Mandai ( / ˈ m ɑː n d aɪ / , MAHN -dye ) is a planning area located in the North Region of Singapore, famously known for being the access point for the Mandai Wildlife Reserve which includes the Singapore Zoo , Night Safari , River Wonders , Bird Paradise and Rainforest Wild .
5-605: Mandai Wildlife Group is a self-funded organisation based in Singapore which manages the Mandai Wildlife Reserve at Mandai in Singapore, which includes the Singapore Zoo , Night Safari , River Wonders , Bird Paradise and Rainforest Wild . Founded as Wildlife Reserves Singapore in 2000, Wildlife Reserves Singapore was renamed to Mandai Wildlife Group as part of a corporate rebranding on 13 October 2021. In addition,
10-621: A live firing range are in Kwok Min. Mandai is also the location of Chong Pang Camp and the Sembawang Air Base. Because of the massive makeover with the new bird park and rainforest park, all the military training areas (except Sembawang Air Base and Chong Pang Camp) will soon be moved to Lim Chu Kang and Pulau Tekong; and will be progressively cleared by 2023. MINDEF will release all the Mandai training areas for redevelopment. Apart from Mandai Road,
15-600: The River Safari was renamed River Wonders, while the Jurong Bird Park was relocated and renamed to Bird Paradise . Mandai Wildlife Group and all of its member institutions are members of the South East Asian Zoos and Aquariums Association (SEAZA). This Singaporean corporation or company article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mandai The Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium ,
20-528: The largest crematorium and columbarium in Singapore, is also located in Mandai planning area. Other features include the Sembawang Hot Springs and Sembawang Golf Course. Mandai Road was cut in 1855. The name Mandai appears in the Franklin and Jackson Plan of Singapore (1828) as a river indicated as "R. Mandi". There was also a reference of a hill called Bukit Mandai which appears as “Bt. Mandai” in
25-633: The olden maps. The name is said to come from a Malay tree called " pokok Mandai ". Others suggest that “Mandai” might be a corruption of mandi , meaning “bathe” in Malay , as the river could have been used for this purpose. Parts of Mandai are commonly used as military training areas as there is undeveloped land there. The following locations are used as training areas: Kwok Min, Asrama/Ulu Sembawang, Mandai Bumbong, Gali Batu and Mandai Central. Mandai Camp and Mandai West Camp are in Gali Batu, while Mandai Hill Camp and
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