Wikipedia:WikiProject Singapore/Archives/2007

Year 2007

 * Streetdirectory.com, (Did you know, mention 18 January 2007)
 * ...that Singaporean Web Map Service Streetdirectory.com successfully sued several businesses for copyright infringment, but is now being sued on the same charge by the Singapore Land Authority?


 * Singapore Conference Hall, (Did you know, mention 21 January 2007)
 * ...that the Singapore Conference Hall was the first building to be built in the Shenton Way financial district?


 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|25px]] Singapore general election, 2006 (Identified as Good Article, 22 January 2007)
 * Old Admiralty House, (Did you know, mention 15 February 2007)
 * ...that the Old Admiralty House, a national monument in Singapore, was used by the British Armed Forces for strategic planning during World War II?


 * Singaporean nationality law, (Did you know, mention 24 March 2007)
 * ...that Singaporean citizenship was first granted in 1957 when Singapore was a self-governing colony of the United Kingdom?


 * The Best Bet, (Did you know, mention 5 April 2007)
 * ...that The Best Bet, a film by Singaporean gambling addict Jack Neo, was intended to warn people of the perils of gambling?


 * Judicial officers of the Republic of Singapore (Did you know, mentioned on 21 April 2007)
 * ...that Wee Chong Jin, one of the former judicial officers of the Republic of Singapore, was the longest-serving Chief Justice of Singapore and of a Commonwealth country, having held the post for over 27 years?


 * Glenn Knight (Did you know, mentioned 30 April 2007)
 * ...that the first Director of Singapore's Commercial Affairs Department, Glenn Knight, was also the first legal officer in the country to be charged for corruption?


 * Long Ya Men (Did you know, mentioned 1 May 2007)
 * ...that Dragon's Teeth Gate, an ancient navigational landmark, was documented in one of the earliest historic records of Singapore?


 * The PAP and the people - A Great Affective Divide (Did you know, mentioned 6 May 2007)
 * ...that Catherine Lim's 1994 essay The PAP and the people - A Great Affective Divide invoked such a strong response from the Singapore government, its then-PM Goh Chok Tong outlined which topics were permissible for public discussion?


 * Reginald Hugh Hickling (Did you know, mentioned 12 May 2007)
 * that Reginald Hugh Hickling drafted Malaysia's Internal Security Act, but did not expect it to be used against political opponents?


 * John Martin Scripps (Did you know, mentioned 18 May 2007)
 * ...that John Martin Scripps was the first Briton in Singapore to be sentenced to death by hanging?


 * Shinozaki Mamoru (Did you know, mentioned 20 May 2007)
 * ...that Shinozaki Mamoru was credited as the "Japanese Schindler" for saving thousands of Chinese and Eurasians during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore?


 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|25px]] Glenn Knight (Identified as Good Article, 22 May 2007)
 * [[Image:Cscr-featured.png|25px]] John Martin Scripps (Identified as Featured Article, 1 June 2007)
 * Japanese Cemetery Park (Did you know, mentioned 4 June 2007)
 * ...that four Japanese War Memorials found in the Japanese Cemetery Park were built without knowledge of the British colonial government of Singapore?


 * Bukit Batok Memorial (Did you know, mentioned 4 June 2007)
 * ...that the Bukit Batok Memorial was built by Australian POWs to honor the war dead of the Japanese and Allies from the Singapore's Battle of Bukit Timah?


 * Poh Ern Shih Temple (Did you know, mentioned 9 June 2007)
 * ...that the first Western abbot of Singapore's Buddhist Poh Ern Shih Temple was an American?


 * 1915 Singapore Mutiny (Did you know, mentioned 19 June 2007)
 * ...that a military coalition from 4 countries helped the British colonial government to quell the 1915 Singapore Mutiny?


 * Old National Library Building (Did you know, mentioned 30 June 2007)
 * ...that the Old National Library Building, a much-beloved national icon of Singapore, was demolished despite a rare display of public opposition?


 * Fort Pasir Panjang (Did you know, mentioned 1 July 2007)
 * ...that Fort Pasir Panjang, part of the 11 coastal fortifications built to repel the Japanese invasion, saw little action during the Battle of Singapore?


 * Lee Choon Seng (Did you know, mentioned 11 July 2007)
 * ...that Lee Choon Seng, a Singaporean philanthropist built a Buddhist temple with the intention of liberating the spirits of those killed during the 1942 Battle of Pasir Panjang?


 * The New 7th Storey Hotel (Did you know, mentioned 14 July 2007)
 * ...that The New 7th Storey Hotel, a budget hotel catering to backpackers in Singapore, is actually nine storeys high and was the tallest building in the Beach Road area in the 1950s?


 * John Little (Did you know, mentioned 16 July 2007)
 * ...that John Little, established in 1845, is the oldest department store in Singapore?


