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January 21, 2014November 30, 2014

Time Out Singapore: ’50 Years of Television’ Preview

Thanks to NMS’s 50 Years of Television exhibition, Gwen Pew learns a few interesting facts about the history of TV in Singapore. 31 Dec 2013: It’s hard to imagine a time without TV, but it was only 50 years ago that television officially arrived in Singapore with the launch of TV Singapura in 1963. To mark local television’s golden jubilee, … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ’50 Years of Television’ Preview

September 21, 2013November 21, 2014

Time Out Singapore: History of Queenstown

We dug up our history textbooks and found out some Queenstown ‘firsts’. 10 Sep 2013: First HDB blocks Built in 1956, Block 39 of the Princess Estate – also known as Forfar House – featured 106 units across 14 floors. It was the tallest public housing block at the time (until a 20-storey block was … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: History of Queenstown