Sentosa yesterday introduced on its roads "kneeling" buses for wheel-chair bound visitors and mums with strollers. The new orange buses, with a seating capacity of 28, can tilt about 8 cm to their left side. (Straits Times 28 Aug 2003 H5)

 Ticket prices before 15 Nov 2002:  Before 6.30pm, S$5 for adults and S$3 for children. After 6.30pm, S$3 for adults and S$1.80 for children. Or S$12 per vehicle of up to 5 persons before 6.30pm. S$6 per vehicle of up to 5 persons after 6.30pm. Separate admission charges  for the various attractions apply.

  Visitors to the Underwater World on Sentosa will be invited to stay overnight at least once a month at the aquarium from January 2003. Visitors get to lie on the floor of the 83-m-long underwater tube-tunnel which winds around the whole aquarium. They have to bring their own sleeping bags, but camping beds will be provided on request. Underwater World draws more than 1.4 million visitors annually. (Straits Times 28 Oct 2002) (H3)

  Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC), the developers of Sentosa island, is spending S$4 million to stage a 25-minute musical called Magical Sentosa which uses light, water, fire and music to tell the story of a man who enters a dream. The show, which starts on 19 Sep 2002 and replaces the nightly feature using lasers and light effects, is expected to boost audiences by up to 150,000 a year, from the current 1.5 million. (Straits Times 2 Sep 2002) (H4)

  Many previously inaccessible areas of Sentosa will be opened to visitors when its new cycling tracks are ready in September 2002. Made of a mix of tarmac, earth and sand, the S$350,000 tracks, which run for 11 km, can fit three riders shoulder-to-shoulder. There will be four routes: The mythology, beach, challenge and jungle trails, each about 3 km long. To use the tracks, visitors can either take their own bicycles or rent one for between S$4 and S$8 an hour from one of three booths on the island. (Straits Times 5 Aug 2002) (H5)

In a few months, Sentosa visitors will pay a lower entrance fee than the current S$6. There will also be announcements on plans to overhaul the island playground, said BG YEO in Parliament yesterday. (Straits Times 17 May 2002) (H4)

Cars will be welcomed into Sentosa during the day from 10 Nov 2001 in a bid to boost flagging visitor numbers. Under the new day drive-in scheme, fun-seekers will pay S$25 to either drive a car or take a cab to the island from 8am. Loyalty-card holders and members of organisations, such as SAFRA and People's Association, will pay S$20. While the four carparks can take in a total of 500 cars, the island has accommodated up to 1,500 cars during big-scale events in the past. The night-entry scheme for cars was introduced in 1998. (Straits Times 8 Nov 2001) H7)