Looking Up To And Down From Singapore"s Mammoth Marina Bay Sands

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Shown at 8pm and 9.30pm (Friday and Saturday, an 11pm slot is added), the thirteen-minute extravaganza took 100 specialists three years to develop. The lower structure goes from deep blue to vibrant red and bright purple, while lasers beam through the night from the Sky Park. Water screens, fountains, and bursts of fire, accompanied by a soundtrack recorded by a 140-piece orchestra, its all there.

Walking through the ground floor lobby of the hotel, or having a drink in the lounge underneath Tower 3, we can best compare to being in a giant airport terminal, if airport terminals were 57 stories tall. Not surprisingly, there were masses of people around, including Vegas-style queues for check-in and check-out. Impressive, it is – intimate, it’s not. Looking up, you can see the different slopes each tower has, with artwork dangling high above you.

Rather than pay the S$20 ($16) for admission to the Observation Deck on floor 57, we decided to spend that money towards lunch at restaurant KU D TA, which serves modern Asian cuisine on the same floor. While the Observation Deck allows you to get closer to the edge of the building, we were happy to spend the money on food and take in the views from the restaurants terrace. On one side, you have the entire city in front of you, on the other, the newly-built Gardens by the Bay complex and the numerous ships waiting to get into Singapore harbor.

Naturally, a hotel/casino this size has more options for food and drinks than we could list here, and you could spend a good few hours getting around the giant mall and /or losing yourself in the casino. In addition, there is the interesting Art Science Museum on the waterfront.

A Deluxe room in Tower 3 at Marina Bay Sands starts at S$489 (U$396) on a Saturday late May.

[Photos: JasonD for HotelChatter]

Looking Up To And Down From Singapore"s Mammoth Marina Bay Sands

Pan Pacific Opens $81M Extended-Stay Hotel in Singapore

May 10, 2013

By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor

SINGAPORE – Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts’ newest location, the Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Beach Road in Singapore, made its debut on May 7. The 180-key extended-stay luxury property represents the company’s fourth Singapore location and its second Serviced Suites-brand hotel in the country, following the 120-key Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Orchard, which opened in 2008.

Located on Beach Road, the $81 million asset is in close proximity to the Marina Bay Central Business District as well as the Haji Lane and Arab Street cultural districts. The Raffles Place business district and the Clarke Quay and Boat Quay entertainment district are both nearby. The Bugis and Nicoll Highway stations on Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit system are a short walk from the property.

Pan Pacific is aiming to combine high-end hotel features with the comfort of a private residence. Amenities include a fully-equipped fitness center, rooftop swimming pool as well as made-to-order breakfasts on weekdays. Other lifestyle amenities include the Pacific Lounge and Living Room, complete with gaming corner equipped with Xbox console as well as a library.

Available in 484-square-foot and 710-square-foot layouts, guest rooms feature two LCD televisions, laundry facilities, full-service kitchenettes, high-speed Wi-Fi, as well as wired internet service and an audio system complete with docking station. Business amenities include meeting space, parking facilities, complimentary Wi-Fi and complimentary shuttle service to Singapore’s business districts.

In addition to the two Serviced Suites properties, Pan Pacific’s Singapore hotels include the Pan Pacific Orchard and the Pan Pacific Singapore. The company has 20 properties in operation and under development in nine countries across the Pacific Rim. Locations include Vancouver and Whistler, both in Canada, Seattle; Perth, Australia; Suzhou, China; and Bangkok, Thailand.

Pan Pacific Opens $81M Extended-Stay Hotel in Singapore

Singapore will fill its tallest building with a luxury hotel, apartments and ...

Skidmore, Owings Merrill LLP, the 75-year-old American architecture, interior design and urban-planning firm better known as SOM, has revealed its design for Tanjong Pagar Centre, set to become Singapore’s tallest building upon its completion in 2016.

Reaching 951ft (290m), the 64-storey, mixed-use tower will house offices and high-end apartments, a luxury hotel, retail units and a sheltered event space in Tanjong Pagar City Park; in total the development will measure 1.7m sq ft. Located at the intersection between China Town and the Central Business District, the development is also intended to be a catalyst for further enhancements to the surrounding area. Major improvements are to be made to surrounding public spaces, including the complete redesign and refurbishment of Tanjong Pagar Park, and the creation of a 32,000sq ft “city room” which will act as a public meeting space.

Singapore’s rapidly changing skyline is currently dominated, in terms of height, by One Raffles Place, Republic Plaza and United Overseas Bank Plaza One, which are 919ft (280m) tall; the tallest residential building is the 803ft (245m) Marina Bay Tower. SOM can already claim authority in developing superlative buildings as it is the firm behind the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Measuring 2,717ft (828m), the 163-storey skyscraper is the tallest building in the world. 

