and other electro-technical products in 1892.
Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Company Pte. Ltd. (more commonly known as SSMC) is a Singaporean semiconductor fabrication company located in Pasir Ris Wafer Fab Park. It was incorporated in 1999 and is a joint venture between NXP Semiconductors (until 2006 Philips) and TSMC. Founded by Philips and EDB Investments, the plant was completed in 2000.
Noel Philip Yeo Liat Kok [1] ( Chinese: 杨烈国; born 1946), DUNU (First Class), is the Chairman of Economic Development Innovations Singapore, Advanced MedTech Holdings and Accuron Technologies. From April 2007 to March 2018, Yeo was Chairman of Standards Productivity and Innovation for Growth ( SPRING Singapore ), a government development ...
c. 34,200 (2023) Website. nxp .com. Footnotes / references. [1] NXP Semiconductors N.V. ( NXP) is a Dutch semiconductor designer and manufacturer with headquarters in Eindhoven, Netherlands. [2] The company employs approximately 31,000 people in more than 30 countries. NXP reported revenue of $11.06 billion in 2021.
As-Salaam Family Support Centre. Assemblies of God Community Services Society. Assisi Hospice. Association for Early Childhood Educators. Association for Person with Special Needs. Association for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Association of Apex Clubs of Singapore. Association of Muslim Professionals.
Public transit access. NS25EW13 City Hall. Website. Funan. Funan ( Chinese : 福南) is a mixed-use development comprising a retail mall, two office towers and a serviced apartment tower in the Civic District in Singapore. The new development was built on the site of the former building known as Funan DigitaLife Mall.
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 British Army was falling back fast. Shortly before midnight on 9 December, word came through of an enemy landing at Kuantan, halfway between Kota Bharu and Singapore. Phillips, in view of the imminent danger to Singapore, decided to strike at Kuantan. At dawn on 10 December, an unidentified plane was sighted about 60 miles (97 km) off Kuantan.
Facilities on the Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) Concourse level of Queenstown Station, showing a Conrac , passenger service centre, and faregates. Exterior view of Jurong East station, showing a C151 Train approaching. Some MRT stations, particularly interchange stations, are deep enough to be shielded from conventional bomb attacks from the ...