Intellectual and Financial Aid
Phoenix Road in Singapore was quite busy on Monday in mid-September. The area is home to a shopping center, a residential block, and the Avondale Grammar School. "Foreigners generally live in this area," said Benny Tai, a taxi driver.
Up to 2001, this area, just a stone's throw from Orchard Road, had been an office complex for the Malaysian ministry of home affairs and the police. However, 50 years ago, the Phoenix Road area hosted a military headquarters and the office of the Information Research Department (IRD) under the British Foreign Office.
Tempo
October 6, 2015
Phoenix Road in Singapore was quite busy on Monday in mid-September. The area is home to a shopping center, a residential block, and the Avondale Grammar School. "Foreigners generally live in this area," said Benny Tai, a taxi driver.
Up to 2001, this area, just a stone's throw from Orchard Road, had been an office complex for the Malaysian ministry of home affairs and the police. However, 50 years ago, the Phoenix Road area hosted a military headq
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