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Through the New Year's festivities held under the "ONE Countdown 2025" initiative, the country officially inaugurates "SG60", a year-long celebration marking the 60th anniversary of the Republic of Singapore. [1] [2] The Platform Workers Act, providing distinct legal category and labour protection for gig worker, comes into force. [3]
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Popular tourist attractions in Singapore include the following: Beaches and bays. East Coast Park; Marina Bay; Palawan Beach; Siloso Beach; Changi Beach ...
RWS's new attractions will open in phases, yearly from 2020, and expected to be fully completed by 2025. [264] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the expansion has been announced that it will be delayed due to disruptions in the global supply chain. A re-design to the expansion will also be carried out to ensure adaptability to the post ...
Other attractions include the Palm Valley, Bandstand area, Sun Garden and Sundial Garden. SSO Concert at the Singapore Botanic Gardens Chopin monument, just south of Symphony Lake. The Botanic Gardens has three lakes, namely Symphony Lake, Eco-Lake and Swan Lake. The Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage on Symphony Lake occasionally has free concerts ...
Universal Studios Singapore was opened for "sneak peek week" in view of the Chinese New Year Celebrations, from 5 pm to 9 pm every night between 14 and 21 February 2010. [5] Though visitors had to pay SGD$10 to enter the park even-though rides were not operating, tickets for the week were sold out in 2 days.
Singapore Ducktours (part of RATP Group). Visitor arrivals to Singapore has been increasing since the country's independence in 1965. [2] As compared to a total of 99,000 visitors recorded in 1965, Singapore attracted approximately 19.1 million visitors in 2019 with receipts at S$27.7 billion, according to preliminary figures by the Singapore Tourism Board.
The English name of "Singapore" is an anglicisation of the native Malay name for the country, Singapura (pronounced), which was in turn derived from the Sanskrit word for 'lion city' (Sanskrit: सिंहपुर; romanised: Siṃhapura; Brahmi: 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀳𑀧𑀼𑀭; literally "lion city"; siṃha means 'lion', pura means 'city' or 'fortress'). [9]