 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|25px]] I Not Stupid, (Identified as Good Article, 16 July 2007)
 * Chao Tzee Cheng (Did you know, mentioned 21 July 2007)
 * ...that Chao Tzee Cheng, a Singaporean forensic pathologist, performed over 25,000 autopsies?


 * Chen Wen Hsi (Did you know, mentioned 21 July 2007)
 * ...that Chen Wen Hsi was the first Singaporean artist to be conferred an honorary doctorate by the National University of Singapore?


 * Middle Road (Did you know, mentioned 22 July 2007)
 * ...that Singapore's Middle Road is home to over 21 Hainanese clan and sub-clan associations?


 * Singapore Stone (Did you know, mentioned 22 July 2007)
 * ...that the Singapore Stone (fragment pictured), a sandstone slab bearing an undeciphered 13th century inscription, was blown up by the British in 1843 to make way for a fort?


 * Tang Choon Keng (Did you know, mentioned 25 July 2007)
 * ...that Tang Choon Keng, who established Tangs and built the former Dynasty Hotel, was also known as the "Tin Trunk Man" in Singapore for his rags to riches legacy?


 * Tan Howe Liang (Did you know, mentioned 28 July 2007)
 * ...that Tan Howe Liang is Singapore's only Olympic Games medallist?


 * library@esplanade (Did you know, mentioned 29 July 2007)
 * ...that library@esplanade is Singapore's first public library for the performing arts?


 * Burmese Buddhist Temple (Did you know, mentioned 30 July 2007)
 * ...that Singapore's Burmese Buddhist Temple has the largest white marble statue of the Buddha (pictured) outside of Myanmar?


 * Marina Coastal Expressway (Did you know, mentioned 1 August 2007)
 * ...that the planned Marina Coastal Expressway is Singapore's most expensive expressway, and will cost S$2.5 billion for the 5-kilometre route?


 * Former Singapore Badminton Hall (Did you know, mentioned 2 August 2007)
 * ...that the Former Singapore Badminton Hall was marked as a historical site by Singapore's National Heritage Board in 1999, as it held two Thomas Cup tournaments and was the vote counting station for a landmark 1962 referendum?


 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|25px]] Singapore Dreaming, (Identified as Good Article, 2 August 2007)
 * Former Asia Insurance Building (Did you know, mentioned 2 August 2007)
 * ...that the Former Asia Insurance Building (pictured) in Singapore was the tallest building in Southeast Asia when it was completed in 1954?


 * Megan Zheng (Did you know, mentioned 2 August 2007)
 * ...that at the age of 10, Megan Zheng became the first Singaporean to win a Golden Horse Award?


 * Runme Shaw (Did you know, mentioned 6 August 2007)
 * ...that Runme Shaw, philanthropist and founder of the Shaw Organisation, started his Singapore movie business in a makeshift timber cinema known as The Empire in 1927?


 * The Majestic, Singapore and Eu Tong Sen (Did you know, mentioned 9 August 2007)
 * ...that The Majestic (pictured) in Singapore was a opera house built by tin and rubber magnate Eu Tong Sen in 1928 for his wife who was a Cantonese opera fan?


 * Liang Wern Fook (Did you know, mentioned 10 August 2007)
 * ...that Liang Wern Fook, a pioneer of Singapore's xinyao movement, has composed over 200 songs?


 * Tekka Mall (Did you know, mentioned 10 August 2007)
 * ...that Tekka Mall is the first and largest modern shopping mall in Singapore's Little India?


 * The Buddhist Library (Did you know, mentioned 11 August 2007)
 * ...that the Buddhist Library (pictured), which is located in a shophouse, is Singapore's first dedicated Buddhist library and is unique in that it is neither an association nor a temple?


 * Pearl Bank Apartments (Did you know, mentioned 13 August 2007)
 * ...that Pearl Bank Apartments was the tallest residential building in Singapore when it was completed in 1976?


 * People's Park Complex (Did you know, mentioned 14 August 2007)
 * ...that the People's Park Complex was the first shopping mall in Singapore to incorporate a large internal atrium, based on the Metabolist Movement of the 1960s?


 * Golden Mile Complex (Did you know, mentioned 16 August 2007)
 * ...that the Golden Mile Complex (pictured), which was designed as an avant-garde building with a stepped terrace structure, was once described as a "vertical slum" by a Singapore Nominated Member of Parliament?


 * Amitabha Buddhist Centre (Did you know, mentioned 17 August 2007)
 * ...a four-year old boy lama visiting Singapore's Amitabha Buddhist Centre caused a stir when over 10,000 people from all walks of life, including some Christians and Hindus, sought blessings from him?


