Yishun, or Nee Soon as it was initially named, 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. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Not to be confused with the Malayalam language, spoken in India. ... Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ... Categories: Stub ...

Population of Yishun New Town and Nee Soon private estate:
1990 Population Census: 181,036
2000 Population Census: 176,689

Under the 1996 Land Use and Urban Design Planning, the total land area of the Yishun Planning Area was 2108 ha.

Housing estates in Yishun.

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History

Yishun is the Mandarin version of Nee Soon, named after the "pineapple king" and rubber magnate, Lim Nee Soon (林义顺) (b. 1879). For other uses, see Pineapple (disambiguation). ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Lim Nee Soon was also a banker, contractor and general commission agent. He was the first general manager of the Bukit Sembawang Rubber Company Limited, formed in 1908. Nee Soon and Company was formed in 1911. For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ... An independent contractor is a person or business which provides goods or services to another entity under terms specified in a contract. ... A contract is a legally binding exchange of promises or agreement between parties that the law will enforce. ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Nee Soon was one of the pioneers that opened up Sembawang. Nee Soon served on the Rural Board from 1913 to 1921 and was also appointed a Justice of Peace. In the field of education, he was one of the founders of Chinese High School and also a member of the Raffles College Committee. Nee Soon Road was officially named in 1950 by the Rural Board to facilitate postal services. Nee Soon also owned a large plot of land in the area and several roads in this area are named after his business concerns and family members. Nee Soon was a leading member of the Teochew clan association poit ip huay kwan, and was a close friend of Dr Sun Yat Sen. // Sembawang Group Representation Constituency. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about the concept of justice. ... A peace dove, widely known as a symbol for peace, featuring an olive branch in the doves beak. ... The Chinese High School (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), formerly Singapore Nanyang Overseas Chinese Middle School (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) was founded by philanthropist Tan Kah Kee on March 21, 1919 in Singapore. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A British pillar box The postal system is a system by which written documents typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages containing other matter, are delivered to destinations around the world. ... Teochiu can refer to: Chaozhou(潮州), a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, China. ... Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866 - March 12, 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman who is considered by many to be the Father of Modern China. He had a significant influence in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and establishment of the Republic of China. ...

The name Nee Soon was one of those changed at the height of the campaign to replace dialect names with Mandarin ones. While the government later revoked some of its decisions and reinstated names like Bukit Panjang (for Zhenghua), Yishun remained unchanged and is now the name attached to streets, roads, parks and a well-known cineplex within Yishun New Town, Golden Village Yishun. For dialects of programming languages, see Programming language dialect. ... Bukit Panjang (Chinese: 武吉班让, Mandarin Pronunciation: Wujibanrang) is suburban area situated in the Central North-Western part of Singapore. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Cineplex Odeon Cinemas was one of North Americas largest movie theatre operators, with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United States. ... A Golden Village theatre at VivoCity, Singapores largest multiplex, and one of Asias largest, with the largest screen in Asia. ...

Amenities

Shopping/ Commercial Areas

• Northpoint Shopping Centre → The only shopping mall in Yishun, is located just beside the Yishun MRT Station. It is currently undergoing an expansion which includes a new building connected to the main shopping mall built on a plot of land next to the existing building. This expansion will increase the size of Northpoint Shopping Centre and hold more shops as well as a new library at its top floor. This will make up the second library in Yishun. The shopping centre was opened in 1992 making it the first modern sub-urban mall in a major housing estate (new town). From then on, sub-urban mall is almost a standard feature in all housing estate.

• Yishun 10 Cineplex → Adjacent to Northpoint Shopping Centre is the Yishun 10 Cineplex. Opened in May 1992, it was then the largest multiplex with the most screen (10 in all) in Asia. It is operated by the Golden Village group.

• Chong Pang City → Chong Pang City is located in Neighbourhood 1. It has a collection of shophouses, a hawker centre and a market. There are the usual small family-run business as well as Shop n Save supermarket, CK department store, MacDonald's, Watson and Guardian's phamacies, 7-Eleven...etc. Chong Pang City is by far the biggest and most completed of the neighbourhood centres until the arrival of Northpoint Shopping Centre and Yishun 10.

• Other Neighbourhood Shopping Areas → There are other neighbourhood centre at Nee Soon East (Neighbourhood 2), Khatib City (Neighbourhood 8) and one at Neighbourhood 4. Typical of the "heartland" neighbourhood centre, it consists of mom and pop shops, eateries (commonly called coffeeshop), supermarket chain, mini-marts, clinic, local banks, salons...etc. In the last decades, fast food outlets like MacDonald's, KFC as well as phamacies are finding its way into these areas.

• Yishun Community Library → The newly renovated Yishun Community Library is located at Yishun Street 22, and is the only library in the Yishun area. The library caters to the different needs of the Yishun population, and has books for both children and adults. The library is slated to move into the new Northpoint Shopping Centre expansion block come end-2008.

