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34-557: Bukit Gombak is a subzone of Bukit Batok , Singapore. It is a hilly neighbourhood in the west-central area of the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore. In the Malay language , bukit means hill and gombak a bunch or collection of something. The neighbourhood consists of two hills. One of them stands at 133m while the other stands at 113m. They are Singapore's second and third highest natural point after Bukit Timah Hill . Bukit Gombak

68-700: A bus depot in Bukit Batok. Bukit Batok has one fire station located at 80 Bukit Batok Rd, Singapore 658072. The HDB Branch is located at Bukit Batok Central. As of 2023 , this area has a total of six primary schools and five secondary schools. These include Princess Elizabeth Primary School, Keming Primary School, Lianhua Primary School, St. Anthony's Primary School, Bukit View Primary School, Bukit View Secondary School, Bukit Batok Secondary School, Hillgrove Secondary School, Dunearn Secondary School. Yusof Ishak Secondary School relocated from Bukit Batok to its Punggol campus in 2022. Millennia Institute , formed from

102-729: A candidate who contested and lost Aljunied GRC in the 2015 elections, has since represented Bukit Batok, following his by-election victory in May 2016. In the same elections in 2011 and 2015, Bukit Gombak represents in Chua Chu Kang GRC , there are two constituencies also in Bukit Gombak, one of which it is a different system. Bukit Gombak represents as Low Yen Ling MP, while Amy Khor represented Hong Kah North SMC . Rahayu Mahzam A lawyer by profession, Rahayu specialises in civil litigation and family law. She made her political debut in

136-485: A characteristic feature of the modern-day town. Bukit Batok Planning Area is bordered by six other planning areas - Choa Chu Kang to the north and northwest, Bukit Panjang to the northeast and east, Clementi to the south, Bukit Timah to the southeast, Jurong East to the southwest and Tengah to the west. Bukit Batok New Town is located within Bukit Batok Planning Area. Bukit Batok Planning Area

170-724: A partner in January 2008, specialising in civil litigation and family law. In 2013, she left practice and served as Deputy Registrar at the Syariah Court of Singapore before returning to practice in August 2015. She is also an Associate Mediator accredited by the Singapore Mediation Centre . Rahayu was announced as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate on 20 August 2015 to join the five-member PAP team contesting in Jurong GRC during

204-405: A post office, Community Library and Cineplex, together with shops, restaurants and a supermarket. There are two MRT stations in the Bukit Batok area: Bukit Batok MRT station and Bukit Gombak MRT station . The Bukit Batok Bus Interchange , sited near to Bukit Batok MRT station and West Mall, is of moderate size and nearly completely used by Tower Transit Singapore . The interchange and most of

238-645: A team from the National Solidarity Party led by Tony Tan Lay Thiam and Hazel Poa by 61.2% to 38.8%. Minister of State Low Yen Ling represents the Bukit Gombak division within Chua Chu Kang GRC following Ang Mong Seng's retirement in 2011. This division includes Housing and Development Board apartment blocks near the Bukit Gombak MRT station as well as the private estates and condominiums off Hillview Avenue . A small portion of Bukit Gombak

272-504: Is bounded by Bukit Batok Road, West Avenue 5, the North side of Bukit Gombak Sports Complex, West and North side of Town Park, the North-West and North side of the landed housing estate along Hillview Avenue, Upper Bukit Timah Road and Choa Chu Kang Road. It is generally regarded as the area around the elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train station of the same name (NS3), including the hills to

306-524: Is divided into nine subzones: Bukit Batok's main 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 7 storeys in total gross floor area of 283,000 sq ft (26,300 m ) on a land area of 106,000 sq ft (9,800 m ) . It was built at a cost of S$ 170 million and houses amenities including

340-522: Is part of Jurong GRC, which Senior Parliamentary Secretary Rahayu Mahzam currently represents as the Member of Parliament for the Bukit Batok East Division. Bukit Batok Chua Chu Kang GRC Hong Kah North SMC Jurong GRC Bukit Batok / ˌ b ʊ k ɪ t b ɑː ˈ t oʊ k / , often abbreviated as Bt Batok , is a planning area and matured residential town located along

374-502: Is shared by the Jurong Group Representation Constituency (Jurong GRC), which has an office at Bukit Batok Central and manages much of Bukit Batok; and Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency (Chua Chu Kang GRC), which manages areas north of Bukit Batok West Avenue 3 and Bukit Batok Central. There are four members of Parliament , two from each GRC, representing various areas in Bukit Batok. Bukit Batok

