Sentosa Casino and Hotel Opens For BusinessThe Resorts World Sentosa integrated resort open its hotels and jackpot machines on 20th January 2010 (20.1.02010). The Integrated Resort's 7,000 employees have started work at the integrated resort, including 2,300 casino staff. The entire resort is located in a 59-hectare Sentosa Island development, was has been put together in just three years. There are six hotels - Festive Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel Singapore, Crockfords Tower and Hotel Michael, Equarius Hotel and Spa Villas which together offer 1,850 rooms. The casino feature around 300 tables and 2,500 gaming machines. 
Singapore in Lonely Planet 2010 ListAccording to Lonely Planet, could Singapore be the next Las Vegas or Dubai. Singapore's new mega-resorts, iconic buildings, and over-the-top entertainment are shaking up the destination's sobel reputation. Also in 2010, Singapore will host the first Youth Olympic Games. Three massive projects are set to open in 2010. A major Las Vegas developer has reached a golden finger across the Pacific to create the Marina Bay Sands, the first casino and resort in Singapore. The resort, set to open this winter, includes three hotel towers topped by a "sky park" with gardens, 360-degree views, restaurants, and a swimming pool. The resort will also house a museum, whose architecture was inspired by the shape of a lotus blossom, as well as a mall with shops, restaurants, cafes, and an indoor canal.
Ikea Recalls LeopardIkea Singapore has recalled their popular "Leopard" highchair. It has faulty locks securing the seat to the frame of the unit. The new chair has been in the Singapore market since October 2009. Ikea said that so far, it has received 11 reports of broken locks worldwide. There have been two reported incidents outside Singapore - one, of a child falling from the chair, and another where the detached lock was found in a child's mouth. Ikea Singapore said that so far, there have been no incidents in Singapore. Some 80 units of the product have been sold here in Singapore. Customers can return the product to Ikea Alexandra or Ikea Tampines. Customers will get a full refund.
International Cruise Terminal Ready By 2012
The new Singapore International Cruise Terminal (ICT) will double Singapore's berth capacity and enable more cruise ships to call on Singapore and Asia. With deep waters, a large turning basin and no height restrictions, the world's largest ships will be able to call at Singapore. The Singapore International Cruise Terminal will complement the existing Singapore Cruise Centre at the Southern Waterfront precinct. Leveraging Singapore's prime location at major international maritime routes, the Singapore International Cruise Terminal will be a strategically located and world-class cruise terminal that will be abuzz with activity all year round. Its location, in Singapore's new downtown lifestyle and financial hub, will complement business facilities as well as new leisure and entertainment attractions such as the Singapore Flyer, Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay and the Marina Barrage.
Marina Bay Sands Casino to Open......ON 1st April 2010. It will be a big bang event for Marina Bay Sands integrated resort owners. The integrated resort will to open at least the casino and One third of the 2,600-room resort. Resort room are often considered the "high-revenue areas. New staff have also been given letters to start work around these dates. Lets hope it is not an April Fools' Day Joke. Every year on this day, it is marked by hoaxes and practical jokes on friends, family members, enemies, and neighbors, or sending them on a fool's errand, the aim of which is to embarrass those that are easily tricked.
Miss Wendy & Friends are in TownWendy's first outlet opened at Lau Pa Sat in the Central Business District on Monday (14 December 2009). Wendy's franchise holder, Kopitiam Group, will open more than 35 Wendy's locations in Singapore over the next 10 years. The Kopitiam Group will to build and operate these restaurants. Wendy's, with more than 6,600 locations world wide, has a smaller international presence than its hamburger rivals Burger King and McDonald. Wendy's pride itself in their passion for giving people what they want and uncompromising in giving people what they deserve. 
Kopitiam is the largest foodservice management operator in Singapore, operating the Kopitiam (food court), Dessert Shop, Banquet, Kopi and Bao Luo Wan Xiang brands. Kopitiam Group also manages Lau Pa Sat Festival Market in Singapore's Business District.
12 Hours Boom Boom Party
27,000 party-goers turned up for ZoukOut 2009 on 12 December 2009. ZoukOut 2009 is the biggest beach party of the year in Singapore. About 40 per cent of the revellers were are oversea visitors. The party started as soon as the sun set, with the action continuing all the way till dawn. And the idea of a non-stop 12-hour party was enough to get the die-hards out. A music stage served up live acts with tunes ranging from Brazilian samba-funk to indie. But it was not all about the music, some party-goers also made a splash at the Wave House Sentosa. ZoukOut 2009 is the ninth consecutive year of this rave outdoor spectacle in Sentosa.
Sudden Devaluation of Singapore DollarsOn 10 Dec 2009, a major Singapore based news portal wrote "The blue-chip Straits Times Index fell 15.35 points to 2,781.86 of 1.59 billion shares worth $1.41 billion (US1.01 million)." Working backwards, every US Dollar is will give you 1,396 Singapore Dollars. Amazing!!! If you are holding US Dollars, don't rush to the money changer as yet. It could be a typo error on the part of the editor.
More People Catching the TaxiSingapore is home to a combined total of about 24,000 taxis operated by seven transport companies. According to the Land Transport Authority, between June and August 2009, there were 840,000 passenger trips per day. Which is a record low since the 2003 SARS outbreak. But since September 2009, daily passenger trip numbers have gone up to 870,000 passenger trips per day. With the year end festive holidays and the opening of the integrated resorts, taxi drivers said they are expecting a continued increase in the number of passengers. A piece of good news for Taxi operators and drivers.
Singapore still a great place to stopEvery year, about 10 million visitors arrive in Singapore - but that is not where they want to be going. Singapore, for the bulk of them, is a place where they zip in and zip out on a stopover. mainly what they got to see on the free highlights tour offered to transit passengers at Changi Airport, shopping on Orchard Road or, worse, the inside of a hotel room. This is a pity because Singapore is a great place to get immersed in the Asian cultures. Singapore is a city eager to move into the future, but tradition and local cultures remain. Amid skyscrapers and modern shopping malls, visitors find temples and cultural hubs like Little India and Chinatown.
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