 * The Concourse (Did you know, mentioned 20 August 2007)
 * ..that the tower of Paul Rudolph's The Concourse (pictured) is octagonal in plan, as the number "8" is associated with prosperity in Chinese culture?


 * Odex's actions against file sharing (Did you know, mentioned 20 August 2007)
 * ...that Singaporean anime distributor Odex is asking for legal settlements from children as young as nine years old for copyright infringement through file-sharing?


 * Kent Ridge Park (Did you know, mentioned 22 August 2007)
 * ...that 159 soldiers of the Malay Regiment fought against a 13,000-strong Japanese force to defend a hill position in Singapore’s Kent Ridge Park?


 * Howe Yoon Chong (Did you know, mentioned 26 August 2007)
 * ...that Howe Yoon Chong played a key role in establishing Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit system, Changi Airport (pictured) and public housing?


 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|25px]] Neila Sathyalingam (identified as a Good Article on 4 September 2007; Did you know, mentioned 27 August 2007)
 * ...that Singaporean dancer, choreographer and teacher Neila Sathyalingam, who dances in the classical Indian style (example pictured), decided to devote her life to dance after performing for Queen Elizabeth II?


 * Kempeitai East District Branch (Did you know, mentioned 28 August 2007)
 * ...that during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore the Kempeitai East District Branch was the site of interrogation and torture of many civilians and that later the building housed the YMCA?


 * Singapore Power Building (Did you know, mentioned 30 August 2007)
 * ...that the architecture of the Singapore Power Building (pictured) was influenced by Gerhad M. Kallmann's Boston City Hall and Le Corbusier's Sainte Marie de La Tourette?


 * Ee Hoe Hean Club (Did you know, mentioned 31 August 2007)
 * ...that Singapore's Ee Hoe Hean Club, a century-old millionaires' club for Chinese businessmen, became a headquarters of an anti-Japanese movement in Southeast Asia from 1937-1942?


 * Sengkang Sports Complex (Did you know, mentioned 31 August 2007)
 * ...that a community centre will be incorporated in Sengkang New Town's new sports complex?


 * Little red dot (Did you know, mentioned 1 September 2007)
 * ...that the apparent disparagement of Singapore as a "little red dot" by former Indonesian President B.J. Habibie has come to be used by Singaporeans with pride?


 * Tan Teck Guan Building (Did you know, mentioned 2 September 2007)
 * ...that Tan Teck Guan Building (pictured) was the site of Singapore's first medical school, and has been conserved as a national monument?


 * National Art Gallery of Singapore (Did you know, mentioned 4 September 2007)
 * ...that the National Art Gallery of Singapore will incorporate two national monuments &mdash; the Old Supreme Court Building and the City Hall (both pictured)?


 * Punggol New Town (Did you know, mentioned 7 September 2007)
 * ...that the Singapore Government has introduced the "Punggol 21-plus" plan to re-vitalise Punggol New Town (pictured), after an unsuccessful attempt in the late 1990s?


 * DHL Balloon (Did you know, mentioned 7 September 2007)
 * ...that the Singapore's DHL Balloon is the world's largest tethered helium balloon?


 * The Fullerton Hotel Singapore (Did you know, mentioned 8 September 2007)
 * ...that there was a lighthouse on the roof of The Fullerton Hotel Singapore, which could be seen by ships 29 kilometres away?


 * Early Founders Memorial Stone (Did you know, mentioned 11 September 2007)
 * ...that Singapore’s Early Founders Memorial Stone (pictured), a foundation stone for a proposed memorial, became the memorial itself?


 * HardwareZone (Did you know, mentioned 11 September 2007)
 * ...that the website HardwareZone initiated the first court case in Singapore over a domain name, which was settled after just four days?


 * SGH War Memorial (Did you know, mentioned 17 September 2007)
 * ...that the SGH War Memorial (pictured) was gazetted as one of the nine historical landmarks that are closely linked with the history of medical education in Singapore?


 * Swan and Maclaren (Did you know, mentioned 18 September 2007)
 * ...that Swan and Maclaren is the oldest architectural firm in Singapore?


 * Newton Food Centre (Did you know, mentioned 19 September 2007)
 * ...that the Newton Food Centre is promoted by the Singapore Tourism Board for sampling Singaporean cuisine, despite allegations of overpricing and mediocre food quality by locals?


 * Tan Chay Wa's tombstone trial (Did you know, mentioned 20 September 2007)
 * ...an inscribed tombstone of a political dissident, Tan Chay Wa, sparked off a court case in Singapore which eventually made international news in 1983?


 * Stamford House, Singapore (Did you know, mentioned 21 September 2007)
 * ...that Stamford House in Singapore, at first an office building, was for a time in the early 20th century an annex of Raffles Hotel due to a shortage of hotel rooms?


