31-556: (Redirected from Shaws ) [REDACTED] Look up Shaw or shaw in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shaw may refer to: Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Shaw, Queensland Canada [ edit ] Shaw Street , a street in Toronto England [ edit ] Shaw, Berkshire , a village Shaw, Greater Manchester ,
62-633: A 'golden tap' in his private office suite. Durai dropped NKF's claims against the Singapore Press Holdings on 13 July 2005 after making several confessions during the trial and the entire board of NKF resigned on 14 July 2005. Since the incident, there has been a said irreversible effect on trust issues for donations to charitable organisations in Singapore, including Shaw Foundation. For NKF itself, donations plummeted from $ 73 million in 2004 to $ 21 million in 2013 – signifying
93-611: A Scottish clan Education [ edit ] Shaw Academy , an Irish online training and higher education institution Shaw High School (disambiguation) Shaw Junior High School , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Shaw College (disambiguation) Shaw College (Hong Kong) , a college of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Shaw College of Detroit ,
124-620: A Singapore film distributor and chain of movie theatres Shaw Festival (est. 1962), a Canadian theatre festival Astro Shaw (est. 2005), the largest film production, distribution and marketing in Malaysia Organizations [ edit ] D. E. Shaw & Co. (est. 1988), an American hedge fund, private equity and technology development firm Shaw Communications (est. 1966), Canadian telecommunications company, based in Calgary ShawCor (est. 1930s),
155-659: A baseball stadium in Winnipeg, Canada Shaw Tower (disambiguation) Justice Shaw (disambiguation) Shawe (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Shaw . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shaw&oldid=1252380909 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
186-603: A baseball stadium in Winnipeg, Canada Shaw Tower (disambiguation) Justice Shaw (disambiguation) Shawe (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Shaw . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shaw&oldid=1252380909 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
217-730: A city Mount Shaw , a summit in the Ossipee Mountains of New Hampshire Shaw Creek (Ohio) , a stream in Ohio Shaw, Tennessee, now known as Burwood, Tennessee Shaw, West Virginia , a ghost town Shaw, Washington, D.C. , a neighborhood Shaw, St. Louis , Missouri, a neighborhood Shaw Air Force Base , US Air Force base in South Carolina People [ edit ] Shaw (name) , people with "Shaw" as given name or surname Shao , Chinese surname, also spelled "Shaw" Clan Shaw of Tordarroch,
248-555: A computerised ticketing system developed jointly with Singapore Computer Systems was launched. This system linked all Shaw theatres into a single network for automated telephone credit card purchases. With its extensive infrastructure, Shaw is now the biggest distributor of Asian cinema. Today, it manages and runs 70 screens in 7 locations in Singapore. Shaw Theatres has 8 cinemas and 71 screens in Singapore currently. Besides its involvement in film distribution, Shaw Organisation had investments in properties as well. The most prominent one
279-602: A former college Shaw University (est. 1865), an American historically black college in Raleigh, North Carolina Entertainment [ edit ] Shaw Family , a fictional crime/spy family from Fast&Furious , see List of The Fast and the Furious characters Shaw Brothers Studio (1958–2011), formerly the largest film production company in Hong Kong Shaw Organisation (est. 1924),
310-460: A global energy services firm based in Houston, Texas The Shaw Group (est. 1987), a diversified American Fortune 500 corporation (now acquired by CB&I) Shaw Industries (est. 1946), an American flooring manufacturer Shaw Media (United States) , an American newspaper publisher Shaw's and Star Market , an American grocery group Other uses [ edit ] Shaw (woodland) ,
341-405: A global energy services firm based in Houston, Texas The Shaw Group (est. 1987), a diversified American Fortune 500 corporation (now acquired by CB&I) Shaw Industries (est. 1946), an American flooring manufacturer Shaw Media (United States) , an American newspaper publisher Shaw's and Star Market , an American grocery group Other uses [ edit ] Shaw (woodland) ,
