Destinations, Travel tips, Festivals and Public Holidays
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Singapore Public Holidays 2013
Apr 10th
Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MoM) has announced official Singapore public holiday calendar for 2013. Based on the holiday calendar, there are eleven days of public holiday in 2013. Many of them falls on either Monday or Friday, making five long weekends to look forward to. More >
Hari Raya 2012
Mar 26th
Hari Raya in Malaysia and Singapore
Eid al Fitr is the most important festival for Muslims in many parts of the world, including in Singapore and Malaysia, where the festival is called as Hari Raya Aidilfitri or Hari Raya Puasa. It celebrates the end of Ramadan (Puasa Month/ Fasting Month), the month where Muslims are obliged to Puasa (Fasting) from dawn to sunset. More >
GSS 2012
Mar 22nd
GSS – The Great Singapore Sale
GSS or Great Singapore Sale, is an annual event organized by Singapore Tourism Board to attract visitors to come to Singapore for shopping. Myriads of items in various stores will be get price discount, often by a significant amount. More >
Great Singapore Sale 2012
Mar 6th
The Great Singapore Sale
GSS, or The Great Singapore Sale is an annual shopping event in Singapore, co-organized by the Singapore Tourism Board, stores, shopping malls, and many other retail companies, to promote the tourism industry in Singapore as well as increasing shopping experience for Singaporeans. More >
Vesak Day 2012 – Wesak Day 2012
Feb 23rd
2012 Vesak / 2012 Wesak Celebration
In Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Cambodia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and India
Vesak is an annual public holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists in South Asian and South East Asian countries like Nepal, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indonesia, Pakistan and India. Sometimes informally called “Buddha’s birthday,” it actually encompasses the birth, enlightenment Nirvana, and passing (Parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha. More >
Find Out What to Get at The Fullerton Heritage
Feb 17th
The Fullerton Heritage in Singapore is a magnificent place which offers luxurious hotels, waterboat house, restaurants, bars and cafes. Located near the Marina Bay and Singapore Skyline makes The Fullerton Heritage possess a great view of Singapore as well as strategic location to reach both famous bay and skyline in Singapore. More >
Christmas 2012 in Singapore
Feb 12th
Christmas Day 2012 in Singapore
Who cares about snow when we can revel in Christmas splendor in scorching Singapore without risking frostbites and chapped lips. Enjoy the classic Christmas songs sung by choirs fronted by cherubic children. Feel Singapore Christmas 2012 festive from 20 November 2012 to 2 January 2013 with Orchard Road and Marina Bay will be lit up in Christmas Splendour everynight. Expect parties everywhere in Singapore on the Christmas Eve 24 December 2012 – 25 December 2012, and New Year Eve 31 December 2012 – 1 January 2013. More >
Mid-Autumn Mooncake Festival 2012
Feb 12th
Mid Autumn Festival / Mooncake Festival / Chinese Lantern Festival
Mid Autumn Festival (also known as Mooncake Festival or Chinese Lantern Festival) dates back over 3,000 years to moon worship in China’s Shang Dynasty. It was first called Zhongqiu Jie (literally “Mid-Autumn Festival”) in the Zhou Dynasty. In Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, it is also sometimes referred to as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival. The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different varieties across different countries. More >
Catch a Wonderful Experience in Universal Studios Singapore
Jan 12th
Universal Studios Singapore is recently opened theme park in Singapore which becomes the first Universal Studio in Southeast Asia. Consisting of many rides and shows decorated in Hollywood and fantastic movies themes make the Universal Studios Singapore one of the best theme parks in Asia. Being inside the theme park causes the visitors feel like becoming the main actor or actress in some formidable Hollywood movies such as Jurrasic Park, Shrek, Madagascar, and some others. More >
iFly Singapore – The Chance for Flying without Wings
Dec 28th
iFly Singapore makes people’s dream of flying freely without the help of any aids come true. It is the world’s largest wind tunnel with 5 meters width and 17 meters high that enables the visitors to fly or skydive inside. US$25 million was spent to build this skydiving simulator, and it has just been opened for public in April 2011. People may wonder how this wind tunnel operates that it can bring solid people fly high without any parachutes, hang gliding, or whatever. iFly Singapore has certainly found the technology which makes such thing possible. More >
