NEW LOOK
2002
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New-look
Times Bookshop at Centrepoint - July 2002 |
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TV
Works was renamed Channel i on 3 Mar 2002. The new logo
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2001
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The former
United Artists cinemas at Bugis Junction and Beach Road reopened
on 13 Dec 2001 as Shaw Bugis and Shaw Beach Road respectively.
The three halls at Bugis have been renamed Bugis 1, Bugis 2, and
Bugis 3, while the four halls at Beach Road bear the names
Prince 1, Prince 2, Jade 1 and Jade 2. More..... |
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Singapore
International Convention And Exhibition Centre (SICEC) was
renamed Suntec Singapore International Convention And Exhibition
Centre (Suntec Singapore) on 29 Oct 2001. |
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The foodcourt at
Parco Bugus Junction reopens in July after a makeover |
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New look for MPH
branch at Raffles City
June 2001 |
Snapshots
of re-opened Maxwell Road Food Centre
The Sportscity TV channel has been revamped as CityTV with
effect from 14 May 2001. Its new website is at CityTV.com.sg
Mawell
Road Food Centre re-opens for business on 15 May 2001 Haw
Par Villa to stay open and revert to its old name Tiger Balm Gardens (1
Apr 2001) Public
Utilities Board (PUB) gets new logo and becomes a comprehensive water
authority from 1 Apr 2001. The
old Oriental Emporium building in Block 205 Hougang St 21 has reopened
for business in March 2001 as Heartland Mall Kovan - a modern shopping
centre with 40 shops. For pictures and more, click HERE!
Environment
Health Officers don new uniforms from March 2001.
2000
The S$400 million
luxury hotel, Fullerton Hotel, opens on
15 Dec 2000 in Fullerton Square near Raffles Place. Its room rates range
from S$450 to S$3,800. The hotel building is the 72-year-old former
General Post Office. Its official launch is on 31 Dec 2000.
Orchard Road Festive
Light-Up was launched by President Nathan on 17 Nov 2000. The festive lights
will be turned on daily from 7pm to midnight until 5 Jan 2001, except on
Fridays and Saturdays, when they will stay on till 2am. On Christmas Eve
and New Year's Eve, they will stay on till 6am.
The Centre For Tourism
Related Studies was renamed Tourism Management Institute of
Singapore on 16 Nov 2000. It was officially set up by the National Association of
Travel Agents (NATAS) and the then Area Manager of Singapore Airlines.
DBS
Bank said on 26 Sep 2000 that it will consolidate its two
"DBS" and "POSBank" brands into one single
brand" within the next few months". But a firm decision
has yet to be made on what that brand will be eventually, said the bank.
The
University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business opened its Asian
campus at the 115-year-old House of TAN Yeok Nee in Clemenceau
Avenue on 15 Sep 2000. This is the business school's third campus, after
its first two in Chicago and Barcelona in Spain.
Liang
Court shopping mall and serviced apartment complex is to undergo a
S$8 million makeover. A new facade, more entrances and reconfigured shop
layouts are in the renovation plans. The shopping mall will get a new
glass frontage. The refurbishment will be completed by the end of 2000.
The nearby Clarke Quay MRT Station, which is under construction, will
draw more human traffic to the area when it is completed in 2002.
Go magazine, a 20-year-old
home-grown publication has been relaunched as GoFlirt, targeting
single women aged between 20 and 29.
Singapore Bus Services (SBS) staff
sported a brand new look on
Saturday, 1 Jan 2000. Its
bus drivers have been renamed Bus Captains and no longer wear the
familiar blue uniforms. Instead, they sport pastel-green
long-sleeved shirts tucked into black trousers, black leather belts and
shoes, dark-green jackets, bags and name-tags. For the women, the shirts
are not tucked in and look more feminine. The NTUC Pasir Ris Resort has been renamed NTUC
Lifestyle World Downtown East.
Beginning April 2000, holiday makers at its 400 chalets can expect to
treat themselves to more than 30 food outlets, a bowling centre and a
disco pub, all modelled after the Disney Downtown in Florida. |
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