. . . . "Vasantham Central"@en . . . . . . "2008-10-19Z"^^ . "(1 September 1995 \u2013 29 January 2000)"@en . "Premiere 12"@en . "Vasantham"@en . "(30 January 2000 \u2013 19 October 2008)"@en . . . "\u0BB5\u0B9A\u0BA8\u0BCD\u0BA4\u0BAE\u0BCD"@en . "Naalthorum Navarasam"@en . . . "MediaCorp Vasantham or Vasantham (Tamil: \u0BB5\u0B9A\u0BA8\u0BCD\u0BA4\u0BAE\u0BCD) is a (predominantly Tamil) Indian language channel dedicated to the Singaporean Indians in Singapore. It was launched on 1 September 1995 as an English children's and highbrow channel named Premiere 12 but Tamil programmes were included on 30 January 2000 when it was renamed Central and later relaunched as a standalone Tamil channel on 19 October 2008. Programmes in Tamil and other Indian languages has increased from 29 to 69 hours each week."@en .