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Specsavers Optical Group Limited [1] is a British multinational optical retail chain, which operates mainly in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the Nordic countries. The chain offers optometry and optician services for eyesight testing and sells glasses , sunglasses , and contact lenses .
The Singapore River underwent a major cleanup program and the areas along the river were developed for restaurants and other tourist amenities. On 7 October 1997, the parliament passed the Tourist Promotion Board (Amendment) Bill to rename the STPB to Singapore Tourism Board. [8] On 19 November 1997, STPB was renamed as Singapore Tourism Board. [9]
Singapore Ducktours (part of RATP Group). Visitor arrivals to Singapore has been increasing since the country's independence in 1965. [2] As compared to a total of 99,000 visitors recorded in 1965, Singapore attracted approximately 19.1 million visitors in 2019 with receipts at S$27.7 billion, according to preliminary figures by the Singapore Tourism Board.
EDB received an additional grant of S$40 million to develop Jurong Industrial Estate from the Singapore government. [13] [14] 1962 was also the year which Singapore begun to actively woo overseas industrialists as such the Japanese, [15] with some indicating interests in joint development projects and sending study missions to Singapore. [16]
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics were held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010. A total of 3,600 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 201 events in 26 sports. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [n 1] Events took place at eighteen competition venues, of which eleven were pre-existing venues, one was newly constructed for the Olympics ...
Singapore was the host of the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010. Singapore made their Winter Olympics debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics, with speed skater, Cheyenne Goh, competing in the short track speed skating event. [2] [3] [4] The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) is the National Olympic Committee for Singapore.
The People's Republic of China, host of the 2008 Summer Olympics, expressed its desire to assist Singapore in its preparations. [10] Sebastian Coe , Lord Coe, Chairman of the London Organising Committee for the 2012 Summer Olympics , announced that members of his organising team, including coaches and administrators, planned to attend the event ...
Planning areas, also known as DGP areas or DGP zones, are the main urban planning and census divisions of Singapore delineated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority.There are 55 of these areas, organised into five regions.