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Friday, 4 April 2008
StraitsTimes News - New Jurong Lake District & StreetDirectory.com Closure
"FLipping" through the
StraitsTimes.com gave me new insights about Jurong Lake District and a shocking news of StreetDirectory.com.
Insights into Jurong Lake DistrictIn the frontpage headline, shows a beautiful image of the future Jurong Lake District with blue water streaming between buildings and bypassing roads.
-- PHOTO: URA
As quoted from the website, "In 10 to 15 years, Jurong will turn into a unique lakeside destination for business and leisure. The ambitious plan involves enlarging waterways, building new private homes, hotel rooms & offices on the fringes."
Well thats good news for Jurong Area.
Read the Background Story Here!StreetDirectory.com's ClosureOn the other hand, bad news emerged for StreetDirectory.com. The popular StreetDirectory.com online map website has closed down. The parent company, Virtual Map, has lost its appeal against the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) over copywrited infringement materials over the past week.
It's a saddening news for StreetDirectory.com Fans out there. But don't be totally disappointed. Although the site has been taken down 2 days ago, Virtual Map is currently working on a set of replacement maps, non-infringing, to save the site to be back online in an estimated 2 days time.
Meanwhile, alternative online maps are available at sites like the SLA's
StreetMap and
Show Nearby.
Source:
StraitsTimes.comReference News pages:
Insights into Jurong Lake DistrictStreetDirectory.com's Closure
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