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Encyclopedia > Bukit Batok New Town
Bukit Batok New Town
Total area: 8.02 km²
Residential area: 2.91 km²
Dwelling units: 32,998
Projected ultimate: 47,000
Population: 113,100
Top view of Bukit Batok West.
Top view of Bukit Batok West.

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Commercial

A block of HDB flats along Bukit Batok West Avenue 5
A block of HDB flats along Bukit Batok West Avenue 5

The shopping complex West Mall was opened in mid-1998. Developed by Alprop Pte. Ltd., a joint venture between the United Industrial Corporation (UIC) and Singapore Land, it has 5 storeys, net lettable area of 192,000 sq ft and three basement car parks. It was built at a cost of $170 million. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1166x1555, 535 KB) Description: A block of HDB flats along Bukit Batok West Avenue 5. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1166x1555, 535 KB) Description: A block of HDB flats along Bukit Batok West Avenue 5. ... The dollar is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions (see list below), including the US dollar, the worlds most widely circulated currency (see list below). ... One million (1000000), one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999999 and preceding 1000001. ...


West Mall has many amenities and shops such as an Eng Wah cineplex with 6 screens, a post office, Popular bookstore, a food court, Harvey Norman (electrical goods), a national library, fast food restaurants and a Shop N Save supermarket.


Transport

The Bukit Batok interchange is of moderate size and wholly used by SMRT Buses, part of SMRT Corporation. The interchange and most of the services were previously operated by SBS Buses, the precursor of SBS Transit, until 1999/2000; SBS Transit still has a bus depot in Bukit Batok. The following bus services are in operation: // Logo A C651 SMRT train approaching Jurong East MRT Station Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) Corporation (SGX: S53) is a public transport operator founded on August 6, 1987. ... Logo SBS Transit Limited is a public transport operator in Singapore. ...

  • Feeder services
    • 941 (previously 361) - serving Bukit Batok West avenues 3,6,8
    • 945 (previously 365) - serving Bukit Batok East Avenue 5, West Avenue 5 (the Bukit Gombak neighbourhood)
    • 947 (previously 367) - serving Bukit Batok West avenues 2,4,7
  • Trunk services
    • 61 - to Eunos, via Toh Yi, Clementi, Queensway, Kallang
    • 77 - to Marina Centre, via Toh Yi, Bukit Timah, Holland Road, Orchard Road
    • 106 - to Marina Centre, via Clementi, Holland Road, Orchard Road
    • 173 - a loop service, past Hillview, Toh Tuck, Clementi
    • 177 - to Bukit Panjang, serves the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Bukit Gombak
    • 189 - to Kent Ridge, via Clementi, West Coast
    • 852 - to Yishun, via Upper Bukit Timah, Bukit Timah, Ang Mo Kio

In addition, the following bus services pass through parts of Bukit Batok: Bukit Gombak is a neighborhood in the west-central area of the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore. ... Eunos means: a brand of car marketed in Japan by Mazda an area of Singapore : Eunos is a small neighbourhood in Singapores middle East. ... Clementi can refer to: Muzio Clementi, a composer Clementi, a neighbourhood of Singapore This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The summit of Bukit Timah, the highest point in Singapore. ... Holland Road westbound to Clementi. ... Bukit Panjang is suburban area situated in the Central North-Western part of Singapore. ... MINDEF is an abreviation of Singapores Ministry of Defence Singapore Ministry of Defence link title ... Yishun, or Nee Soon as it was initially christened, is a suburban town in the northern part of Singapore, encompassing the Yishun Planning Area, in the North Region, which includes Yishun New Town and the Nee Soon private residential estate. ...

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Education

There are several institutions for education in Bukit Batok:

  • Higher institutions of learning
    • ITE West Bukit Batok
    • Singapore International Hotel and Tourism Education Centre (SHATEC)

The Millennia Institute, formed from the merger of the Jurong and Outram Centralised Institutes (CI), will be moving to a new campus off Bukit Batok West Avenue 3 in September 2006. Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Secondary school may refer to Secondary school in the United Kingdom, is the general term for the schools for children between the ages of eleven and eighteen in most areas (a few areas have schools for 13-18 year olds instead, and these are called upper schools). ... Secondary school may refer to Secondary school in the United Kingdom, is the general term for the schools for children between the ages of eleven and eighteen in most areas (a few areas have schools for 13-18 year olds instead, and these are called upper schools). ... Dunearn Secondary School is a government secondary school in Singapore. ... Secondary school may refer to Secondary school in the United Kingdom, is the general term for the schools for children between the ages of eleven and eighteen in most areas (a few areas have schools for 13-18 year olds instead, and these are called upper schools). ... Swiss Cottage Secondary School is a government secondary school in Singapore. ... Secondary school may refer to Secondary school in the United Kingdom, is the general term for the schools for children between the ages of eleven and eighteen in most areas (a few areas have schools for 13-18 year olds instead, and these are called upper schools). ... Inche Yusuf bin Ishak (August 12, 1910 - November 23, 1970) was an eminent Singaporean politician. ... Singapores education is one that denies students of opportunities. ... Singapores education is one that denies students of opportunities. ...


