Yishun: Blk 123 Street 11 – Epok Epok Int’l

 

 

Burger meal from Epok Epok, they make them fresh!

Yishun: Man injured after Yishun flat blaze [block 765, St. 72]

The fire started around 10.30am on Sunday, 17th July 2011.

It was put out within 15mins by the SCDF.

Some residents told Channel News Asia that this is third time, a fire had taken place at the same unit. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.

Full Story:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1141326/1/.html

Yishun residents may get fire prevention tips from CERT team

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1141445/1/.html

 

Yishun: Teenager arrested for armed robbery

 

The police have arrested a 15-year-old boy who is believed to be responsible for an armed robbery early yesterday morning.

A Filipino woman in her 30s informed the police that she was robbed of her cash at knife point at the void deck of Blk 399, Yishun Ave 6 at 1am.

The suspect was spotted at about 5am at Blk 418, Yishun Ave 6 and arrested. A knife, believed to have been used to commit the crime, and the stolen cash of about s$20, were recovered.

The suspect will be charged in Juvenile Court today. If convicted, he can be jailed for up to 14 years and given at least 12 strokes of the cane.

http://www.todayonline.com/

 

Yishun: 2 new sites on GLS 2011 (2nd half confirmed list)

 

Source:

http://www.ura.gov.sg/pr/text/2011/pr11-69.html

http://www.ura.gov.sg/pr/graphics/2011/pr11-69app1.pdf

Yishun: HDB Flat Price Trend (April 2011)

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Executive price drop, 5-room prices on the rise?

 

[Note: Prices charted are Average resale prices]

Yishun: Chong Pang to stop culling cats

 

Chong Pang constituency has announced that it will stop culling stray cats in the area.

It will also set in motion a humane cat management programme in two weeks, making it the first in Singapore to stop the culling of strays.

Organised by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES) and in collaboration with the Chong Pang grassroots, the programme will give the public the opportunity to be engaged and voice their concerns to help shape animal welfare policies in Singapore.

Last year, 5,100 cats were culled while in 2009, the figure was 5,400.

MORE>>>

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/chong-pang-stop-culling-cats-143644863.html

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_676769.html

Yishun: Sembawang, Nee Soon GRCs to merge town councils

 

Residents in Singapore’s HDB estates will come under 15 town councils which have been formed after the last general election. Some old names like the Jalan Besar and Hougang town councils have been dissolved while the divisions of two GRCs – Sembawang and Nee Soon have been merged to formed a super town council.

Members of Parliament of the Sembawang and Nee Soon GRCs have decided to combine their joint resources to come up with a mega town council – the Sembawang-Nee Soon Town Council (SNTC). The Sembawang-Nee Soon Town Council will be chaired by Mr Hawazi Daipi.

In an email response, MP for Sembawang GRC, Vikram Nair said: "The main benefit would be economies of scale, which can lead to cost savings. A large town council would have more bargaining power in relation to subcontractors and can spread out fixed overheads over a larger scale. Also, as mentioned above, disruption to residents would be minimised because SNTC is essentially serving the same areas it previously served.

"The notice boards at each block would have the telephone numbers of not only the Sembawang-Nee Soon Town Council general line, but also details of the property manager in charge of their specific areas. Residents can also provide feedback, seek help by email, Facebook or SMS. Finally, residents can also approach the town council at any of the three town council offices in the area."

MORE>>>
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1131676/1/.html

Yishun: Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NBN)

 

Full-scale NBN is scheduled to be installed in Yishun area from September 2011 – July 2012 by OpenNet.

 

(Note: Certain blocks like 930 & 112 are already equipped for Next Gen NBN services)

 

For charges & estimated schedule of individual blocks refer to:

http://www.opennet.com.sg/

Yishun: Future Developments [2011]

 

SOURCE:

Nee Soon GRC Booklet

GE 2011 Result: PAP beats WP to win Nee Soon GRC

 

People’s Action Party: 80,659 votes / 58.4%

Workers’ Party: 57,482 votes / 41.6%

Total votes: 140,482

Rejected votes: 2,341