Sin Ming
| Sin Ming | |
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 新民 |
 Sin Ming
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| Coordinates: 1°21′23.49″N 103°50′12.45″E / 1.3565250°N 103.8367917°ECoordinates: 1°21′23.49″N 103°50′12.45″E / 1.3565250°N 103.8367917°E | |
| Country | Singapore |
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| • Ruling parties |
People's Action Party (part of Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC) |
Sin Ming (Chinese: 新民) is a housing estate located in the subzone of Upper Thomson in the town of Bishan, Singapore. It is roughly situated between MacRitchie Nature Reserve and Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park. It consists of both residential and industrial areas. Singapore's biggest Mahayana Buddhist temple, Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, is located in the vicinity of Sin Ming.
Residential homes includes a mixture of landed properties, condominiums and Housing Development Board blocks.
Sin Ming will have its own MRT station in 2020 when Bright Hill MRT Station, a station on the upcoming Thomson-East Coast MRT Line, opens. This line will link Sin Ming with the Central Business District of Singapore.
The campus of Ai Tong School, a Special Assistance Plan primary school established in 1912, is located in the Bright Hill Drive area of Sin Ming. It relocated its campus from its previous campus in Ang Mo Kio to its current location in Sin Ming in 1992 to cope with rising student enrollment.
The permanent campus of Eunoia Junior College, the 20th junior college in Singapore, will be located in Sin Ming.
Sin Ming is home to many companies related to the automotive industry. Examples include the Vicom Vehicle Inspection Centre, one of the authorized vehicle testing and inspection centres in Singapore, and an Independent Damage Assessment Centre (IDAC), an independent centre that assesses vehicles that were damaged in accidents for insurance purposes. The Land Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA) has a branch office in Sin Ming which houses its Vehicle and Transit Licensing division. The offices of Citicab and Comfort taxi companies, both under ComfortDelGro group, are also located in Sin Ming.
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