Monthly Archives: September 2009

Kelongs vanishing fast

Posted on 28 Sep 2009 | Comments Off on Kelongs vanishing fast

From a high of 45, there are only 14 now due to increasing costs, the lack of new licences and more fish farms

By Jessica Lim
Mrs Maureen Ng, 61, and her husband Timothy, 62, owners of a kelong off Pulau Ubin, are looking into fish farming, but want to keep their kelong for as long as possible. — ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

THE kelongs that once dotted the coastline of Singapore are becoming a rare sight.

Once numbering 45, these offshore fishing platforms anchored into the seabed on long wooden poles have dwindled to just 14 in the last 30 years.

And the kelong population is likely to sink further, said a spokesman for the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA), which administers Singapore’s kelong community. Continue reading →

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Lights! Action! Selegie’s the draw

Posted on 28 Sep 2009 | Comments Off on Lights! Action! Selegie’s the draw

SINGAPORE’S entertainment strip stretching from Orchard Road to Bugis, home to cinemas and malls with glittering facades, could have a shiny new addition by the end of next year.

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An $8 million entertainment space, complete with a 14m-wide LED, or light emitting diode, screen is being planned for Selegie Road, adding to the current media landscape, said Mr Gary Hong, 37, who is heading the project.

Themed as a boutique events hub, the 12-storey facility, which includes an outdoor stage and rooftop garden, will be a venue for musical performances, art exhibitions and sports shows, said Mr Hong, one of four brothers who own the exotic car dealer Autobahn Motors.

The 60m structure will tower above the junction of Short Street and Selegie Road. There is now a three-storey building leased as office retail space on the site.

Dubbed 10 Square – a name derived from its address at 100 Selegie Road – it will leverage on, among other things, being located on the outskirts of Orchard Road, as well as being within walking distance of five MRT stations in the area, said Mr Hong. Continue reading →

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