Places of Worship

  • Ar-Raudhah mosque
  • Church of St. Mary of the Angles
  • Guilin combined temple
  • Hock Thong temple
  • Hoon Lam Tua Peh Kong temple
  • Ling Hong Tong temple
  • Sattha Puchaniyaram Buddhist temple
  • See Tien Foh combined temple
  • Tong Tien Kung temple
  • Wu Lui Sien Sze temple
  • Zu-Lin temple

A church is currently under construction near the intersection of West Avenue 4 and 7.


Recreation

The Bukit Batok swimming complex is located off East Avenue 6. There are many parks in the neighbourhood, including the Bukit Batok Town Park (often considered part of Bukit Gombak) and the Bukit Batok Nature Park. A breaststroke swimmer A dog swimming Swimming is a technique to move unaided through water. ... Bukit Gombak is a neighborhood in the west-central area of the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore. ...


The CDANS Bukit Batok Country Club, for reservist members of the Civil Defence forces and their families, was opened in 1998. It offers a golf driving range, swimming pool, bowling alley and sports facilities for relatively affordable prices. The Civil Service Bukit Batok Clubhouse offering similar recreational facilities to civil servants and their families and the public is located near the Bukit Batok Town Centre, and was opened on 1 Mar 2006.


Politics

The jurisdiction of Bukit Batok is shared by the Jurong GRC, which has an office at Bukit Batok Central and manages much of Bukit Batok; and Hong Kah GRC, which manages areas north of Bukit Batok West Avenue 3 and Bukit Batok Central. There are four MPs, two from each GRC, representing various areas in Bukit Batok. The Group Representative Constituency (GRC) system in Singapore is a formal system of social and political committees representing the interests of both the majority and minority social groups within each local island community. ...


Bukit Batok was a (single-member) constituency by itself in the 1991 general elections and before. It was later mainly subsumed into the Hong Kah GRC. As of 2001, Bukit Batok, as mentioned above, was mainly within the Jurong GRC, with the rest in Hong Kah GRC. In Jurong GRC the ruling party PAP slate comprising Lim Boon Heng, Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, Halimah binte Yacob, Ong Chit Chung, and Tharman Shanmugaratnam got 79.8% of the vote to defeat a SDP slate led by their secretary-general Chee Soon Juan. Currently Ong represents the Bukit Batok division and Halimah the Bukit Batok East division. These areas include Bukit Batok Central, the MRT station etc. Party logo with a symbol of red lightning that signifies action. ... Lim Boon Heng is the Minister in the Prime Ministers Office and a member of the Cabinet of Singapore. ... Yu-Foo Yee Shoon (Simplified Chinese: 符喜顺; Pinyin: ), is the Minister of State, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports. ... Tharman Shanmugaratnam is Minister for Education in the Singapore Cabinet. ... Party logo The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is a liberal party in Singapore. ... Dr. Chee Soon Juan, Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Dr. Chee Soon Juan (Simplified Chinese: 徐顺全; Traditional Chinese: 徐順全; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is the Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and a trained neuropsychologist. ...


In the same elections in 2001, the PAP slate comprising Yeo Cheow Tong, John Chen Seow Phun, Ahmad Khalis bin Abdul Ghani, Ang Mong Seng and Amy Khor Lean Suan defeated a SDP slate with 79.7% of the vote in Hong Kah. Ang now represents the Bukit Gombak division, roughly the Bukit Gombak and Hillview neighbourhoods. Khor represents the Hong Kah North division, HDB apartment blocks in areas roughly bordered by Bukit Batok Road and Bukit Batok West avenues 2, 5 and 7. Dr Amy Khor Lean Suan (Chinese: 许连碹; born 23 February 1958) is the Mayor of South West Community Development Council (CDC) and a Member of Parliament in Singapore. ... Bukit Gombak is a neighborhood in the west-central area of the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore. ...


External links

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