The School received an overwhelming response
to the Talent Academy to recruit this batch of pioneer students for
2008. Over 1,000 applicants came for the Talent Academy.
Today, the School welcomes its first batch
of 239 students who come from diverse social backgrounds and 129 primary
schools...
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)
has launched a dedicated microsite1 for Changi Airport's Terminal 3 or
T3 to provide visitors the opportunity to explore Changi's newest and
largest terminal from anywhere in the world.
Themed "Explore Paradise", the microsite is
an interactive one-stop link for visitors to intimately discover T3
through virtual tours, fun downloads, visuals and contests. Visitors can
also obtain informative details of the new terminal from the microsite...
MOH is building a regional hospital in
Yishun to better serve residents from the Northern region of Singapore.
Spanning over 3.4 hectares, the 550-bed hospital will offer a
comprehensive range of medical and healthcare services.
The new public sector hospital will be named
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, following the promise of a donation of $125
million from the family of the late banker and philanthropist Tan Sri
Khoo Teck Puat...
Tisch School of the Arts Asia is the
first-ever branch campus of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and it is
also the first American art school to set up residence in Singapore.
Tisch Asia's inaugural class of 33 graduate
film students began their studies in September. More than half the
students in this first group are from the United States, while the
others come from Australia, Europe, Asia, and Central America.
In 2008, Tisch Asia will also begin offering
MFA degrees in animation and dramatic writing...
"CapitaLand Retail will also project manage the entire development of the
Integrated Hub, which is expected to be completed by 2011.
"The Integrated Hub will stand out in
the one-north precinct with its stunning iconic architecture.
Designed by Andrew Bromberg of AEDAS Hong Kong, the development
will boast over eight levels of Civic and Cultural Zone, and four
levels of Retail and Entertainment Zone, forming the base
structure..."
MOH is setting up two new specialty centres
for cancer and heart disease at the National University Hospital to meet
the rising demand for tertiary care in these specialties...
Cancer and heart disease are the top
two killers, with cancer taking 4000 lives in Singapore each year.
They will remain the major causes of death and morbidity. New
cancer cases are projected to increase from 9,000 per year to
13,000 by 2015. For cardiology, outpatient attendances are
projected to grow from 200,000 per year to 320,000 by 2015. We
must ramp up our capacity and capabilities to meet this rapidly
growing demand...
The Ministry of Education (MOE) is
increasing the number of publicly-funded university places to cater to
30% of each cohort of Singaporeans by 2015...
The increase to 30% of cohort translates to
about 2,400 additional university places per year for Singaporeans.
"The
4-storey purpose-built facility comprising 2 homes,
Sunbeam Place and Evergreen Place, was completed in
May 06 and commenced operations a month later.
"Sunbeam Place is a group home for children
and young persons run by Singapore Children's Society. Evergreen Place
is a home for the aged run by Singapore Amalgamated Services
Co-operative Senior Citizens Home..."
"Airlines, airport agencies, ground
handlers, shop tenants and other airport business partners operating at
Changi Airport's new Terminal 3 can start to move in and set up their
offices and systems to prepare for operations...
"Terminal 3 and its associated works cost
S$1.75 billion. It will have a handling capacity of 22 million
passengers per year, bringing the total annual passenger handling
capacity of Changi Airport to about 70 million..."
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.
“ 'The Campus will be a centre of excellence
for development programmes targeted at employees and clients in the Asia
Pacific region. More importantly, it will also serve as a hothouse for
wealth management research and thought leadership in new wealth
management initiatives,' said Kathryn SHIH, Head of UBS Wealth
Management in Asia Pacific...
"Equipped with state-of-the art
facilities, including a lecture hall with video conference
facilities and voice activated cameras, five seminar rooms, a
media lab for business technology training, networking and
administrative areas, UBS expects to train approximately 5,000
existing and future UBS Wealth Management staff by 2010..."
"The SMSC will
bring together elements from key domestic maritime agencies
such as the Republic of Singapore Navy, Maritime and Port
Authority of Singapore and the Police Coast Guard under one
roof...
"The Changi C2
Centre is expected to become operational in 2009..."
"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..."
"Resorts World
at Sentosa will welcome some 10 million tourists, excluding
local visitors, by 2015, generating S$15 billion in tourism
receipts, half of Singapore’s target.
"Spending per
diem on entertainment and sightseeing is expected to be more
than six times higher than current spending levels...
"In
anticipation of the increase in tourist traffic to Sentosa
Island, Resorts World at Sentosa is also committed to
significantly enhance the existing infrastructure of the
island by building a new three-lane bridge, adjacent to the
existing Sentosa Gateway Bridge...
"The Third Committee on the Supply of Lawyers estimated that an
additional 140-150 legal professionals will be required each year
from 2010 until 2015 to meet the needs of Singapore’s legal
industry.
"To meet this number, the SMU School of Law will take in 90
students in AY2007, reaching a steady-state intake of 120 from
AY2008 onwards.
"The NUS Faculty of Law will also increase its intake from the
current 220 to 240 beginning in AY2007..."
"The SII anticipates offering its front and
back office qualifications in Singapore, otherwise known as the
Certificate and IAQ suite. It has appointed Mona Poomy as its VP based
in Singapore.
"SII
examinations are approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
and there are a large number of international banks with offices in
Singapore who are keen that their workforce are trained to the same
standard of competence as those in the UK..."
"The focal point of the proposed Spaceport
Singapore will be suborbital spaceflights. As each suborbital vehicle
reaches its maximum altitude of 100 kilometers, passengers will
experience up to five minutes of continuous weightlessness, all the
while gazing at the blackness of space set against the horizon of Earth..."
Terminal 3 will also employ
state-of-the-art technologies to create a seamless environment for
passengers transferring between the three terminals at Changi
Airport.
These include a new People Mover System
with a total of seven train stations located at various
points within the three terminals, and a high-speed baggage
system to facilitate quick transfers of bags between
terminals...
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