Archive for the ‘Singapore’ Category
Sunday, August 4th, 2019
First opened in 1887 and declared a National Monument by the government on its centennial, the grand old dame has reopened on 1 August after an extensive 2-year restoration that began in 2017.
* This story first appeared in The Travel Memoir.
Had a chance to walk through the charming grand dame of 1887 vintage on the Sunday prior to its reopening before the hordes descended.
The hotel now offers 115 suites in nine categories, including the Grand Hotel Suites and Presidential Suites.
The Long Bar – where the Singapore Sling cocktail was invented – has also been refreshed.
At 132 years old, the newly reopened Raffles Hotel has certainly seen a large part of Singapore’s 200-year old history after founder Sir Stamford Raffles colonised the island. This statue of Raffles sits in the Raffles Arcade and will observe the progress of the nation going forward into the next 200 years.
A night at the hotel ranges from slightly less than S$1,000 for its cheapest suite, to almost S$12,000 for one night in a two-bed President Suite.
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Saturday, August 3rd, 2019
The new router (usual price: S$399) will be bundled free with StarHub’s new “Turbo Gamer 2Gbps” plan – a 2Gbps fibre home broadband service with no service activation and installation fees.
ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 ASUS x StarHub launch event. (From Left): Desmond Soh (ASUS Singapore Country Manager), Anthony Wang (StarHub Assistant Vice President of Marketing), Yann Courqueux (StarHub Vice President of Home Product), Karl Chu (ASUS General Manager, APAC), Linda Chen (ASUS Business Unit Senior Director), Richard Chen (ASUS Product Director, Networking, APAC), Simon Tan (Nvidia, Director of Consumer Business, APAC South).
StarHub’s Turbo Gamer 2Gbps is priced at S$62.90 per month, with the first two months free.
The 802.11ac Wi-Fi gaming router – ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 – is priced at S$399 but will come free with the Turbo Gamer 2Gbps subscription with StarHub.
The new 802.11ac WiFi gaming router ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 from ASUS, offered in Singapore exclusively through StarHub.
Singapore customers – exclusively through StarHub – will be the first in Southeast Asia and fourth in the world to have it.
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Tags:Asus, broadband, gaming, networking, ROG, routers, StarHub, Wi-Fi
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Thursday, August 1st, 2019
The 6,600 square foot lifestyle venue will feature a 13-metre-wide high-resolution LED display and stage area for Esports tournaments and events, along with private training rooms and classrooms for Esports development.
Bountie Arena has launched its Esports & gaming Venue in Singapore at Fusionopolis.
At launch, the gaming and Esports facility will charge a promotional price of just one dollar per hour for users to access its facilities – which include an Atari pong machine, a PlayStation 4, two Pandora Box arcade machines and over 100 high specification gaming desktops.
Location & Opening Hours
Bountie Arena is located above one-north MRT at One Fusionopolis Way, #B1-06/07/08, and is open from 1100am to 0000am daily.
The promotional price is valid for the first 2 months of opening and will be revised after that period.
Senior Parliamentary Secretary (SPS) for the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Ministry of Transport Baey Yam Keng attended the launch as the Guest of Honour.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:Bountie, esports, gaming, opening, Singapore
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Wednesday, July 31st, 2019
Ready To Travel, a travel app subsidiary owned by SATS, today unveiled the new features and services in Version 2.0.
This story first appeared in The Travel Memoir.
Ready To Go 2.0 puts social back into group vacations.
These include access to over 400 airport lounges worldwide and a new global bag-locate service that tracks and expedites the return of delayed baggage with a 96-hour guarantee – from the time the flight lands to baggage return – after which travellers will receive the pay-out.
The Ready To Go team (from right): Albert Pozo – Chief Digital Officer, SATS; Eileen Tan – Vice President, Consumer Services, SATS (Ready To Travel); Head of Marketing, Consumer Services, SATS (Ready To Travel).
With the new global bag-locate service – from S$6, travellers can insure 2 bags with a pay-out of up to S$2,200 per delayed bag.
Through Ready To Travel, the Bag Locate service provider works with the airline to locate delayed baggage, while sending email updates to the traveller.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:app, baggage, launch, luggage, Ready To Go, SATS, Singapore, travel
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Tuesday, July 30th, 2019
For the first time, all 114 hawker centres in Singapore will be documented on Google Maps’ Street View by early 2020.
The Google Street View Trekker weighs 18kg and contains seven high-resolution cameras to create an immersive 360-degree panoramic view. A full charge of the trekker battery lasts for 6-8hrs.
The initiative is a collaboration between Google and the organisations that are co-driving the nomination to inscribe Hawker Culture in Singapore on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The Street View Trekker with representatives from Google, NHB, NEA and FMAS, at Chinatown Market.
These organisations include the National Heritage Board (NHB), National Environment Agency (NEA) and Federation Of Merchants’ Associations, Singapore (FMAS).
The aim is to document Singapore’s beloved hawker centres on Google Maps to make them discoverable to anyone curious about our hawker centres or looking for their favourite hawker stalls.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:FMAS, Google, hawkers, maps, NEA, NHB, Singapore, Street View, trekker
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Thursday, July 4th, 2019
Dell’s third store in Singapore offers a full range of consumer and commercial products. This new store is at Funan Mall Level 3-30, the other two stores are in NEX and Plaza Singapura. Prices below.
Dell’s third exclusive store in Singapore at Funan Mall #03-30.
The new store at Funan will house Dell’s current and latest products including the XPS, Inspiron, G Series, Alienware, Latitude, Precision, and the Vostro for small business needs.
