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At the time, the government tendered out the exclusive right to lease stalls for markets in Singapore. The right to lease stalls at the Clyde Terrace Market was tendered out to a "farmer" for $16,968 in 1888 and $24,300 in 1889. The "farmer" system as a whole was abolished in 1910. [6]
A Singapore Tourist Pass may be purchased from S$22 [64] (inclusive of a S$10 refundable card deposit and a 3-day pass) for the payment of public transportation fares. The card may be purchased at selected TransitLink Ticket Offices, LTA Kiosks, Passenger Service Centres and Singapore Visitors Centres, and can be refunded at both TransitLink ...
GAMA was originally founded as the Pulau Pinang Supermarket by Mr Chang Cheng Guan, Mr Chia Siak Leng and Mr Tan Peck Yon. Mr Chang Cheng Guan is a Kedah-born entrepreneur who had been impressed by Singapore's booming retail scene at the time [1] [4] Mr Chia Siak Leng and Mr Tan Peck Yong were both Singapore-born entrepreneurs who had the vision for importing goods from China when it wasn't ...
The George Town Central Business District (CBD) is the financial and political centre of the city of George Town, the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang.The financial district, which was first envisioned by the Penang Island City Council's Local Plan 2030, lies entirely within the city centre, and is home to much of the city's banking and financial services. [1]
Sungai Nibong is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It lies near the eastern coast of Penang Island, about 8.6 km (5.3 mi) south of the city centre. Sungai Nibong is best known as the site of the annual Penang Island Festival, more popularly called 'Pesta Pulau Pinang' in Malay.
Murray Terrace is a row of fourteen shophouses along Murray Street in Singapore. It has housed the Murray Terrace Food Alley, offices and the Six Senses Maxwell hotel
George Town was named in honour of King George III, the ruler of Great Britain and Ireland between 1760 and 1820. [15] [16] Prior to the arrival of the British, the geographical area had been known as Tanjung Penaga, due to the abundance of penaga laut trees (Calophyllum inophyllum) found at the cape (tanjung) of the city.
Peranakan Place today fronting the intersection of Emerald Hill Road and Orchard Road. Peranakan Place (also known as Peranakan Place Complex), formerly known as Peranakan Corner, is a row of six two-storey shophouses facing Orchard Road, built around 1902 at the intersection of Emerald Hill Road and Orchard Road in the planning area of Newton in Singapore.