Geylang New Experience 芽笼新体验

Interesting tour videos ( in Chinese ) about Geylang for locals and tourists


" 芽笼新体验 - 由王晶晶老师，林婉玲老师和王瑄凤老师联合摄制。

Thanks to Mr. Lim Eng Lok, Mr. Gan Ann Teng and Ms Tan TiHui for production of the video
and credit should also be given to Colorwise for the interesting and educating introduction of Geylang.

A video project by Chinese Teachers in SCTU Digital Video Workshop conducted by Colorwise Singapore."

http://colorwise.blip.tv/




Geylang New Experience 芽笼新体验

宗教和谐 - Geylang Mosque

Harmony 和谐

芽笼潮洲粥 - Geylang Teochew Porriage

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Recent news reports

" Gang held for dealing in fake passports
Thursday, 4 October 2007 - 7:49 AM SL Time
The police on Wednesday arrested a gang of six persons, including two Tamils from Sri Lanka and Singapore, on charges of possessing fake passports, visa stickers and degree certificates in the name of different universities. It was operating from a house in Virugambakkam.

Following information that some people indulged in circulating fake passports, Commissioner of Police G. Nanchil Kumaran directed a special team to probe the complaint.

A decoy approached the gang for a passport and the police arrested the gang members when they offered him a fake passport for a price.

The gang allegedly replaced photographs in invalid passports with photographs of persons who sought passports. A colour photo copier machine was also seized.

The arrested are T. Mahendran, Jagadeesan, both residing at Tirumangalam, K. Abdul Basheer of Tiruvallur, C. Leo of Pamban Chatram, Chinniah of Kodambakkam and Simon of Virugambakkam. " - source : Lankanewspapers.com

http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2007/10/20014.html

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" Interpol assistance sought to arrest LTTE suspect in Singapore
Tuesday, 2 October 2007 - 7:17 AM SL Time

Customs officer, wharf clerk helped clear explosives, Communication Equipment

Sri Lanka has sought Interpol assistance for the arrest and exportation of an LTTE agent, living in Singapore, who had exported 150 units of high tech inter-com equipment and explosives seized by the Terrorist Investigation Division in a residence at Ja-Ela recently.

TID sources said a Customs officer and a wharf clerk, both Sinhalese, were responsible for clearing the consignment of intercoms and explosives at the airport for transport to Ja-Ela and Kotahena.

The TID was able to get the information about the explosives taken to Kotahena after interrogating a woman, a Sinhalese from Kadawata and her husband suspected to be an LTTE cadre. She had told the sleuths that they were living in a house that belonged to her husband`s brother who was abroad but she was not aware about all the activities of her husband.

The raid on the Ja-Ela residence and seizure of intercom equipment and explosives was made possible after interrogation of a group of LTTE suspects arrested recently at Chilaw, TID sources said.

Sources said the details of the LTTE operative have been dispatched to Interpol.

The Island in an exclusive story reported the finding of the 150 sets high tech intercom sets at Ja-Ela by the TID a few weeks back. " - source : Lankanewspapers.com

http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2007/10/19936.html

Why we need to be on vigilance against foreigner 'groups'

As a globalise country, we hope the relevant authorities in Singapore will be more conscious and prepare to address the potential threats from the process. These entail both city planning and management as well as security management. Hi-tech machines and professionally trained personnels are crucial, moral and ethical education are equally important if not more.

While it is rational that Singaporeans should accept foreigner immigrants and talents to increase and maintain economic growth; there are urgent needs to study negative impacts on the community and to derive policies to deal with the problems.

We could go on nagging about security reasons without aware of the problems. Perhaps, a better way is to show and learn about the problems faced in other countries and their solutions.

In cosmopolitan London, the problems of foreign immigrant 'grouping' in gangs and sects are holding the community in potential threats as view in this documentary.

Video of Sri Lankan prostitution group

We have compiled some of the clips and photos over the years of the Sri Lankan group or groups operating in the neighbourhood of Geylang.

