Sembawang is a planning area and residential town located in the North Region of Singapore.
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12 Facts About Sembawang
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Sembawang planning area is bordered by Simpang to the east, Mandai to the south, Yishun to the southeast, Woodlands to the west and the Straits of Johor to the north.
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Sembawang Camp is a Singapore Armed Forces military base on Admiralty Road, open only to military personnel on official business.
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The town remains a major port, with Sembawang Wharves handling a high volume of bulk commodities cargo, such as timber and rubber.
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Sembawang Road is one of the key roads built to connect the naval base to the city centre in the South.
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Present day Sembawang Road is a major arterial road linking the Northern and Central portion of Singapore.
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Many other roads in Sembawang are named after various Royal Navy dockyards, warships, admirals, countries and cities.
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In late 2022, Sembawang will have their first hawker centre and polyclinic, this will be at Bukit Canberra which will open progressively from July 2022 onwards.
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Sembawang planning area is bordered by Simpang to the east, Mandai to the south, Yishun to the southeast, Woodlands to the west and the Straits of Johor to the north.
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Sembawang once begun as a constituency named Seletar but later carved out forming a dedicated Sembawang Single Member Constituency beginning in the 1955, then resized to a smaller constituency leaving only the northern areas.
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Sembawang has always been held by the People's Action Party since its formation and has been expanded to include subregions of Admiralty and Canberra since it became a Group Representation Constituency.
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Former President of Singapore Tony Tan Keng Yam was one of the notable Members of Parliament of Sembawang, and was succeeded by former Tanjong Pagar GRC Member of Parliament and former Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan beginning in the General Election 2006, followed by Health Minister Ong Ye Kung beginning in General Election 2015 who was then joined by Poh Li San beginning in General Election 2020.
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