 * Monkey tree phenomenon (Did you know, mentioned 21 September 2007)
 * ...that the appearance of an outline of monkeys on a tree in Singapore drew large crowds as devotees believed that the images are a manifestation of the Monkey God and Hanuman?


 * Battle of Kranji (Did you know, mentioned 24 September 2007)
 * ...that a series of miscommunications and withdrawals by Allied forces during the Battle of Kranji, allowed the Japanese forces to gain strategic footholds which led to the fall of Singapore in 1942?


 * Yue Hwa Building (Did you know, mentioned 24 September 2007)
 * ...that Yue Hwa Building used to house a popular boutique hotel, and was the tallest building in Singapore's Chinatown when it was completed in 1936?


 * Tanjong Katong Primary School (Did you know, mentioned 27 September 2007)
 * ...that Tanjong Katong Primary School has the most diverse student population among all government-operated schools in Singapore, as its students come from 39 countries?


 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|25px]] Fort Pasir Panjang (Identified as Good Article, 27 September 2007)
 * South Beach, Singapore (Did you know, mentioned 27 September 2007)
 * ...that the planned South Beach complex in Singapore will incorporate four conservation buildings, where the first National Service enlistment was held in 1967?


 * Marine Parade Community Building (Did you know, mentioned 27 September 2007)
 * ...that the wall mural on Marine Parade Community Building (pictured) is Singapore's largest piece of installation art?


 * New World Amusement Park (Did you know, mentioned 1 October 2007)
 * ...that New World, the first and largest family-oriented amusement park in Singapore, was known for its striptease, cabaret girls, and wrestling matches during its heyday?


 * International Plaza, Singapore (Did you know, mentioned 2 October 2007)
 * ...that the International Plaza (pictured) is the tallest commercial building with residential apartments in Singapore?


 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|25px]] Sources of Singapore law (Identified as Good Article, 4 October 2007)
 * Gallery Hotel (Did you know, mentioned 5 October 2007)
 * ...that Singapore's Gallery Hotel, with its twisted cuboid form and seemingly random and multi-coloured windows, stands like a massive pop art signpost?


 * Venerable Ho Yuen Hoe (Did you know, mentioned 9 October 2007)
 * ..that Singaporean Venerable Ho Yuen Hoe worked nineteen-hour days hairdressing for nearly thirty years, and used the money to open an old folks' home at age 61?


 * Lock v. Goh (Did you know, mentioned 10 October 2007)
 * ...that a dispute about S$60 has led to a court appeal amounting to over S$120,000 in legal costs?


 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|25px]] Battle of Kranji (Identified as Good Article, 24 October 2007)
 * Fort Tanjong Katong (Did you know, mentioned 27 October 2007)
 * ...that Singapore’s Fort Tanjong Katong, one of the oldest military forts built by the British colonial government, never saw combat action and was nicknamed the "Wash-out Fort"?


 * Jin Long Si Temple (Did you know, mentioned 28 October 2007)
 * ...that a 120-year old Bodhi tree (pictured) in Jin Long Si Temple, standing over 30 m tall with a girth of 8.5 m, is the oldest and largest of its kind ever found in Singapore?


 * Dave Teo (Did you know, mentioned 2 November 2007)
 * ...that Singaporean conscript Dave Teo gained national headlines when he went AWOL with an assault rifle and was subsequently caught in an upscale shopping district twenty hours later?


 * Sungei Road (Did you know, mentioned 6 November 2007)
 * ...that Singapore’s Sungei Road, formerly a place designated for affluent Europeans and Asians, is now the largest and oldest flea market better known as the Thieves' Market?


 * Teresa Hsu Chih (Did you know, mentioned 9 November 2007)
 * ...that Singaporean Teresa Hsu, a 110-year old social worker who teaches yoga and selfless service to the needy, was named 'Hero for Today' by the Chinese edition of the Reader's Digest?


 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|25px]] Majulah Singapura (Identified as Good Article, 12 November 2007)
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|25px]] Fort Tanjong Katong (Identified as Good Article, 15 November 2007)
 * SLWH Pegasus (Did you know, mentioned 23 November 2007)
 * ...that Singapore's 5.4-ton Pegasus is the first helicopter-portable 155mm howitzer with a self-propelled capability?


 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|25px]] Singapore Stone (Identified as Good Article, 29 November 2007)
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|25px]] Zubir Said (Identified as Good Article, 1 December 2007)
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|25px]] Long Ya Men (Identified as Good Article, 2 December 2007)
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|25px]] Changi Murals (Identified as Good Article, 18 December 2007)
 * Majulah Singapura (Did you know, mentioned 23 December 2007)
 * ...that "Majulah Singapura", the national anthem of Singapore, was originally a theme song for events held by Singapore's City Council during colonial times?