Tsai Chin, the Taiwanese diva of classics and an enduring force in the Chinese music scene, is back to serenade you with her one night only “Tsai Chin 2010 The Endless Love, Once More, Singapore Concert”. In her recent concert in Changsha, China, Tsai Chin invited the audience on a journey through her three-decade-long career, [...]
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Resorts World Presents Bird’s Nest Snowskin Mooncakes
Indulge your family and friends in Resorts World’s exquisite bird’s nest snowskin mooncakes this Mid Autumn Festival. Made using the finest whole bird’s nest encased in smooth velvety filling, the exterior comes in four different tropical flavours—green tea, lemon, lychee and strawberry. The green tea and strawberry flavoured mooncakes are filled with white lotus paste [...]
Singapore company bans management from casinos
27/8/2010 SINGAPORE: A Singapore company has banned its management from the country’s two new casinos following reports a local businessman lost a fortune at the gaming tables, its founder said Friday. Mohamed Salleh, chief executive officer of retail and property firm Second Chance, said he had applied for casino exclusion orders for himself and six [...]
Casino cash may inject US$1.5 billion into Singapore annually-DBS
Reuters – Friday, August 27 SINGAPORE, Aug 26 – Revenues from two new casino-resorts could contribute as much as S$2 billion ($1.47 billion) annually to Singapore’s economy, which is expected by the government to grow by up to 15 percent this year, DBS Bank said on Thursday. The two resorts have already contributed S$470 million [...]
IRs added S$470m to GDP in first half of year: report
26 Aug 2010 SINGAPORE: A DBS research report says Resorts World Sentosa and Marina Bay Sands would have added 0.3 per cent or S$470 million to Singapore’s Gross Domestic Product in the first half of the year. The report says the two integrated resorts (IRs) can be expected to contribute S$2 billion or 0.7 per [...]
Jay Chou lost $2 mil at Marina Bay Sands Casino in 2 days
Sat, Aug 21, 2010 The Star/Asia News Network Singapore – TAIWANESE pop star Jay Chou lost nearly S$2 million at a casino in Singapore, Nanyang Siang Pau reported. The superstar had visited the Marina Bay Sands Casino during his concert tour in the island republic last month. He gambled off between S$100,000 and S$200,000 per [...]
A RICH Singaporean man who lost S$26mil gambling is head of seafood business
Sat, Aug 21, 2010 AsiaOne A RICH Singaporean man, who lost S$26mil in a three-day gambling spree at the casino in Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), helms one of Singapore’s biggest seafood distributors. Mr Henry Quek plans to sue a world-renowned casino for loaning him a huge sum of money to gamble without first checking his [...]
Cracks found on Battlestar Galactica’s seat-post support
20 Aug 2010 SINGAPORE : It was cracks on the ride that grounded Universal Studio’s roller coaster, the Battlestar Galactica. Releasing its preliminary findings, Resorts World Sentosa said that after months of load testing, higher than anticipated stress and vibration levels caused fatigue cracks to develop in a welded component on the roller coaster’s seat-post [...]
S’pore businessman gambles away S$26m in three days at RWS
August 19th, 2010 A Singaporean businessman lost a staggering S$26 million over three days of gambling at the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) in early June. This includes losing S$18 million in a single day alone and playing baccarat at S$400,000 per hand. According to Today newspaper, the businessman’s tale began in March, when he was [...]
Genting S’pore gets a billion reasons to smile
13 Aug 2010 The numbers are startling and the contrast with last year even more so. Genting Singapore (GENS) has raked in almost S$1 billion in revenue for the second quarter with net profit coming in at close to S$400 million. For the quarter ended June 30 – the first full quarter with Resorts World [...]