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408-563: The 2015 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Jurong GRC and won 79.3% of the vote. Rahayu studied at Raffles Girls' School and Raffles Junior College before she went to the National University of Singapore 's Faculty of Law , where she completed a Bachelor of Laws in 2003 and was called to the Bar in 2004. Rahayu joined Heng, Leong & Srinivasan LLC as

442-542: The 2015 general election . After the PAP team won with 79.29% of the vote against SingFirst , Rahayu became a Member of Parliament representing the Bukit Batok East ward of Jurong GRC. In 2017, she was part of the taskforce set up to implement tighter regulations on formula milk manufacturers. During 2020 general election , Rahayu joined the five-member PAP team contesting in Jurong GRC again and they won with 74.62% of

476-720: The British to defend the vicinity during the Battle of Bukit Timah and their subsequent surrender on 15 February 1942 to the Japanese at the Ford Motor Factory was described by Winston Churchill as the " largest capitulation " in British military history. Consequently, the British's plans to industrialize Bukit Timah was short-lived and put to an abrupt halt during World War II. The factories that were built before 1942 were swiftly taken over by

510-480: The Ministry of Law added to her portfolio. At the same time, she relinquished her Communications and Information portfolio. In the May 2024 Cabinet Reshuffle prior to Prime Minister-Designate Lawrence Wong being sworn in as Singapore's 4th Prime Minister, Rahayu was promoted to Minister of State in the Ministry of Health as well as the Ministry of Communications and Information , while relinquishing her appointment in

544-511: The Singapore Democratic Party candidate Ling How Doong by winning 53.5% of the vote. In 1991, Bukit Gombak became one of only four constituencies held by the opposition when Ling won 51.4% of the votes to Seet's 48.6%. In 1997 Ling lost his seat to the PAP's Ang Mong Seng by over 30% of the vote and Bukit Gombak returned to PAP control. In the redrawing of electoral boundaries in 2001, shortly before general elections were held,

578-423: The British's ‘colonial estate factories’ as the British resumed their plans to industrialize Bukit Batok. In addition to the development of factories, Bukit Batok began to be extensively quarried for granite. The Poh Kim Quarry, which lies in the heart of Bukit Batok Nature Park today, was one of the quarry sites in the vicinity. It was quarried for granite between the 1950s to the 1970s but was later abandoned due to

612-504: 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 Club Bukit Batok Clubhouse offers swimming, bowling and related recreational facilities to civil servants, their families and the public. It is located near Bukit Batok Town Centre and was opened on 1 March 2006. The jurisdiction of Bukit Batok

646-693: The Japanese during their occupation of Singapore. Ford Factory, which sits at the bottom of the Bukit Batok Hill, was occupied by Nissan, the Japanese Multination Corporation, to supply military vehicles for the Imperial Japanese Army Force. Both Bukit Batok hill (current day Bukit Batok Nature Park) and Bukit Timah hill were considered as strategic hill grounds during the Japanese occupation. These locations were key to controlling

680-633: The Syonan Chureito shrine. In addition, footages of these ceremonies would be broadcast as propaganda in Japan to ensure the citizens’ continuous support for the war. However, the shrine was ultimately destroyed by the Japanese themselves at the end of the World War II as they feared that the honour of the memorial would be tarnished by the returning British troops. After World War II, the British returned to Singapore. The areas around Ford Factory became known as

714-693: The area was subsumed under the five-member Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency . 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 the Singapore Democratic Party with 79.7% of the vote. The PAP won the GRC in a walkover in the 2006 general election with Alvin Yeo and Zaqy Mohamad as new candidates replacing John Chen and Ahmad Khalis. Ang Mong Seng remained as representative for Bukit Gombak. The smallest portion of Bukit Gombak

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748-657: The damage that the activities was causing to the Earth's core. After Singapore gained independence in 1965, the newly formed People's Action Party (PAP) government aggressively promoted the site as a lightweight industrial area. Development of Bukit Batok New Town began in December 1975, transforming the former village into a new town in the rough span of a decade. As a testament to its heritage, several norite formations and ridges remained preserved, most of which can be found at both Bukit Batok Nature Park and Bukit Batok Town Park as

