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5 unusual facts about Changi


Changi Hospital

The hospital was commissioned and named the Royal Air Force (RAF) Hospital.

Changi Hospital was a former hospital located in Changi, Singapore.

Duntroon, Australian Capital Territory

It consists of the Changi Chapel, which was originally constructed by Australian and British prisoners of war in Singapore in 1944.

Judi Farr

Her film and television roles of the 2000s include Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) TV movie, The Alice (2004) TV movie, Thunderstruck (2004), Go Big (2004) TV movie, Walking on Water (2002) and Changi (2001) (miniseries).

Kings Domain, Melbourne

On the steps leading to the sculpture are the names of other doctors who were also POWs at Changi.


Changi Beach Park

Since May 2009, the National Biodiversity Centre, together with volunteers from National Parks Board and nature groups such as Wild Singapore and TeamSeaGrass, intiated a project to monitor identified populations of Seahorse (Hippocampus kuda) and Pipefish (Syngnathoides biaculeatus) in several locations including Changi Beach for conservation management purposes.

Changi Boardwalk

Rajan, "A stroll without a hitch at Changi coast", The Straits Times, 16 October 2006

Dnata Singapore

Ground handling operations began in Singapore in December 1977 with the incorporation of Changi International Airport Services (CIAS) as a joint venture between the Port of Singapore Authority and five airlines, namely Air France, China Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, KLM and Lufthansa.

East Coast Group Representation Constituency

The areas of the Group Representation Constituency consists of East Coast, Bedok, Changi-Simei, Fengshan, Siglap, Kampong Chai Chee and offshore islands of Pulau Tekong, Coney Island and Pulau Ubin.

Nocton Hall

They are of former RAF Hospitals overseas; Changi Close, Habbanya Rise (RAF Habbaniya misspelt), Rostrop Road, Steamer Point Road, Fayid Lane, Hinidi Lane (RAF Hinaidi misspelt), Khormaksar Drive, Wegberg Road & Akrotiri Square.

Peter Chitty

Perry, R. (2010) The Changi Brownlow, Hachette, Sydney.

Pulau Sejahat

The gun battery positions on Pulau Sejahat could have been intended to protect the stretch of waters between Changi and Pulau Tekong, so as to extend the coverage provided by the neighbouring coastal defence batteries.

Qantas Flight 32

The failure occurred over Batam Island, Indonesia, on Flight 32 from London Heathrow Airport to Sydney Airport, four minutes after taking off from Changi for the second leg of the flight.

Singapore Green Plan 2012

The Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) to be completed by 2008 will also ensure that sewage from all existing sewers will be carried to two centralised water reclamation plants in Changi and Tuas for treatment.

Singapore Prison Service

Another milestone in Singapore Prison Service’s history was the official opening of Tanah Merah Prison and Changi Women’s Prison/Drug Rehabilitation Centre on 23 April 1994 by then Minister for Home Affairs, Wong Kan Seng.

The Japanese School Singapore

There are two separate elementary schools of the JSS in Clementi and Changi, while junior high school division is located in West Coast.


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