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Resort World - IR @ Sentosa
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10 Mar 2010 01:34 AM  
hahah the family is so cute.


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10 Mar 2010 01:35 AM  
the family in the blog link that flipper pasted, i mean.


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19 Mar 2010 09:59 AM  
Universal Studios throws its doors open

By Nopporn Wong-Anan

SINGAPORE - The world's fourth Universal Studios welcomed its first visitors on Thursday with a lavish ceremony aimed at attracting luck, and repeat business, to the Singapore theme park which hopes to avoid the fate of loss-making Hong Kong Disneyland.

Doors were flung open to the public at precisely 08:28 a.m. after 18 Chinese lions blazed through the entrance at 08:08 a.m. The number 8 is considered by many in mostly ethnic Chinese Singapore as auspicious.

Actresses dressed up like Marilyn Monroe and Betty Boop paraded with the lion-dancing troupe along Hollywood Boulevard, one of the seven themed zones in the 20-hectare park that aims to attract 4.5 million visitors in its first year.

"We have ambitions that this would be the No. 1 destination in Asia and also Europe as far as theme parks are concerned," Genting Group chairman Lim Kok Thay told reporters after the opening ceremony.

Asked if Universal Studios Singapore could lose its novelty quickly and suffer losses like Hong Kong's Disneyland, Lim said: "Definitely not, we are different from Disney."

He adding the park would bring in more rides over the next three years to keep the experience "fresh" for visitors.

Since opening to fanfare in 2005, Disney's first magic kingdom in China struggled to attract the expected flood of visitors from mainland China, and has been criticized as being too small to attract repeat visitors.

In 2008, it made a net loss of $170 million and is now undergoing an expansion aimed at bolstering its competitiveness with a rival Disneyland scheduled to open in Shanghai in the next five or six years.

The 24 attractions at Universal Studios include the world's tallest dueling rollercoaster -- where two rollercoasters shoot off at the same time and loop around each other -- plus a 4-D cinema and rides based on Hollywood films such as "Madagascar" and "Jurassic Park."

"It is surprisingly nice," said Vijay, an Indian Singaporean visiting with his two kids, and wearing a Florida Universal Studios t-shirt. "The environment, the crowd and the merchandise is on par with Florida."

"In the Singapore context, this service is very good. There are always common complaints in Singapore about lousy, rock bottom service, but these people make a difference," said Vijay, who declined to give his full name.

The park is part of the $4.4 billion Resorts World at Sentosa, owned by a unit of Malaysia's Genting Group, which also has a casino and six hotels, and plans to lure 60 percent visitors from Southeast Asia, China and India.

The Singapore government expects visitor arrivals to the city-state to rise by as much as 30 percent to 12.5 million this year, helped by an economic recovery in Asia and the lure of two new multi-billion dollar casino resorts.


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19 Mar 2010 10:00 AM  
This is funny:
 
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"It is surprisingly nice," said Vijay, an Indian Singaporean visiting with his two kids...
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19 Mar 2010 05:04 PM  
Posted By flipper on 19 Mar 2010 10:00 AM
This is funny:
 
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"It is surprisingly nice," said Vijay, an Indian Singaporean visiting with his two kids...
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He had doubts and was surprised by it. 
Maybe he should have said, "it is uniquely nice".  Haha!


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26 Mar 2010 09:23 AM  
Battlestar Galactica ride in Universal Studios Singapore closed due to glitch

Channel NewsAsia - Friday, March 26

SINGAPORE : Universal Studios Singapore has closed a popular ride, Battlestar Galactica, for the time being due to a technical glitch.

The ride will be closed for at least a few days for a complete inspection.

The spokesman for the theme park, Robin Goh, said a technical problem was detected on one of the ride vehicles during the park’s daily pre—opening testing on Thursday morning.

"In keeping with our commitment to employee and guest safety, the ride was immediately closed and will not be operating until we determine the cause and solution," Goh said.

Experts from the ride’s design, engineering and manufacturing company are assisting the ride and show team in the inspection.

"No one was injured and all the proper authorities were notified, which is a standard Universal Studios Singapore operating policy," said Goh.

