"Following consultation with the
Singapore Hotel Association (SHA), the Ministry of Trade and
Industry (MTI) has decided on the following rates for the Formula
One (F1) levy on hotel room revenues:
a. 30% of the total revenues from
rooms and room packages for trackside hotels; and
b. 20% of the total revenues from
rooms and room packages for all other tourist hotels[1]..."
"A fortnight ago, on 27 July 2007, the
Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA, or the World Motor
Sports Council) set the date of the first Singapore Grand Prix as 28
September 2008.
"The 5.05km long street circuit offers a
number of overtaking opportunities, fast turns and technically
challenging sections for F1 race drivers, which, in turn, will present
viewers with compelling race action to keep them on the edge of their
seats.
"More than 70 per cent of the street circuit
is made up of Singapore’s existing road network. The Paddock building
will house the control tower, garages for the teams, hospitality
lounges, Press Room and other facilities..."
"Organised by the National
Arts Council (NAC), the competition serves as a
valuable platform to nurture and showcase young
musicians in Singapore. NAC is now inviting
participation in the prestigious event to be held from
5 to 15 December 2007...
"Registration for the
Competition is now open. Applications close on 6pm, 31
August 2007..."
The event is slotted to
start at 7.00 am on Saturday, 3 Nov 2007 at Ngee Ann
City's Civic Plaza.
To get a chance to register for the
Challenge, tune in during the qualifying period (24 September 2007
– 26 October 2007) to any three of the following radio stations:
Gold 90.5FM, Class 95FM and
987FM.
Wait for the DJ's ‘invitation to
call’. Call in. The first male and female callers of each call-in
segment will enter the Second Qualifying Round...
"The Singapore Fireworks Celebrations has
lined up two fireworks displays, on 17 and 18 Aug, at the Marina Bay
area to tie in with this year's National Day celebrations..."
"Held at the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) from
2 August to 3 September, SAE comprises an Open section and a Curated
section. Singaporeans and residents can be a part of SAS2007 by
submitting their works for the Open section.
"To ensure the wide-ranging and inclusive
nature of the Open section, the public can submit any form of visual
artworks.
"These include works of painting,
calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, batik, photography, printmaking, mixed
media, installation and new media art..."
"Other
themed events held over the weekends of the Singapore
Food Festival include Curry Fish Head Mela (5-8 July)
at the Banana Leaf Apolo at Little India Arcade, Yuk!
Makan Festival (7-8 July) at Malay Heritage Centre,
Tantalising Treats of Singapore Chinatown (13-15
July), Rasa Satay Singapura (19-22 July) at Lau Pa Sat
Festival Market and Singapore Seafood (27-29 July) at
VivoCity..."
"Jointly organised by Shell Companies in
Singapore, the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), the ITE Alumni
Association and the Singapore Press Holdings Chinese Newspapers
Division, the prestigious Shell LiveWIRE Awards 2007 aims to groom,
recognise and reward promising young entrepreneurs and promote the
spirit of enterprise...
"To qualify for the Awards, applicants should
be 35 years or below and have been in business from three to 36 months.
The Top Award is $10,000. There will also be four Merit Awards of $2,000
each. The Closing Date of the Awards is 31 July 2007..."
"Hosted at the Central Lending Library in
Basement 1 of the National Library at 100 Victoria Street, the
exhibition will be open to the public from noon of Thursday 24 May until
Sunday 8 July from 10am to 9pm daily...
"Through text panels, photographs, artefacts,
interactive displays, video clips, documents and news reports, visitors
to the exhibition will be able to learn how and what they can all do to
fight and prevent diseases, individually and as a nation..."
"During a committee meeting on January 27,
2007, Wildlife Reserves Singapore’s Animal Welfare & Ethics Committee (AWEC)
has made a recommendation that Inuka the polar bear should remain in
Singapore and not be relocated to a temperate country following his
mother’s demise...
"AWEC and Singapore Zoo, nevertheless, will
continue to keep an open view. With new discoveries every so often in
veterinary science, captive animal breeding and management around the
world, there will be a need to again assess the situation at that point
in time when Sheba passes on...
"The Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA)
conceptualised the design and managed the development of the new
multi-purpose facility at the Marina Bay. The facility comprises a
seating gallery and a floating platform...
"DSTA worked closely with the Ministry of
Defence, Singapore Sports Council and Urban Redevelopment Authority to
conceptualise the innovative solution to address the need for a
temporary facility to hold mass spectators events over the next five
years in view of the expected demolition of the National Stadium..."
Hello Music Land introduces audiences to the wonderful world of music
through a combined cinema and live musical stage show which offers
families an incredible cross-platform entertainment experience.
Kingfisher
Marine announces the launch of Azurea, an new
membership scheme that provides easy and affordable
access to the exclusive world of lifestyle yachting...
Azurea is specifically designed for
the busy professional who wants to simply climb on board with his
family or friends and go boating!
The scheme removes all of
the uncertainties associated with chartering and
relieves members of all the responsibilities and
expense normally associated with ownership.
"Fly high for the best view of Singapore for
the affordable price of just $29.50! Singaporeans can now snap up the
experience of a life-time on the Asia's latest world-class iconic
attraction - the Singapore Flyer - at a fraction of the price of tickets
on other observation wheels around the world...
"The iconic landmark attraction is set
to usher in 2008 with a big bang when operations take flight early
1st quarter..."
A
collaboration between NAFA School of Fashion Studies and the Queensland
University of Technology (QUT) Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane,
Australia. This exhibition features fashion
design students and graduates from both institutions
creating innovative garments using eco friendly
fabrics as well as recycled materials.
"Singapore will be the first country to
host the inaugural Toon Boom Animation Festival, which kicks off
on 2 April 2007...
"Free workshops will be conducted by
ITE to train students who are not familiar with the Toon Boom
software. Said Mr Bruce Poh, Director & CEO, ITE..."
"The attraction will run two shows
every night, 365 days a year. The open-air styled viewing gallery
can comfortably seat 2,500 visitors. Each show lasts 25 minutes..."
SINGAPORE, 26 SEPTEMBER 2006
: Midas Promotions officially announce todaythe cancellation of the Singapore show (18
November) of the Robbie Williams: Close
Encounters Tour.
"To participate, you have to undergo two
qualifying rounds. For the First Qualifying Round, you have to call in
during the qualifying period (18 September 2006 – 20 October 2006) to
any of the three radio stations when you hear the ‘invitation to call’..."
Food outlets such as hawker centres,
coffeeshops, cafes and fast food restaurants will be smoke-free from 1st
July. To protect patrons from second-hand smoke, smokers are reminded to
light up only at designated smoking corners.
Under this new regulation, smoking is banned
within the indoor refreshment areas (IRA) of all foodshops (Eg.
Coffeeshops, Cafes, Restaurants). They can designate up to 20% of the
floor area in their outdoor refreshment areas (ORA) as a smoking corner
upon NEA’s approval...
Smoking ban will be extended to hawker
centres, coffeeshops and cafes come 1st July.
To protect patrons from second-hand smoke, foodshop operators can set up smoking corners for
those who want to light up. To date, close to half of the affected
outlets have decided to set up smoking corners in their outdoor
refreshment areas...
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