Central Singapore Community Development Council (Central Singapore Community Development Council)
The Central Singapore Community Development Council is one of five Community Development Councils (CDCs) set up across the Republic of Singapore to aid in local administration of governmental policies and schemes.
As of March 2020, the Central Singapore district covers:
As of March 2020, the Central Singapore district covers:
Map - Central Singapore Community Development Council (Central Singapore Community Development Council)
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Country - Singapore
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Singapore's history dates back at least a millennium, having been a maritime emporium known as Temasek and subsequently as a major constituent part of several successive thalassocratic empires. Its contemporary era began in 1819 when Stamford Raffles established Singapore as an entrepôt trading post of the British Empire. In 1867, the colonies in Southeast Asia were reorganised and Singapore came under the direct control of Britain as part of the Straits Settlements. During World War II, Singapore was occupied by Japan in 1942, and returned to British control as a separate Crown colony following Japan's surrender in 1945. Singapore gained self-governance in 1959 and in 1963 became part of the new federation of Malaysia, alongside Malaya, North Borneo, and Sarawak. Ideological differences, most notably the perceived encroachment of the egalitarian "Malaysian Malaysia" political ideology led by Lee Kuan Yew into the other constituent entities of Malaysia—at the perceived expense of the bumiputera and the policies of Ketuanan Melayu—eventually led to Singapore's expulsion from the federation two years later; Singapore became an independent sovereign country in 1965.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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SGD | Singapore dollar | $ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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ZH | Chinese language |
EN | English language |
MS | Malay language |
TA | Tamil language |