He stressed that employee and guest safety is the number one priority.

All rides go through a daily series of detailed inspections and testing before the park opens to ensure that all the safety systems are functioning properly.

"No ride will be operated at any time unless it has passed all daily inspections and tests," Goh said.

"We understand some guests may be disappointed. However, the safety of our employees and guests remains our top priority," he added.

Police said the safety authorities will work with Universal Studios Singapore to determine the cause of the problem.

It must also recommend rectification measures and re—certify the safety of the ride, before the licence can be reinstated. — CNA /ls


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30 Mar 2010 11:44 PM  
disappointing, seems like opening of RWS hasn't been the smoothest so far.


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30 Mar 2010 11:46 PM  
Don't blame Tom Jones for gig postponement

By Victoria Barker

WHOSE fault is it when an artist cancels a gig?

That was the question on the minds of the confused audience at the Tom Jones gig last Friday night.

Though British crooner Engelbert Humperdinck must have been rubbing his hands with glee when his rumoured long-time rival pulled the plug just two songs in, claiming that he wasn't feeling well, the audience was left dumbfounded.

Why, why, why, some concert- goers jokingly began singing in a nod to the guy's 1968 hit Delilah. And unlike his other 1965 smash, the situation was, to put it simply, highly unusual.

Later, the singer's camp revealed that Mr Sex Bomb himself was suffering from acute laryngitis.

Now, this is not the first time an artist has pulled out of a show on little or no notice, and it certainly won't be the last. Back in 1996, American alt-rockers Smashing Pumpkins cut short a gig here because of technical difficulties and frontman Billy Corgan being unwell.

Powerhouse diva Mariah Carey, too, called off a 2003 concert here in the aftermath of the Sars crisis, less than a month before it was scheduled to take place. She promised to reschedule the concert, but has yet to deliver on that promise.

Janet Jackson, on the other hand, finally performed here in 1995, after postponing shows almost a year earlier.

And who could forget Kylie Minogue, who cancelled her first gig in Singapore in 2005, a month in advance? The singer had been diagnosed with breast cancer then, which she beat. She played her first Singapore show in 2008.

And, in January, mega rockers The Killers bailed just days before their Asian and Australian tours, due to "a serious illness of a close family member".

Fans were incensed.

As for Sir Tom, his track record has not exactly been stellar.

Last year, he was forced to scrap a string of United States tour dates when he contracted bronchitis.

But, while there's no denying that last Friday's turn of events left fans disappointed (not to mention inconvenienced, especially for those who'd flown in for the gig), the question of where the blame lies is unclear.

Can the man - at 69 years of age, mind you - really be faulted for falling ill?

Sure, he could have made the decision to postpone his gig a little earlier, when he felt unwell.

That, at least, would have saved his loyal fans the trouble of travelling to the event venue with high hopes of a rockin' concert.

But, hey, we can't say he didn't try, managing to belt out two songs before he stopped the show. By choosing to put off the gig, he avoided straining himself further - and robbing attendees of their money's worth.

What's the point of giving fans a half-hearted concert, right?

Plus, the guy has quickly made good on his promise to reschedule, and will take to the stage on Thursday to, hopefully, make up for the trouble.

And it's unlikely that the concert organiser, RWS, is to blame either. After all, it had received no indication that the singer was unwell and could not have foreseen the postponement.

Perhaps, in the end, it is up to concert-goers to make exceptions - and perhaps be a little more understanding - when it comes to circumstances beyond the control of event organisers and even, in some cases, the artists themselves.

For now, let's just hope for the sake of the concert-goers still willing to go to Jones' gig, that the singer manages to recuperate before Thursday's show.

vbarker@sph.com.sg

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Tom Jones' concert has been rescheduled for Thursday at Resorts World Sentosa at 8pm. Present your ticket stub for entry or visit www.sistic.com.sg for information on refunds.
 
From http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20100329-207345.html


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31 Mar 2010 03:30 PM  
6 days can recover fully from acute laryngitis meh? I think Tom Jones won't be in top form.
Poor guy having to please the masses at his age. Either he is very professional or the pay is great.


