The Singapore Indoor Stadium was officially opened on New Year’s Eve, 31 December 1989, by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Situated along the scenic Kallang River area, the stadium was part of the government’s urban re-generation project to revitalise the urban ...
Jalan Besar Stadium is a well-known Singapore landmark located at Tyrwhitt Road in the Kallang area. Since its official opening on 26 December 1929, the stadium had held many football events, including Malaysia Cup tournaments. In 1999, the original facility underwent ...
The National Stadium of Singapore was officially opened on 21 July 1973 by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. For over three decades, it was used for many major sporting, cultural, entertainment and social events, such as the 1983 and 1993 Southeast Asian Games, ...
Anson Road Stadium, which has been described as the “Wembley of Malaya”, was a key venue for football in Singapore during the 1920s and 1930s. It was initially designed as the centrepiece for the Malaya-Borneo Exhibition in 1922, but subsequently became the home ...
The Singapore Sports Hub at Kallang is a 35-hectare (350,000 sq m) integrated sports, entertainment and lifestyle hub where sporting or entertainment events are held. Construction of the Sports Hub began in September 2010 and cost S$1.33 billion. Operations commenced ...
Edmund William Barker (b. 1 December 1920, Singapore–d. 12 April 2001, Singapore), commonly known as E. W. Barker, was the minister for law from 1964 to 1988. He played a significant role in Singapore’s secession from Malaysia in 1965 by drawing up the separation ...
The first-ever visit to Singapore by a Catholic pope was by John Paul II on 20 November 1986. During his brief stop in Singapore, Pope John Paul II met the Singapore president and prime minister, and conducted mass which was attended by about 70,000 people at the ...
The former Kallang Airport building is an architectural landmark located at 9 Stadium Link along Nicoll Highway. Kallang Airport, Singapore's first purpose-built civil airport, was opened on 12 June 1937 in the Kallang Basin area. The airport ceased operations ...
The Singapore Sports Council was established on 1 October 1973 following the merger of the National Sports Promotion Board and the National Stadium Corporation. The council aimed to promote sports to the masses as well as to nurture and develop sports talents. ...
The New Paper Big Walk is a walking event organised by The New Paper (TNP), a newspaper published by Singapore Press Holdings. First held on 16 June 1991 at the National Stadium, the event was attended by about 7,000 participants. Thereafter, it was held almost ...
The first Armed Forces Day was celebrated on 1 July 1969 with a grand parade and march-past at the Jalan Besar Stadium presided over by then Minister for the Interior and Defence Lim Kim San. Public outreach activities such as camp “open houses”, exhibitions, selling ...
Launched by then prime minister Goh Chok Tong at the National Stadium on 3 October 1993, the Great Singapore Workout is a fitness routine that formed part of the month-long National Healthy Lifestyle Programme. The workout is a specially designed low-impact aerobic ...
Situated in the southwestern part of mainland Singapore, Clementi New Town takes its name from Clementi Road, which also marks the town’s eastern boundary. The town’s landmarks include the five-storey Clementi Mall which was officially opened in May 2011, the 12-hectare ...