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Singapore of Medan: Indonesian town has its own S’pore with Merlion, Fountain of Wealth, ERP gantry and more, Netizens poke fun ‘Do they also have PSLE?’

By Anna Maria Romero

June 25, 2022

A video of a neighbourhood in Indonesia has made the rounds lately due to some unusual features, including a merlion and Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries.

The residential area is called the “Singapore of Medan”, and can be seen in this video from 2020.

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Singaporeans will definitely find some familiar sights.

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Whoever thought of the neighbourhood’s design must be a huge fan of the Little Red Dot.

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The developer of the residence is CitraLand Gama City (which explains the CLGC on the gantry), and it will occupy 211.57 hectares of land, including a shopping district called—you guessed it, Orchard Road.

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In response, Singaporean netizens appear to be having a lot of fun with the “Singapore of Medan.”

Some are looking for more famous Singapore sights… and people.

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One asked, “Do they also have PSLE?”

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Others, however, could not seem to wrap their minds around the imitation ERP.

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Some took it as a positive thing.

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Others felt, however, that Indonesians would have been better off with original ideas.

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