looking at the pictures... I think it's worth every cent you paid for the D90. Lovely pic

Two words, I;m awed :)

Pass by ytd nite.. the 3 blocks will be magnificent after completion. the construction has reach ard 10sty

wad will happen if LV sands go bankrupt? meaning that marina sands cannot be continued?

The resort will be out for bids again. :)

I read too... wonder what would be the fate of this IR at Marina Bay? It's official that they are unable to open in 2009Q4. Hopefully, they don't go bust. I was shocked to read that the parent company's share plunged from US$180+ to US$8 only! Gosh... Also, 10,000 vacancies that they promised a few days ago... what would be the fate of those people???

2. Shows, wedding dinners rejected – ST, pA4
3. ‘Work on Marina Bay IR held up by old sea wall’ – TNP, p8
4. STB currently in talks with Las Vegas Sand on recent bad news – ZB, Frontpage
Reports noted that the Marina Bay IR was unlikely to be full open for business at the end of next year, as it was “several months” behind schedule due to an old British-built sea wall on its site that delayed foundation works by three to four months. Other reasons included the shortage of labour and the rising cost of building materials.

seems like not only LV Sands... the casinos in Las Vegas itself also not doing well.

if they go bust... wonder if the government will take over it? will be interesting if we have a nationalized casino. or perhaps Singapore Pools will take over and hire some consultants from casinos to run it? hehe

That could be a solution. :)

I took this on 3 Oct 2008. Hopefully, IR @ Marina Bay is like the weather then. Beautiful rainbow over it after a heavy downpour.

Don't think Singapore Pools can manage this project. More likely for Capitaland. :)

nice pictures taken... and hopefully, there will not be any delay for the project...

Again these great pictures, great .... go! and the construction of mega projects are not left behind
Good day to all.

1. UAE interiors contractor bags Marina Bay Sands job – BT, p7
Depa Ltd, the United Arab Emirates-based interiors contractor fitting out the world’s tallest tower in Dubai, has won a S$21 million contract to refurbish parts of the Marina Bay Sands resort. Depa would be working with its partner, DDS Contracts & Interior Solutions Pte Ltd. DDS is a joint venture between Depa and Singapore Exchange listed-Design Studio.

2. Going concern doubts removed: Sands – BT, p2
Las Vegas Sands Corp said “doubts about its ability to continue as a going concern have been removed after the completion of an offering of common stock, preferred stock and warrants provided about US$2.1 billion of additional capital”. The company said it was likely to use the capital resources to fund construction and development projects.

It is simply magnificent and breathtaking that will definitely beautify the skyline of Singapore! Its main intentions are to boost Singapore's annual Gross domestic product and generate more jobs, but I m just wondering..., with current economic turmoil worldwide, how is it going to affect the rate of visitors to the casino anyway? Sands and Sensibility...

Well I hope the project will go smooth and then finish up. They have cut bacl all their construction in Macau. I cannot imagine what will happen to singapore if they does the same.

Wonder how would this affect our Integrated Resorts?

1. STB fails to meet 2008 targets – TODAY, pB2
2. Singapore collects record S$14.8b in tourism receipts last year - CNA (3 Feb 2009) - taken from 938Live
3. $14.8b in tourism receipts last year, a record: STB - 938Live (3 Feb 2009)

Tourism arrivals in December last year fell to 888,000, down by about 7 percent from the same month a year earlier. For the full year, visitor arrivals fell 1.6 percent to about 10.1 million, and “as widely expected”, this falls short of an official target of 10.8 million. While tourism receipts last year hit a record $14.8 million – up 4.8 percent over the previous year – the figure failed to meet the Government’s goal of $15.5 billion. TODAY reported that hotel room rates were also slipping back to levels of two years ago – the average rate in December was $217, the lowest in 2008 and not far from the $211 seen in Dec 2007. However, according to CNA, the hotel sector remained robust, achieving an all-time record of S$2.1 billion in room revenue in 2008. Average occupancy rate was estimated at 81 percent, and a hotel room cost an average S$246 a night, an increase of 22 percent.

We would be most surprised if tourism is not affected. It is afterall the recession and people cut back on travels.