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Medical Facilities

A new hospital will be coming up in Yishun by early 2010. Instead of Northern General Hospital, the new general hospital has been named Khoo Teck Puat Hospital after receiving a S$125 million donation from the late Mr Khoo's family. Spanning over 3.5 hectares in the Yishun Central Area, the 550-bed hospital will offer a full range of comprehensive healthcare services for residents living in the north. A new feature of the hospital includes overlooking the scenic Yishun Pond. This will be the first hospital in the north after the nearest one which is at Thomson. Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (Chinese: 邱德拨医院; Malay: Hospital Khoo Teck Puat) will be a 550-bed hospital located at Yishun in Singapore when opens in early 2010. ... Thomson has several meanings: thomson (unit), a unit for mass-to-charge ratio, symbol: Th Thomson SA, formerly known as Thomson Multimedia, a French electronics manufacturer and media services provider Thomson-CSF, former name for the company Thales Group The Thomson Corporation, a large worldwide Canadian-based information services company...

Currently, the Yishun estate is well served by the Yishun Polyclinic as well as many private medical clinics and dental clinics.

Country Clubs

SAFRA Yishun Country Club

• SAFRA Yishun Country Club → SAFRA Yishun Country Club is a country club owned by SAFRA, which aims to build morale and camaradarie amongst NSmen in Singapore. The club is strategically located in Yishun Park to offer a feel of nature. It also has a wide range of amenities like bowling centre, gym, tennis court, wall climbing, Western restaurant and Party World KTV. In order to create various choices among NSmen, SAFRA Yishun Country Club is destinated as an Adventure Sports Hub within the group of SAFRA club houses.

• Orchid Country Club → Located near the scenic Seletar Reservoir. The club aims to improve the social status of its members. Activities there include Paintball. There is also a Chinese restaurant, bowling alley. Members facilities include a gym, swimming pool, golf driving range as well as tennis courts.

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Community centres and clubs

• Nee Soon East Community Club
• Nee Soon South Community Centre
• Chong Pang Community Club
• Nee Soon Central Community Centre

Transport

• Yishun MRT Station NS13, situated along Yishun Ave 2 and Yishun Ave 5, Yishun Central.
• Yishun Bus Interchange Linked to the Yishun MRT station via the underpass at Northpoint Shopping Centre
• Khatib MRT Station NS14, situated along Yishun Ave 2 and Yishun Ring Road

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Parks, Garden and other Recreational Facilities

2 Major Parks:

• Yishun Park (managed by National Parks Board) - a 13 ha park in the centre of the housing estate. Used to be a rubber estate, it is thickly covered with natural vegetation. Part of the land was developed into the SAFRA Yishun Country Club.
• Lower Seletar Reservoir Park (managed by NParks and PUB) - this small 3 ha park at the southern edge of the housing estate bordering the northern edge of the reservoir. Under the PUB's Active, Beautiful, Clean Water for all (ABC) programme, there are plans to open up the reservoir to more water sports. Currently there is a smaller water sports rental facility there. Occasionally there are dragon boat competition. Viewing benches, riderside deck and possibly a stage will be in the works if the project take off.

Sports Facilities

• Yishun Stadium and Sports Hall:

Located at the Southern end of the town, the Yishun Stadium was opened on 2 Jan 1992. In 1993, it played host to the Krarte event during the 1993 SEA Games in Singapore. In 1996, it was the home ground for the Sembawang Rangers FC in the S-league. Eventually the team was dropped from the league in 2003. Later on, it hosted the Young Lions in 2005 season, Sporting Afrique FC in 2006 season and currently it is the home for Korean Super Reds FC for the 2007 season. Other than the main stadia with the soccer field and 8-lanes running track, it also houses a ClubFitt gym. The sport hall seat 800 and it can be use for badminton, basketball or other indoor sports. Sembawang Rangers Football Club is a soccer club in Singapore, based at Khatib in Yishun. ... Young Lions is the second album on Atlantic Records by Adrian Belew, released in May 1990. ... Sporting Afrique Football Club is a professional soccer club which played in Singapores S.League in 2006. ... Korean Super Reds Football Club is a South Korean professional soccer club which has been formed to play as a foreign team in Singapores S.League in 2007. ...

• Yishun Swimming Complex

Opened in 1988, it has a compeition pool (with 430 seating), a children pool and a training pool.

Industrial activities

The Yishun Industrial Park is a small industrial park situated between Avenues 6 and 7 which comprises some well known companies such as Murata, Maxtor, Agilent, Avago Technologies, ATS, ASM-Frontend, STATS and many other smaller companies. It can be reached by Bus service 811 from the Yishun Bus Interchange. Murata Manufacturing (村田製作所) is a Japanese electronic part specialized producer in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto. ... Maxtor Corporation was an American manufacturer of computer hard disk drives founded in 1982 and acquired by Seagate in 2006. ... ... Avago Technologies is an American company which was earlier the semiconductor products division of HP and later Agilent Technologies, before being spun off into a distinct legal entity. ... ATS can mean: Adventist Theological Society Against the spread (i. ... Yishun Bus Interchange at sunset. ...

Educational institutions

Main article: Schools in Yishun

Primary Schools: There are 21 schools in Yishun, Singapore. ...

There are 11 primary schools, 9 secondary schools, a junior college & an ITE college in Yishun.

References

• Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1

• SAFRA Online. (2006). About SAFRA. Retrieved on 05 April 2007. http://www.safra.sg/aboutus.aspx?sectionid=1