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31 Mar 2010 03:34 PM  
Anyone any idea what the "technical glitch" was about, and when Battlestar Galactica ride in Universal Studios Singapore be on again?



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01 Apr 2010 05:37 PM  
tom jones concert cancelled AGAIN, anyone heard about it?


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01 Apr 2010 08:29 PM  
ever since the casino open, there're almost stories everyday..... i think is just publicity...


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02 Apr 2010 01:43 PM  
Yes, news reported the cancellation.


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04 Apr 2010 02:17 PM  
From http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest...07675.html,

Fan to file suit against Tom Jones

BY JOY FANG

AN IRATE Indonesian concert-goer - one of the 4,000 disappointed by singer Tom Jones' walkout last Friday - has issued a letter demanding compensation from the veteran singer and concert organiser Resorts World Sentosa (RWS).

Mr Hotman Paris Hutapea, 50, a litigation lawyer and founder of law firm Hotman Paris & Partners in Jakarta, wrote that his firm is preparing to file a civil suit against RWS, its agent in Indonesia and the singer.


He is also seeking compensation for his and his friend's expenses on flight, accommodation and transportation, and punitive damages of US$2 million (S$2.8 million).

He and his friend each bought a $368 concert ticket. He paid $540 for flights for both of them, and stayed two nights at the Mandarin Orchard Singapore.

Jones, 69, had cut short his gig after singing two songs. A specialist later diagnosed him with acute laryngitis, or inflammation of the voice box.

The gig has been rescheduled for 8pm tomorrow at RWS. Those who cannot attend can get a refund at the Singapore Indoor Stadium's Sistic box office.

Mr Hutapea will not be able to make it as he had to fly back to Jakarta on Sunday to prepare for work on Monday.

He told my paper he was filing a civil suit because he wanted to teach the singer and the concert organisers "a lesson".

He was incensed at the way the concert ended abruptly, especially since he had postponed a meeting last Friday to fly specially to Singapore to catch the gig.

He said: "Tom Jones simply said a few words and left.

"It was very impolite and disrespectful. The organisers also didn't even come on stage to comment or apologise.

"I was very frustrated and disappointed with how they managed it.

"The issue isn't the money... I have a moral obligation to tell other people what happened."

He said that he would file the lawsuit in Jakarta next week, regardless of whether the singer or RWS responds to his letter.

RWS is looking into the matter, and has referred the case to its legal department, its spokesman said.

Concert organisers and lawyers said yesterday that such lawsuits are rare.

Mr Ross Knudsen, director of concert promoter LAMC Productions, said that a concert promoter is obliged to refund concert- goers only the cost of the tickets, or reschedule the show.

In this case, RWS and Jones are making a good effort to accommodate the fans, he said.

"I'm sure Tom Jones felt really bad about it and, to his credit, he is staying on in Singapore to redo the show. A lot of artists wouldn't do that, they would just get on the plane and come back next year," he said.

Mr Jispal Singh, a lawyer who has specialised in litigation for more than 10 years, said that he does not think Mr Hutapea has a strong case.

"Usually, the terms and conditions are all stated on the ticket. So, if the conditions for cancellation fall within them, he has no case," he said.

A Singapore litigation lawyer, who declined to be named, said that Mr Hutapea might succeed in claiming his expenses if he could prove that the concert's postponement was a breach of contract, that the terms and conditions did not limit damages to just the value of the tickets, and that the expenses resulted directly from the postponement.

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06 Apr 2010 11:09 AM  
This lawyer is an opportunist - going for the free publicity.


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06 Apr 2010 11:20 AM  
Resorts World Sentosa going to have its own show "Voyage de la Vie" from 17 June 2010. This must take off well.


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06 Apr 2010 11:28 AM  
Can't understand why these idiots are so stupid. They think it's so easy to cheat casinos? Anyway, they deserve to be punished for being so dumb.


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06 Apr 2010 11:34 AM  
Cheating casino is also gambling to them - a high for them if can get away with it. Now caught don't know will learn lesson or not.


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06 Apr 2010 12:03 PM  
Resorts World scores another 1st for more new crimes commited, as reported in today's Straits Times.


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