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Origins of the Name Jalan Besar only appeared in the 1880s, when the colonial government constructed it through nipah land and called it Jalan Besar , meaning "big or wide road" in Malay. The "Wide road" in recent years[1] A peculiarity of the street names in Jalan Besar is that many bear the names of World War I British generals and admirals and two French generals such as Allenby, Kitchener, and Beatty. The names of famous battle places such as Flanders, Somme and Verdun are also reflected. Today, Jalan Besar is a gazetted conservation area. Most of the roads above were cut from the 1920s onwards when the then-swampland was filled in with incinerator ash from Singapore's first incinerator built in the vicinity of today's Syed Alwi Road. From 1926, the Colonial government decided to name the newly opened roads after personalities and battle-sites of the European conflict so as to remind the then-colony of Singapore of the conflicts in Europe. ...

Old Kallang National Stadium After Singapore gained independence in 1965, Othman Wok, then minister for social affairs and culture, campaigned for the substantial funds needed to get the plans off the ground. He believed that good sports facilities were needed to spur the people's interest in sports and improve the fitness of youths, especially because most of the National Servicemen recruited at the time were considered to be lacking in strength. A photo of the Kallang National Stadium before it was demolished. [1] Singapore Pools, a private lottery company owned by the Ministry of Finance, was set up in 1968 to raise funds for the stadium. Proceeds from lottery games Singapore Sweep and TOTO were used to pay for a substantial part of the construction. The 7th Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games of September 1973 was the first major event held at the National Stadium. In the years that followed, the stadium witnessed the patriotic phenomenon dubbed the "Kallang...

Padang The Esplanade is a long, open stretch of field, originally by the sea, located in the Downtown Core of the Central Region. Sitting on the left bank of the Singapore River, it was originally called the Plain, or the Padang, which is Malay for field or open ground. It has been the venue of many momentous colonial and national events in the modern history of Singapore. It is still referred to as the Padang today.[1] This green expanse has been the site of many momentous events in Singapore’s history. It was where the people of Singapore gathered to mark the end of the Japanese Occupation on 12 September 1945, and to witness the installation of Yusof bin Ishak as Singapore’s first  "Head of State" (President) and the unveiling of the State Flag, State Crest and National Anthem on 3 December 1959.  The Padang was also the site of the first National Day Parade of newly independent Singapore on 9 August 1966, and the heart of Singapore’s Golden Jubilee National Day...