Tourism Continues Strong in Singapore

Singapore welcomed 911,000 visitors in October 2007, representing a growth of 6.2% as compared to October 2006 according to new facts released by Singapore Tourism Board. This sets a new record for the month of October.
Visitor days were estimated to reach 3.3 million days, an increase of 14.5% in comparison to October 2006.
Singapore saw UK [...]

SEA Games: 4 gold medals in swimming for Singapore

Singapore continued its golden haul in the pool on Sunday – it won a total of four gold medals and one of them was a record-breaking achievement.
The Singaporean boys powered away to smash the record for the 4×100 metre relay finals with a time of 3:26.70.
Two of Singapore’s gold medals in swimming on [...]

Unaccompanied women under 45 years old cannot perform Haj

From next year, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) will no longer accept applications from women who are under the age of 45 and wish to perform the Haj without a close male relative.
This was confirmed by Minister in-Charge of Muslim Affairs, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, at a Haj send-off ceremony at the Changi [...]