Free entry to seven museums in August
Seven museums are giving free admission in August, as part of National Day celebrations.
Free admission for Singaporeans and permanent residents in Singapore is valid for all permanent galleries in the museums from August 1-31.
In addition, the museums will be opened free of charge to all visitors on Open House days on National Day (August 9) and Hari Raya Puasa (August 30).
On Open House days, admission is free for all, to all galleries and exhibitions, including special exhibitions.
The museums are: The Asian Civilisations Museum, the National Museum of Singapore, the Singapore Art Museum, the Singapore Philatelic Museum, the Peranakan Museum, Memories at Old Ford Factory, and Reflections at Bukit Chandu.
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, said the museums are wonderful places to learn more about the different cultures of Singapore.
He said this is a great opportunity for families and friends to find out more about their diverse heritage and culture.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Saturday 30 July 2011
Friday 15 July 2011
Sands Expo to host largest orchid event
Sands Expo to host largest orchid event
BESIDES having a rare chance to view about 50,000 breeds of orchids, visitors to the largest event in the international orchid calendar can also be the first to check out Singapore's latest tourist attraction in November before it opens officially next year.
Tickets to the 20th World Orchid Conference (20WOC) will come with complimentary access to the Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay, 20WOC organisers told reporters at the Botanic Gardens yesterday. The 1.2ha Flower Dome slightly larger than two football fields will be open to 20WOC ticket-holders only for the duration of the event (see right).
The largest garden, Bay South, will be open to the public in June next year. Other parts of the Gardens will be opening in phases. This is the second time the conference, to be held from Nov 14 to Nov 20 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, is coming to Singapore. It was last held here in 1963.
The triennial event, which will cost $8 million to be held, will showcase orchids from 23 countries. A new orchid hybrid (right) was specially created for and named after the conference.
The organisers said Singapore was chosen not just because of the country's historical links to the flower, but also because of its importance as an orchid producer it is the third-largest exporter of fresh orchids in the world.
Dr Kiat W. Tan, the chairman of the 20WOC organising committee and chief executive officer of Gardens by the Bay, said: "By hosting the event...we are moving away from being an orchid-production centre to a world marketplace for orchids, where people come to buy and sell orchids."
~News courtesy of Omy~
BESIDES having a rare chance to view about 50,000 breeds of orchids, visitors to the largest event in the international orchid calendar can also be the first to check out Singapore's latest tourist attraction in November before it opens officially next year.
Tickets to the 20th World Orchid Conference (20WOC) will come with complimentary access to the Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay, 20WOC organisers told reporters at the Botanic Gardens yesterday. The 1.2ha Flower Dome slightly larger than two football fields will be open to 20WOC ticket-holders only for the duration of the event (see right).
The largest garden, Bay South, will be open to the public in June next year. Other parts of the Gardens will be opening in phases. This is the second time the conference, to be held from Nov 14 to Nov 20 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, is coming to Singapore. It was last held here in 1963.
The triennial event, which will cost $8 million to be held, will showcase orchids from 23 countries. A new orchid hybrid (right) was specially created for and named after the conference.
The organisers said Singapore was chosen not just because of the country's historical links to the flower, but also because of its importance as an orchid producer it is the third-largest exporter of fresh orchids in the world.
Dr Kiat W. Tan, the chairman of the 20WOC organising committee and chief executive officer of Gardens by the Bay, said: "By hosting the event...we are moving away from being an orchid-production centre to a world marketplace for orchids, where people come to buy and sell orchids."
~News courtesy of Omy~
SIA says sorry for website glitches
SIA says sorry for website glitches
The chief executive of Singapore Airlines (SIA), Mr Goh Choon Phong, has issued a personal apology to the carrier's customers for technical glitches on its revamped website.
In his apology, posted on SIA's website yesterday, Mr Goh said he is "truly sorry that the new website (has) caused much aggravation for many of our customers". He also pledged to win back the customers' confidence.
SIA launched the new website on May 22 to provide a better customer experience.
However, those who used it had problems with commercial and redemption bookings, payments, online check-in and membership login, among other things, said an SIA spokesman.
Two customers my paper spoke to said they encountered problems when they tried to change the dates for flights they had booked earlier.
Undergraduate Kua Zhen Yang, 21, tried to make payment for the change six times without success. In the end, he had to call the airline's hotline.
"The (hotline staff member) didn't sound at all surprised to hear about my problem and he said I was not the only one with this problem," he said.
Another undergraduate, Mr Joshua Koh, 21, who faced the same problem with an Australia-Singapore flight he booked last month, said: "The level of service is unacceptable for a reputable company like SIA."
~News courtesy of Omy~
The chief executive of Singapore Airlines (SIA), Mr Goh Choon Phong, has issued a personal apology to the carrier's customers for technical glitches on its revamped website.
In his apology, posted on SIA's website yesterday, Mr Goh said he is "truly sorry that the new website (has) caused much aggravation for many of our customers". He also pledged to win back the customers' confidence.
SIA launched the new website on May 22 to provide a better customer experience.
However, those who used it had problems with commercial and redemption bookings, payments, online check-in and membership login, among other things, said an SIA spokesman.
Two customers my paper spoke to said they encountered problems when they tried to change the dates for flights they had booked earlier.
Undergraduate Kua Zhen Yang, 21, tried to make payment for the change six times without success. In the end, he had to call the airline's hotline.
"The (hotline staff member) didn't sound at all surprised to hear about my problem and he said I was not the only one with this problem," he said.
Another undergraduate, Mr Joshua Koh, 21, who faced the same problem with an Australia-Singapore flight he booked last month, said: "The level of service is unacceptable for a reputable company like SIA."
~News courtesy of Omy~
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