In the news...

those of you who listened or read the news would already have known about this. for those who did not... there are plans to build new masjids in Punggol, Jurong West and Woodlands. here's the write up taken from Straits Times Interactive (11 mar 2010):

"TWO new mosques will rise in Woodlands and Jurong West where the Muslim population has grown significantly.

These will be built on land the Government will reserve, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim announced this in Parliament on Thursday.

Both housing estates have one mosque each but with their expanded population in the past 20 years, the situation is especially acute during Friday prayers. That's when Muslim workers from the nearby industrial estates and tertiary institutions crowd the mosques.

Said Dr Yaacob, who is Minister for the Environment and Water Resources: 'There are no other mosques nearby to cope with the spill-over demand. Even after upgrading the existing mosques to increase capacity, there would still be a shortage of space.'

Dr Yaacob did not disclose when the two new mosques will be ready or the site where they will be built.

Also in the pipeline is a new mosque in Punggol which will be built in 2013."