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#1732772855859372-565: A location in the parish of Shaw and Crompton Shaw, Swindon , a suburb of Swindon Shaw (ward) Shaw, Wiltshire , a village near Melksham Philippines [ edit ] Shaw Boulevard , a major thoroughfare in Metro Manila Shaw Boulevard station , a station of the MRT-3 United States [ edit ] Shaw, Kansas , an unincorporated community Shaw, Mississippi ,
403-454: A neighborhood Shaw Air Force Base , US Air Force base in South Carolina People [ edit ] Shaw (name) , people with "Shaw" as given name or surname Shao , Chinese surname, also spelled "Shaw" Clan Shaw of Tordarroch, a Scottish clan Education [ edit ] Shaw Academy , an Irish online training and higher education institution Shaw High School (disambiguation) Shaw Junior High School , listed on
434-407: A street in Toronto England [ edit ] Shaw, Berkshire , a village Shaw, Greater Manchester , a location in the parish of Shaw and Crompton Shaw, Swindon , a suburb of Swindon Shaw (ward) Shaw, Wiltshire , a village near Melksham Philippines [ edit ] Shaw Boulevard , a major thoroughfare in Metro Manila Shaw Boulevard station , a station of
465-611: A strip of woodland, usually separating fields or lining a road Shaw alphabet , another name for the Shavian alphabet, an alternative for the Latin alphabet for the English language See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "shaw" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles containing Shaws All pages with titles containing Shaw Shaw Landing, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Shaw Park ,
496-449: A strip of woodland, usually separating fields or lining a road Shaw alphabet , another name for the Shavian alphabet, an alternative for the Latin alphabet for the English language See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "shaw" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles containing Shaws All pages with titles containing Shaw Shaw Landing, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Shaw Park ,
527-403: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shaw [REDACTED] Look up Shaw or shaw in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shaw may refer to: Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Shaw, Queensland Canada [ edit ] Shaw Street ,
558-615: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shaw Organisation Shaw Organisation is a film distribution company and cinema chain founded by brothers Runme Shaw and Run Run Shaw who went to Singapore in the 1920s to expand their family business founded by Runje Shaw . The company originally operated as a distributor for the Shaw brothers' Tianyi Film Company (also called Unique) in Shanghai. Run Run Shaw later moved to Hong Kong in
589-872: Is the Shaw House located at 350 Orchard Road with Isetan as its anchor tenant. The Shaw House is actually the organisation's largest project to date in Singapore. It took three years to construct and was finally completed in 1993. Other than the Shaw House, the Shaw Organisation also owns other commercial properties including the Shaw Plaza, Shaw Centre , Shaw Corner, Oriental Plaza, Balestier Warehouse, North Bridge Road Shophouse and Mackenzie Road Shophouse. Shaw Organisation also owns residential properties in Singapore. The two notable ones are Twin Heights and Hullet Rise. The others are single houses (With
620-407: The MRT-3 United States [ edit ] Shaw, Kansas , an unincorporated community Shaw, Mississippi , a city Mount Shaw , a summit in the Ossipee Mountains of New Hampshire Shaw Creek (Ohio) , a stream in Ohio Shaw, Tennessee, now known as Burwood, Tennessee Shaw, West Virginia , a ghost town Shaw, Washington, D.C. , a neighborhood Shaw, St. Louis , Missouri,
651-470: The 1950s to run Shaw Brothers Studio , whilst Runme Shaw stayed in Singapore to continue Shaw Organisation's operations. Unlike Tianyi, Shaw Organisation does not produce films but distribute them in their theatre's. Shaw Organisation has a long history in Singapore since its founding in 1928. They bought the land which the Shaw House now stands in the year 1952. The plot of land was originally granted to William Scott in 1845. About 500,000 square feet of land
