Wikipedia:WikiProject Singapore/Archives/2008

2008

 * Western Islands Planning Area (Did you know, mentioned 1 January 2008)
 * ...that the Western Islands Planning Area in Singapore houses the world's third largest refining centre, located in Jurong Island?


 * Little Guilin (Did you know, mentioned 9 January 2008)
 * ...that the Little Guilin in Singapore is given its name because of its resemblance to the scenery in Guilin, China?


 * Symbol support vote.svg Selarang Barracks Incident (Rated a Good Article on 12 January 2008)
 * Ong Kim Seng (Did you know, mentioned 17 January 2008)
 * ...that Ong Kim Seng is the only Asian artist outside the USA to be admitted into the American Watercolor Society, having won six awards from the society?


 * Symbol support vote.svg Kent Ridge Park (Rated a Good Article on 26 January 2008)
 * DBS Building Tower One (Did you know, mentioned 23 January 2008)
 * ...that DBS Building Tower One, the tallest building in Singapore when completed in 1975, is an example of brutalist architecture?


 * Thomson MRT Line (Did you know, mentioned 29 January 2008)
 * ...that through the opening of the Thomson MRT Line and Eastern Region MRT Line by 2020, Singapore's rail network density will rise from 31 km per million residents today to 51 km per million, surpassing what Hong Kong and Tokyo currently have?


 * SGX Centre (Did you know, mentioned 9 February 2008)
 * ...that SGX Centre, a twin building development in Singapore, was built at a location to be the gateway to the new downtown?


 * Pickering Operations Complex (Did you know, mentioned 10 February 2008)
 * ...that the Pickering Operations Complex, a high-rise telecommunication hotel in Singapore, has 8 refrigerating plants each with a capacity of 300 tons, and 16 control centres?


 * SIA Building (Did you know, mentioned 10 February 2008)
 * ...that the SIA Building, a skyscraper in Singapore, is the flagship building of Singapore Airlines?


 * Samsung Hub (Did you know, mentioned 11 February 2008)
 * ...that during the construction of Samsung Hub (pictured), a high-rise commercial building in Singapore, the building sunk on one side from 3 mm to 39 mm in just four months?


 * 6 Battery Road (Did you know, mentioned 12 February 2008 )
 * ...that 6 Battery Road, a high-rise in Singapore, was on completion the largest building for the Standard Chartered Bank Group worldwide, and represented the largest single investment by a British company?


 * CPF Building (Did you know, mentioned 12 February 2008)
 * ...that the CPF Building, which houses the Central Provident Fund Board, was the site of a silent protest by four people demanding greater transparency and accountability in Singapore?


 * Bank of China Building, Singapore (Did you know, mentioned 14 February 2008)
 * ...that the old block of the Bank of China Building in Singapore was the tallest building in the central business district, Raffles Place, from 1954 till 1974?


 * Hitachi Tower (Did you know, mentioned 16 February 2008)
 * ...that the facade of Hitachi Tower (pictured) in Singapore has three sections which break the verticality of the tower?


 * Fuji Xerox Towers (Did you know, mentioned 16 February 2008)
 * ...that the Fuji Xerox Towers (pictured), a skyscraper in Singapore, was given the 2005 Energy Smart Label Award by the Energy Sustainability Unit and the National Environment Agency?


 * Hong Leong Building (Did you know, mentioned 17 February 2008)
 * ...that in March 2007, about five thousand workers were evacuated from Hong Leong Building in Singapore after tremors originating from Sumatra were felt?


 * Springleaf Tower (Did you know, mentioned 17 February 2008)
 * ...that twelve floors in Springleaf Tower (pictured), a skyscraper in Singapore, were sold at S$225 million in October 2007, while nine months earlier, they were sold at S$134 million?


 * Chua Ek Kay (Did you know, mentioned 18 February 2008)
 * ...that Singaporean artist Chua Ek Kay’s ink paintings blended traditional Chinese painting forms and Western art theories and techniques?


 * Centennial Tower, Singapore (Did you know, mentioned 19 February 2008)
 * ...that during the construction of Centennial Tower (pictured) in Singapore, the tower rose 20 storeys in just three months?


 * One Marina Boulevard (Did you know, mentioned 19 February 2008)
 * ...that computer simulation techniques were used to review the design of One Marina Boulevard in Singapore?


 * Chevron House (Did you know, mentioned 20 February 2008)
 * ...that the Chevron House (pictured) in Singapore houses the international headquarter of Caltex, a petroleum brand name?


 * Singapore Portrait Series currency notes (Did you know, mentioned 23 February 2008)
 * ...the current series of banknotes in Singapore feature the portrait of Yusof bin Ishak, the first President of Singapore?


 * Trim and Fit (Did you know, mentioned 28 February 2008)
 * ...the Trim and Fit weight loss program targeting obesity in Singaporean schoolchildren resulted in its participants suffering from teasing and stigmatization?


 * Yong Pung How (Did you know, mentioned 3 March 2008)
 * ...that wig wearing and addressing judges as "My Lord" or "Your Lordship" in Singapore courts was abolished by Chief Justice Yong Pung How in 1990?


