Archive for: August 2007

The creation of Integrated Resorts and casinos in Singapore.
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced that Singapore will have two integrated resorts with casinos. One will be built at Marina Bay and the other on Sentosa island. They will be ready and operational around 2009.

With the two integrated resorts , Singapore will attract investments in the order of $5b. And the economy is expected to create some 35,000 jobs , including 10,000 positions within the integrated resorts themselves.

Speaking in Parliament , PM Lee said that when the casino idea was first mooted, he was personally against it. But the environment has changed , particularly in the tourism …

Singapore’s world class Information Technology infrastructure …
Singapore , a tiny country with limited resources , has transformed itself from a British colony to one of the Asian economic nations registering high economic growth. The limitless world of cyberspace has spawn a new digital global economy. To spur Singapore on to new level of economic growth , the government has identified information technology (IT) as the strategic tool.

Singapore’s main effort in information technology started back in the early 1990′s. Information is everything. We have always pushed the application of information technology to maintain our information advantage in the region. Information technology helps our ports to stay …

Look at the little red dot on the map called Singapore
The former Indonesian President Habibi in an unfriendly speech once called Singapore ‘ the little red dot ‘. It is indeed true that Singapore is just a little dot on the world map. It is a tiny nation without natural resources , located in South-East Asia at the southern tip of the Malaysian Peninsula , between Malaysia and Indonesia. It has a total area of 632.6 square kilometer and has 193 km of coastline.

Little Red Dot is now a unique brand name and is proudly acknowledged by all Singaporeans as evidence that Singapore’s importance and progress is far …

Is Singlish going to hurt Singapore’s image and competitiveness ?
Ever since Sir Stamford Raffles discovered the tiny island of Singapore in 1819 , English language has had a place in Singapore. Though many people still speak local dialects today , English is the most common medium of communication in businesses , schools and daily life.

Talk to a Singaporean and chances are pretty strong one will hear a local dialect composed of Malay , Indian , Chinese and English root words. Young Singaporeans call their unofficial language Singlish – a unique combination of Singapore with English. Despite the government’s efforts to stamp down this form of English , young …

Singapore has a multi racial culture whereby people live harmoniously together.
Every country has its own culture , social habits , mannerisms and etiquette. Newcomers may find it difficult in adjusting to this mixed bag culture of Singapore initially. They will soon come to realize that the culture of Singapore is one of the richest in the world. This can be seen in the National Day Celebration whereby it encapsulates its entire culture and portrays the significant progress and achievement that the nation has been able to attain , while retaining its essence.

Singaporeans have been socialized by formal policies of multi-racialism and meritocracy to consider themselves as Singaporeans …

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