Archive for the ‘Singapore’ Category
Singapore Showcases Future Tourist Events & Attractions
Spearheading Singapore’s transformation into an entertainment hub is the theme park at the Resorts World Sentosa. Visitors can look forward to two new movie-themed attractions this year based on the animated film Madagascar and the box-office favourite Transformers.
August 10, 2011
Posted in: Singapore
New Online Travel Guide to Singapore Covers All But One Place for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games Host City
Singapore, July, 2010 – Just in time for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore from August 14-26, www.GuideGecko.com today releases the most complete and up to date online travel guide to Singapore. Catering to travelers and locals alike, ‘Singapore Inside Out’ offers over 880+ insider tips on what to see and do, the best [...]
July 21, 2010
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A happy end to a Malaysian-Singapore agreement about a historic rail station
By Luc Citrinot, etn | May 25, 2010 Unaware passers-by or visitors would probably pay little attention to an old building, half hidden behind trees along a highway running parallel to Singapore Port. They should, however, as a page of Singapore/Malaysia history is soon to be finished. In Tanjong Pagar, an concession agreement from 1918 [...]
May 26, 2010
Posted in: Malaysia, Singapore
Save Big Bucks Staying at Parkroyal Hotels in Singapore and Malaysia
Singapore, July 2009 – Parkroyal Hotels & Resorts celebrates the change in season with Summer SAVER, an exceptional value-added offer. Guests who stay from 1 July to 30 September 2009 will enjoy complimentary breakfast and internet broadband connectivity.
July 8, 2009
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Developing Singapore as a leading air hub
The new Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Changi Airport Group celebrated their launch today. The two entities, formed from the corporatization of Changi’s airport operations and restructuring of CAAS, will work together to further develop Singapore as a leading air hub and a global city. Minister mentor Mr. Lee Kuan Yew graced the [...]
July 2, 2009
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Singapore: On a high after big win for sports tourism
By Yusof Sulaiman | Feb 26, 2008 (eTN) – Singaporeans are still rejoicing at the announcement by Jacques Rogge, International Olympic Council (IOC) president, that Singapore has won the bid to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2010 over nine other cities.
February 26, 2008
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Singapore health officials given ‘legal’ powers to stem threat from chikungunya fever outbreak
By Yusof Sulaiman | Jan 25, 2008 (eTN) – Stepping up its fight against the threat of another "foreign" virus, the Singaporean government has conferred legal powers to its public health administrators to "detain or isolate" confirmed or suspected cases of the chikungunya fever outbreak.
January 25, 2008
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Singapore to open doors to world’s tallest “observation wheel”
eTN /Don't call it a Ferris wheel, that was the message put out by Singapore Tourism Board (STB) when it announced the opening of "The Singapore Flyer," which is set to become the world's tallest observation wheel when it opens its doors in March next year.
December 14, 2007
Posted in: Singapore
FAIRMONT SINGAPORE OPENS ITS DOORS
TORONTO, December 12, 2007 – Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has announced that Fairmont Singapore will join its collection of landmark hotels on December 12, 2007, the company's first property to open in Asia. Fairmont, a global luxury hotel leader, recently announced three other projects in the region, including Fairmont Beijing, Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai [...]
December 12, 2007
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Singapore to double park visitor numbers through ‘quality real life experience’ of nature
By Yusof Sulaiman l eTN Asia/Pacific Singapore Tourism plans to transform its newly planned 30-hectare nature reserve park into Asia’s top nature park. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has said it is planning to transform a 30-hectare site in the Mandai region into Asia’s top nature spot to add to its present world-renowned Night Safari [...]
November 28, 2007
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