 * Mas Selamat bin Kastari (Did you know, mentioned 4 March 2008)
 * ...that free MMS were sent out to all 5.5 million mobile phone subscribers in Singapore to alert them of the prison break of ISA detainee Mas Selamat bin Kastari?


 * Lalit Goel (Did you know, mentioned 6 March 2008)
 * ...that Professor Lalit Goel of Nanyang Technological University became an internet celebrity after footage of his lectures were uploaded to YouTube?


 * Symbol support vote.svg Gan Eng Seng (Rated a Good Article on 14 April 2008)
 * Symbol support vote.svg Venerable Ho Yuen Hoe (Rated a Good Article on 17 April 2008)
 * Symbol support vote.svg Homerun (film) (Identified as Good Article on 27 April 2008)
 * National Courtesy Campaign (Singapore) (Did you know, mentioned 28 April 2008)
 * ...that the National Courtesy Campaign was the first government campaign in Singapore to adopt a mascot?


 * Sembawang Hot Spring (Did you know, mentioned 29 April 2008)
 * ...that the Sembawang, discovered in 1909, is the only natural hot spring on the main island of Singapore?


 * Symbol support vote.svg 1915 Singapore Mutiny (Rated a Good Article on 29 April 2008)
 * Symbol support vote.svg Double Tenth Incident (Rated a Good Article on 4 May 2008)
 * Symbol support vote.svg Sembawang Hot Spring (Rated a Good Article on 9 June 2008)
 * Symbol support vote.svg Teresa Hsu Chih (Rated a Good Article on 9 June 2008)
 * Symbol support vote.svg Early Founders Memorial Stone (Rated a Good Article on 10 June 2008)
 * Symbol support vote.svg Odex's actions against file-sharing (Rated a Good Article on 28 July 2008)
 * Symbol support vote.svg Tao Li (Rated a Good Article on 15 August 2008)
 * Tao Li (Did you know, mentioned 18 August 2008)
 * ... that in her début at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Tao Li broke the Asian record for the 100 m butterfly twice and became the first Singaporean swimmer to enter an Olympic final?


 * Edwin Thumboo (Did you know, mentioned 20 August 2008)
 * ... that Edwin Thumboo's 1979 poem Ulysses by the Merlion has influenced so many other Singaporean poets, it is joked that a true Singapore poet has to have written a "Merlion poem"?


 * Symbol support vote.svg Feng Tianwei (Rated a Good Article on 23 August 2008)
 * Feng Tianwei, Li Jiawei and Wang Yuegu (Did you know, mentioned 24 August 2008)
 * ... that the silver won at the 2008 Summer Olympics by the Singapore women's table tennis team, comprising Feng Tianwei, Li Jiawei and Wang Yuegu, is the second Olympic medal in Singapore's history?


 * Symbol support vote.svg Li Jiawei (Rated a Good Article on 25 August 2008)
 * Slim 10 (Did you know, mentioned 29 August 2008)
 * ... that the Chinese government revoked the manufacturer's license for diet pill Slim 10 after it was linked to several liver failures and deaths?


 * Theresa Goh (Did you know, mentioned 12 September 2008)
 * ... that Singaporean Paralympian Theresa Goh, who is paraplegic, won six gold medals in swimming at the 2003 ISMWSF World Wheelchair Games in 2003?


 * Laurentia Tan (Did you know, mentioned 23 September 2008)
 * ... that Singaporean equestrienne Laurentia Tan won Singapore's first-ever Paralympic medals, two bronzes in dressage, at the 2008 Summer Paralympics?


 * Symbol support vote.svg Theresa Goh (Rated a Good Article on 2 October 2008)
 * Symbol support vote.svg Laurentia Tan (Rated a Good Article on 2 October 2008)
 * Symbol support vote.svg Pedra Branca, Singapore (Rated a Good Article on 2 October 2008)
 * Symbol support vote.svg Singapura (cat) (Rated a Good Article on 21 October 2008)
 * 1973 Singapore Grand Prix (Did you know, mentioned 28 October 2008)
 * ... that prior to Singapore's first Formula One race in 2008, the last running of the Singapore Grand Prix was as a non-championship race run to Australian Formula Two rules in 1973?


 * Tang Da Wu (Did you know, mentioned 4 November 2008)
 * ... that Tiger's Whip, a piece of installation art by Singaporean artist Tang Da Wu, highlights how the tiger is being hunted for its penis?


 * Symbol support vote.svg Flag of Singapore (Rated a Good Article on 5 November 2008)
 * Yip Pin Xiu (Did you know, mentioned 5 December 2008)
 * ... that Singaporean backstroke swimmer Yip Pin Xiu, who has muscular dystrophy, won a gold and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, setting two world records in the process?


 * Symbol support vote.svg Pedra Branca dispute (Rated a Good Article on 15 December 2008)
 * Red Ensign of Singapore (Did you know, mentioned 21 December 2008)
 * ... that masters of Singapore-registered ships are subject to a fine of S$1,000 if they do not hoist the Red Ensign (pictured) before entering or leaving port?


 * Symbol support vote.svg Edwin Thumboo (Rated a Good Article on 26 December 2008)
 * Symbol support vote.svg Tang Da Wu (Rated a Good Article on 31 December 2008)