Customers looking for Dell’s small business and commercial range of products will be able to choose and customise products in-store – this service was previously only available online.
From L to R: Kshitij Aggarwal, Finance Consultant, Dell Technologies; Nigel Yip, Store Manager, Dell Technologies; Jarebb Chua, Country Manager, Consumer & Small Business, Singapore and Malaysia, Dell Technologies; Sandeep Mishra, Director of Consumer & Small Business Field Marketing, Dell Technologies; Satoshi Shirato, Director, Product Cycle Planning, APJ Dell Technologies.
There is an in-store working space equipped with docking stations and Dell’s latest desktops, coupled with complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi for on-the-go consumers to collaborate and interact as needed.
More details below from the press release about Dell’s new store at Funan Mall.
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Tags:Alienware, and the Vostro, computers, DELL, Funan, G Series, gaming, Inspiron, Latitude, monitors, opening, Precision, shops, Singapore, XPS
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Tuesday, December 25th, 2018
Here’s wishing everyone who celebrates Christmas a very Blessed Christmas!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
This photo was taken with Google Pixel 3 XL mobile phone at the Harry Potter exhibition at Changi Airport in Singapore.
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Tags:airport, Changi, Christmas, Goolge, greetings, Harry Potter, holidays, Pixel, Pixel 3 XL, Singapore
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Saturday, November 24th, 2018
4D AdventureLand in Sentosa has launched a new ride – Haunted Mine Ride 4D. Fully motion-simulated and highly sensorial, this immersive attraction promises a thrilling good time for the whole family.
Haunted Mine Ride 4D joins the other rides currently offered by Sentosa 4D AdventureLand at Imbiah Lookout, Sentosa.
The opening of the new ride is well-timed for the end-of-year school holidays in Singapore, as parents look for fun places in Singapore to bring their children.
Sentosa 4D AdventureLand is located at 51B Imbiah Road, Sentosa, Singapore 099708 (Imbiah Lookout).
Opening Hours: Daily from 10am – 9pm
(last admission for 4-in-1 Combo is at 7.30pm and last single show/ride at 8.45pm)
The new ride will also be a boon for tourists visiting from outside Singapore.
Each ride lasts for around 15 mins and has a maximum capacity of 54 pax.
Visitors can opt for the 4-in-1 Combo package, which includes all four rides at Sentosa 4D AdventureLand at the price of $46.90 for an adult and $33.90 for children from 3 to 12 years of age.
In addition, a 3rd person (adult/child) gets to ride for free with every 2 full price adult-paying guests for over-the-counter bookings.
Inform the staff if you have the following conditions: pregnancy and physical disabilities, so that they can make special arrangements to cater to your needs. You are encouraged to refrain from any activities at the AdventureLand, should you have any of the following conditions: intoxication, heart and cardiac conditions, back and spinal problems, motion sickness and vertigo.
Sentosa Island admission and transport charges apply, while children below 3 years old enter for free.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:AdventureLand, Sentosa, Singapore, travel
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Monday, September 3rd, 2018
Qingjian unveiled the fully smart condominium development with 1,206 apartments, and 63 one-bedroom units for seniors. The development will also feature a smart estate management system. Prices below.
JadeScape is the first major condominium launch after the Government’s property cooling measures in July. Average price: S$1,700 per square foot. The 1,206-unit development comprises 236 one-bedders, 403 two-bedders, 265 three-bedders, 261 four-bedders, 39 five-bedders and two penthouses built across seven blocks on 36,985.7 square metres of land. Artist Impression: Qingjian Realty.
In addition to smart home devices previously not included in its residential developments, Qinjian boasts that JadeScape will be the first to adopt a Smart Estate Management System, with intelligent estate monitoring embedded throughout the development.
Price-wise, Yen Chong shared that 1-bedroom units (527 sq ft) will start from S$838k, 2-bedroom units (646 to 775 sq ft) from S$988k, and 3-bedroom units (904 to 1,152 sq ft) from S$1.38 million. The prices for the 4- and 5-bedroom apartments, as well as the penthouses, have not been determined yet.
In a bold move, the en bloc redevelopment will include 63 one-bedroom apartments, in three stacks, for senior residents.
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Tags:hiLife, JadeScape, property, Qingjian, smart homes
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Sunday, July 22nd, 2018
Attention, Ramen lovers – Ramen Revolution reprises its large-scale outdoor ramen event at Resorts World Sentosa. The event is jointly organised by WATTENTION Singapore and SOZO.
* This article first appeared in The Travel Memoir.
Highlights of Ramen Revolution 2018 include Kajiken offering a limited-run Okinawa Mazesoba and Men-Men Tei with their Jiro Style Aburi Chashu Ramen.
Get ready to tuck into 10 limited-edition bowls from your favourite ramen restaurants.
- Date:
27 – 29 Jul’18
(Fri – Sun)
- Time:
Fri 5pm – 10pm,
Sat & Sun 11am – 9pm
- Venue:
Resorts World Sentosa,
The Forum B1
Each bowl of ramen goes for S$10 or more, and you can pay a little extra to top up with additional ingredients.
Participating brands will offer special dishes that are exclusive to Ramen Revolution 2018.
They will also be offering some of their ramen dishes from their regular a la carte menus.
Also, joining us all the way from Japan for the three-day event are Junk Story from Osaka and Men Dokoro Wakamusha from Saitama.
Participating brands at Ramen Revolution 2018.
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Tags:event forecast, events, Ramen, Ramen Revolution, RWS, Sentosa, Singapore, SOZO, WATTENTION
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