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#1732772855859682-637: The Furious characters Shaw Brothers Studio (1958–2011), formerly the largest film production company in Hong Kong Shaw Organisation (est. 1924), a Singapore film distributor and chain of movie theatres Shaw Festival (est. 1962), a Canadian theatre festival Astro Shaw (est. 2005), the largest film production, distribution and marketing in Malaysia Organizations [ edit ] D. E. Shaw & Co. (est. 1988), an American hedge fund, private equity and technology development firm Shaw Communications (est. 1966), Canadian telecommunications company, based in Calgary ShawCor (est. 1930s),
713-463: The National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Shaw College (disambiguation) Shaw College (Hong Kong) , a college of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Shaw College of Detroit , a former college Shaw University (est. 1865), an American historically black college in Raleigh, North Carolina Entertainment [ edit ] Shaw Family , a fictional crime/spy family from Fast&Furious , see List of The Fast and
744-609: The eldest son of Run Run Shaw . The major recipient of Shaw Foundation's donations, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) of Singapore was caught in a scandal mainly involving the misuse of donation funds of NKF. The incident circled around then chief executive officer, T.T Durai understating NKF's reserves and exaggerating the number of patients to encourage more donations, using the funds for personal reasons such as maintaining his personal car, travelling frequently on first class flights and an installation of
775-477: The exception of Jalan Sampurna which is a plot of land with two houses). Shaw Organisation Pte Ltd owns the Shaw Properties Pte Ltd and Shaw Theatres Pte Ltd. Shaw Properties Pte Ltd oversees the operations in property development, acquisition and leasing whilst Shaw Theatres Pte Ltd oversees the operations in film purchase, distribution and the cinema's food and beverages. The Shaw Foundation
806-667: The parks after those in Shanghai, which proved to be popular amongst the local population. From the mid 30s to the 80s, Shaw operated two popular fairgrounds – the Great World Amusement Park and the New World Amusement Park . At its height, the company owned multiple cinemas and amusement parks throughout Singapore, Malaysia and Borneo , and spawned Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong to feed its then-burgeoning operation. By August 2000,
837-617: The year 1999. The largest share of the funding went to the National Kidney Foundation and most of its recipients were in the healthcare sector. In the educational sector, the Shaw Foundation has been a regular donor to the National University of Singapore (NUS) since 1987, awarding around 240 scholarships to date. Dr. Vee Meng Shaw is currently the chairman of the Shaw Foundation. He is also
868-515: Was founded in 1928 when Tan Runme Shaw (1901–1985) arrived in Singapore from Shanghai. He was the third of seven children of a Shanghai textile merchant, Shaw Yuh Hsuen (1867–1920). In Shanghai, Runme's eldest brother Runje Shaw had founded the Tianyi Film Company (aka Unique). Not satisfied with the domestic market, the Shaw brothers sought business opportunities elsewhere, especially South-East Asia. Runme, as distribution manager
899-622: Was levelled original Shaw House and the adjacent Lido Theatre. The company managed single-screen cinemas until the late 1980s, when it decided to build cineplexes to give more flexibility in offering different types of films. The first cineplexes built were the Prince and Jade cineplexes in Shaw Towers, opened in February 1988. Cineplexes have now become the standard for cinemas offering varied shows for smaller crowds. The Shaw Organisation
930-462: Was set up in 1957 by the Shaw brothers and is currently one of the largest philanthropic organisations in the world. Most of the money comes from its revenue from the properties under Shaw Properties Pte Ltd. All earnings from the Shaw Centre since the late 70s have been given to charitable organisations. The largest amount that the Shaw Foundation has ever set aside was SGD 17.7 million in
961-660: Was tasked to search for a suitable investment city. Runme's original destination was Indochina where he hoped to meet with the film distributors. However, he was denied permission to land there and instead, he ended up in Singapore, creating the Shaw Organisation. He was joined by his younger brother Sir Run Run Shaw two years later. After the Great Depression , the Shaws decided to diversify their risk by branching out from their entertainment business into areas like amusement parks. They brought in ideas from abroad and modelled