Singapore Holiday & Travel

We got some questions from our readers: What Singapore holiday is 10 August 2009?
It is actually the 44th Singapore National Day, which falls on 9 August every year. However, since 9 August 2009 is a Sunday, official public holidays and school holidays for the National Day 2009 is substituted to Monday, 10 August 2009.
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Singapore National Day is observed yearly to celebrate Singapore’s Independence on 9 August 1965.
Singapore celebrated its first National Day in 1966, one year after Singapore’s independence from Malaysia.
This year, the 44th birthday of Singapore falls on Sunday, 9 August 2009, with this year theme is “Come Together – Reaching Out, Reaching Up”
As the National Day [...]

Here is list of airlines with Departures and Arrivals at Singapore Changi Airport Budget Terminal, their IATA code (flight code), ICAO code(airline code), as well as their their base country and destination cities.
Airlines and destinations out of the Budget Terminal
Cebu Pacific (5J/CEB)
Base country: Philippines
Destination Cities: Cebu, Clark, Davao [seasonal], Manila
Firefly (FY/FFM)
Base country: Malaysia
Destination Cities: Alor [...]

Here is list of airlines with Departures and Arrivals at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal Three (T3), their IATA code (flight code), ICAO code(airline code), as well as their their base country and destination cities.
China Eastern Airlines MU / CES
Base country: China
Destination Cities: Kunming, Shanghai-Pudong
Jet Airways 9W / JAI
Base country: India
Destination Cities: Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai
Qatar [...]

Here is list of airlines with Departures and Arrivals at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal Two (T2), their IATA code (flight code), ICAO code(airline code), as well as their their base country and destination cities.
Air India operated by Indian Airlines (AI/AIC)
Home Country: India
Destination Cities: Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai
Air India Express (IX/AXB)
Home Country: India
Destination Cities: Chennai, Kolkata, Tiruchirapalli
All [...]

Here is list of airlines with Departures and Arrivals at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal One, their IATA code (flight code), ICAO code(airline code), as well as their their base country and destination cities.
Air China (China) CA/CCA – Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Xiamen
Air France (France) AF/AFR – Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Air Mauritius (Mauritius) MK/MAU – Kuala Lumpur, Mauritius
Air [...]

Friday, 10 September 2010 is a Ministry of Manpower (MoM) public holiday in Singapore Calendar. The holiday is to celebrate the Muslim and Malay Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday. In Hijriah (Islamic Date) calendar, it falls on 1 Syawal 1431.
Hari Raya Aidilfitri (also known as Hari Raya Lebaran, Hari Raya Idul Fitri, and Hari Raya Puasa, [...]

Vesak Day Year 2010 falls on Friday, 28 May 2010.
Vesak day is celebrated by Buddhist around the world, and in different manners all over the world. Though some countries occasionally use different date for this festival, most would fall on this same day.
Vesak is an annual public holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists [...]

The first day of Chinese/Lunar New Year 2010 falls on Sunday, 14 February 2010, which means it falls on same days as St. Valentine’s Day.
Depending on how you look at it, this may be a blessing or trouble.
Days prior to and during Chinese New Year are traditionally busiest period for restaurants as well [...]

Here is the list of recent public holidays calendar
MoM (Ministry of Manpower) Calendar of Singapore Public Holidays for The Year 2010
Singapore School Holiday 2010 Calendar (not confirmed by MoE – Ministry of Manpower – yet)
MoM (Ministry of Manpower) Calendar of Singapore Public Holidays for The Year 2009
MoE (Ministry of Education) [...]