Questions: 1. How many of them? Do they operate alone or with the locals ? 2. Why and how are the pimps able to operate for several years since 2003 ? 3. What gives them the confidence to operate boldly in Geylang ? Do they have backers ?

Singapore, our Homeland

We welcome foreigners as visiting guests as well as future fellow citizens of Singapore. However, we are against those who cause harm to our people and deterioration to our environment. We can be tolerating but when security issues are concern, we cannot close an eye or both.

We call for Singaporeans to be on guard and vigilance against crimes in your homeland.

The following national songs are probably some of the best written national songs that move our hearts deeply to protect our family, neighbourhood and homeland. We hope you will feel the same.

Count On Me Singapore


This is Home


One United People - by Sun Yan Zi 孙燕姿

Lawlessness behaviours :- Codeine or Cough Mixture Abuse

This short clip was sent to us and had been applied some effects to protect the identity of whoever involved.


Codeine or cough mixture abuses have been rampant due to easily access at backlane traders in the lorongs including 11, 13, 15, 17, 21 and 24 of Geylang Rd. in the past. It has been mentioned that drug addicts use this as cheap substitutes to give that 'high'. There had been several raids in the past, but the trades can still be seem in some backlanes.

The message is clear, our authorities should increase more enforcements and patrolling in the area or else, Geylang will be like neighbouring country who is suffering from increasing crimes.



There have already cases of murder of a prostitute, rape of China prostitutes, drug tradings and not forgetting the usual street prostitution. Confining the problems within the Geylang will not solve the problem because these activities are highly mobile and Singapore is a small country. This means the criminals and the crimes can be easily spread to other parts of Singapore in view of the small island area.

Chinatown - foreign women soliciting publicly

Similar problem of street-walkers from China have been harassing the public in the busy common walkway of Chinatown in Singapore as described in this website ( Stomp ).

Apparently, street prostitution (as contrast with brothel prostitution ) is causing public outcries as it is a nuisance to passersby and to nearby residents and businesses.

Street prostitution attracts strangers and criminals to a neighbourhood if the authorities are to "close an eye" on the problem.

The reasoning that without prostitution, there may be more rape cases will only hold water if these activites are confined within designated premises. In contrast, lawless street prostitution will only result in more crimes or even rapes as criminals perceive the affected areas are "free-for-all".

Foreign groups operating in Singapore since 2003

As early as 2003, groups of foreigners were already operating in the illegal sex trade in Singapore.

Photo shows group of Sri Lankan females soliciting in Geylang area. ( eyes masked to protect their identities )

Street walkers are causing public chaos

In the past, most prostitutes are confined within brothels or hotels shy away from the public eyes. These had generally served the ' needs ' without disrupting public orders.

In recent years, the influx of foreign street walkers and illegal sex-providers had resulted and attracted criminals ( including a case of rape and robbery of the prostitutes ). With prostitutes aggressively soliciting in common areas, safety and security in public are compromised.

For example, wives, sisters, daughters or girlfriends of families were mistakened and approached by johns. Molests happened unreported as these are troubling for the victims.

Against Foreigners Doing Crimes In Singapore

There has been an increasing surge in foreign women involving in street prostitution in Singapore. This in contrast with "licensed brothels" as prostitution are legal in Singapore.
However, prostitution soliciting are prohibited and illegal.

Prostitution soliciting is no longer a 'victimless' crime as it affects the normal living of the residents and working community. The victims are the families living in the neighbourhood, the legitimate businesses, the children who are unable to come out to play in the playgrounds, the women ( wives, mothers, sisters, friends ) residing in the area being approached by 'johns'; as well as the wives and family members of these men.












Are there no pimps or any middlemen involved who make a living out of the street-prostitution? In Singapore, the street-prostitutes usually work independently.












However, there are suspected cases in which pimps and lookouts or groups are involved in the street-prostitution. These foreign males are making a living out of their prostitutes as well as causing public chaos and disorders. We are also wondering if they involve the locals to establish their 'trades' in these parts of Singapore ?


The residents are lamenting that these lookouts should be subject to the same punishments map out in the laws for pimps or immigration offenders as they too, like the pimps, gain from the foreign prostitutes trades.