Singapore will fill its tallest building with a luxury hotel, apartments and ...

Suspects in MBS gaming fraud charged and remanded for further investigations

Seven Thai nationals and a Laotian were charged in court on Saturday morning for cheating at play, at the Marina Bay Sands casino.

They are Thai nationals Namwong Pimrapat, Namwong Kanyapak, Prasing Jessada, Prasing Juthamas, Sangkaew Singha, Sornsirinam Piyapat, Bujatham Thanadet, and Laotian Sengmanivong Soum.

The eight of them, aged between 23 and 50 years old, had allegedly colluded to win cash chips worth some $1.2 million in a game of baccarat at the casino on Tuesday from 2.50am to 6am.

They apparently came up with a fraudulent scheme in which they knew the sequence of the cards in advance.

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Suspects in MBS gaming fraud charged and remanded for further investigations

8 arrested for cheating at MBS casino

Police have arrested four men and four women, aged between 23 and 53 years, for cheating at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino. Police said it was alerted by the casino operator that a group had cheated at play at one of their gaming tables on May 8.

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Money seized from the suspects during investigations. (Photo: Singapore Police Force)

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SINGAPORE: Police have arrested four men and four women, aged between 23 and 53 years, for cheating at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino.

Police said it was alerted by the casino operator that a group had cheated at play at one of their gaming tables on Wednesday.

Within 24 hours of the report, officers from the Casino Crime Investigation Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) detained eight persons who were believed to be involved in the casino scam.

In the course of investigations, cash of more than S$300,000 was seized as case exhibits.

Police also recovered a laptop, several mobile phones, as well as branded watches and handbags worth some S$50,000.

Police also worked with the casino operator to freeze three MBS player gaming accounts with more than S$840,000.

Investigations are ongoing.

All eight suspects will be charged in court on Saturday for an offence of Cheating At Play under Section 172A(3) of the Casino Control Act, Chapter 33A.

If convicted, they may be sentenced to a fine of up to S$150,000, or to imprisonment for a term of up to seven years, or both. 

- CNA/xq

8 arrested for cheating at MBS casino

Eight arrested for suspected involvement in a casino scam syndicate at Marina Bay Sands Casino

Eight people – four men and four women – have been arrested for allegedly cheating at play in Marina Bay Sands (MBS) Casino.

On Wednesday (8 May), the police were alerted by the MBS casino operator that a group of people had cheated at play at one of their gaming tables two days earlier.

Within 24 hours of that report, police officers detained seven people believed to be involved in the casino scam. They are said to be Thai nationals, aged between 23 and 53 years old.

More than $300,000 in cash was seized, along with a laptop, several mobile phones, branded watches and handbags worth about $50,000. The police also worked with the casino operator to freeze three MBS player gaming accounts with more than $840,000.

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Eight arrested for suspected involvement in a casino scam syndicate at Marina Bay Sands Casino

Chanel - Pre Spring/Summer 2014

Chanel – Pre Spring/Summer 2014

KARL

LAGERFELD‘s latest Chanel spectacular

took place in Singapore last night and, by Karl’s standards, was a

decidedly pared-back affair. The pre-spring/summer 2014 collection

was unveiled inside a disused former nutmeg plantation – all

concrete floors, whitewashed walls and electric lighting – to give

the air of “tropics before air-conditioning”.

“I like the idea that it’s not impeccable.

There’s a romantic charm that new things cannot always have,” said

Lagerfeld. “It’s not [just] about the historical details, but also

the mood.”

Guests such as Dakota Fanning, Anna Mouglalis

and Carine Roitfeld watched as models including Cara Delevingne,

Lindsey Wixson and Joan Smalls paraded a collection heavily

influenced by its Southeast Asian setting, but with nods to the

fashion house’s heritage – specifically, Gabrielle Chanel’s first

store in Deauville in 1913 – with a touch of British sportsmanship

thrown in for good measure. The opening of co-ordinating

two-pieces, dresses over wide-leg trousers and cricket wear -

complete with bats, V-neck jumpers and shin guards – made way for

little lace playsuits, pleated silk dresses and dual-length skirts.

Eveningwear came complete with shimmer, sequins, exaggerated

appliqué and lashings of pearls – layered around the neck, wrapped

around the waist and cuffing wrists – all in Lagerfeld’s signature

monochrome colour palette.

“It’s a bit of Chanel’s history and a bit of

influence from this part of the world,” Lagerfeld told
WWD. “You don’t get into the details, you reinvent the

details.”

See the full collection below:

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Chanel - Pre Spring/Summer 2014