782-453: The east of the station and HDB apartment blocks along Bukit Batok West Avenue 5 and East Avenue 5. The Tower Transit feeder bus service 945 from the Bukit Batok bus interchange plies the general area. Bukit Gombak was a single-member constituency in the Singapore general elections in 1988 , 1991 and 1997 . In 1988, the ruling party People's Action Party candidate Dr. Seet Ai Mee defeated

816-465: The eastern boundary of the West Region of Singapore . Bukit Batok statistically ranks in as the 25th largest, the 12th most populous and the 11th most densely populated planning area in Singapore. It is bordered by six other planning areas - Choa Chu Kang to the north, northeast and northwest, Cashew to the northeast and east, Clementi to the south, Bukit Timah to the southeast, Jurong East to

850-557: The hills of solid granite , which is called batu in Malay, and then subsequently misnamed as bato and then finally batok . Another version was that hill looks like a human skull top and the words skull top was pronounced as batok . Others believe that batok , the Malay word for cough , is linked to the place either because of its cool air (causing coughs and colds ), or due to the sound of explosives historically used at its granite quarry , Little Guilin. Before 1940s, Bukit Batok

884-585: The merger of Jurong Institute and Outram Institute , moved to its new campus off Bukit Batok West Avenue 3 in January 2007. Bukit Batok is also home to Singapore Hotel and Tourism Education Centre (SHATEC). The Bukit Batok swimming complex is located off East Avenue 6. There are many parks in the neighborhood, including the Bukit Batok Town Park and the Bukit Batok Nature Park . The CDANS Bukit Batok Country Club, for reservist members of

918-452: The origin of the name Bukit Batok. Bukit means "hill" in Malay, thus the name of the town gives the impression of it being hilly. Batok , however, has several interpretations. One version, according to a Javanese village chief of the village Gassing, that coconut trees grew in the hilly area and hence the area was named batok , the Javanese term for coconuts. The Chinese version is that

952-401: The services were previously operated by Singapore Bus Services (the precursor of SBS Transit ), until 26 December 2000, when bus services were transferred to Trans-Island Bus Services (the precursor of SMRT Buses ). SMRT Buses remained the operator until 29 May 2016, when only bus services 852 (until 2018, under Seletar Bus Package) and 61 and 991 were left with SMRT Buses. SBS Transit still has

986-443: The southwest and Tengah to the west. Bukit Batok largely sits on Gombak norite , a geological formation that is found in high concentrations within the planning area itself, as well as in the western parts of neighbouring Cashew. It was this presence of the igneous rock that made Bukit Batok a pivotal location for the quarrying industry in Singapore around the turn of the mid-20th century. Many differing accounts describe

1020-406: The surrounding areas and thus were the site of the fiercest battles of the war. Following the successful conquest of Singapore, General Yamashita ordered 500 Australian prisoners of war to construct a Japanese war memorial, Syonan Chureito shrine, at the top of Bukit Batok Hill. Throughout the Japanese occupation, the Japanese officials and military personnel would frequently worship their emperor in

1054-541: The vote against Red Dot United . Rahayu thus retained her parliamentary seat in Bukit Batok East and was appointed Parliamentary Secretary on 1 September 2020 at the Ministry of Health . On 15 May 2021, she received an additional appointment as Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Communications and Information . Rahayu was promoted to Senior Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Health on 13 June 2022 with

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1088-536: Was a single-member constituency by itself prior to the 1991 elections , which was later mainly consolidated into Jurong GRC until in the 2015 elections , where it carved out as a SMC again. As of 2016, Bukit Batok represents in Jurong GRC and Bukit Batok SMC . For Jurong GRC, Bukit Batok East is the only constituency, of which Rahayu Mahzam is the current MP. David Ong , served as an MP for Bukit Batok constituency until his sudden resignation in March 2016; Murali Pillai ,

1122-526: Was also subsumed under the five-member Jurong GRC , with Halimah Yacob as the MP for Bukit Batok East, until 2015. Following Hong Kah GRC's dissolution and the 2011 general elections , Bukit Gombak became part of Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency contested by the PAP slate comprising Gan Kim Yong (former member for Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency ), Alvin Yeo, Zaqy Mohamad and new candidates Low Yen Ling and Alex Yam Ziming . They defeated

1156-572: Was heavily dominated by rubber and pineapple plantations. At the start of the 1940s, industrialization began to gradually occur in Bukit Timah. Ford factory was one of the first factories to be built along Bukit Timah road near the current day's site. During the battle of Singapore in the World War II , Bukit Batok became a significant ground for both the Allied and Axis powers . The failed attempt by

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