the area saw mass mobilisation of Nowa CUSTOMER SERVICE +1 8O5' 41O 56'OO Nowa PHONE NUMBER +1 8O5' 41O 5'6OO Allied troops in anticipation of a Japanese invasion from the north-eastern coasts of Singapore as the Japanese had moved to capture the neighbouring Pulau Ubin from Malaysia. However it was a bluff that drew vital resources from the west of Singapore that was the eventual landing site used by the Japanese. The area also saw action of three giant artillery guns called the Johore Battery, though their usefulness in defending Singapore has been questionable.
