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Tallest Camphor Wood Statue
On 2 May 2025, Lian Xian Taoist Association consecrated its new 2.63m statue of Nezha, the Lotus Prince, at its Soon Lee Street premises. Nezha is often invoked to ward off evil spirits and bring good fortune by its devotees. The statue was carved from a single piece of camphor wood by craftsmen in China for over a year. Read More »
Longest Distance Covered In A 10-Day Ultra-Marathon
Yong Yuen Cheng took part in this year’s Sri Chinmoy Ten-Day Race from 19 to 29 Apr 2025. He completed 554.3 miles or 891.9 km in the 10 days. The race took place on a 0.75-mile loop course in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York City. Sri Chinmoy was an Indian spiritual leader and meditation guru who migrated to ... Read More »
Longest Consecutive Puppet Shows
Sembawang God of Wealth Temple presented a daily puppet show in its premises from 13 Feb to 16 Apr 2025. It went on for 63 consecutive days. The shows were performed like traditional Chinese opera depicting historical and mythical stories. Two puppet troupes were engaged: Xin Yue Huang and Xin Feng Xian to entertain deities and offer thanks for their ... Read More »
Largest Mass Walk Carrying Flowers
Papazao is a weekly Sunday walking group led by film-maker Jack Neo. On Mother’s Day, 11 May 2025, the group joined forces with Tampines Central CC’s CSN for a mass walk with participants holding flowers made of gold foil, in honour of mothers. 1,010 people did the 5-km walk from Tampines Community Plaza to Our Tampines Hub. Instagram Read More »
Furthest Simultaneous Pulling Of Howitzers
The Artillery Institute celebrated its 20th anniversary by having its men pulled the FH2000 howitzer a cumulative distance of 20 km. Three of the 155-mm self-propelled howitzer, weighing 13 tons each, were used and each was pulled by a team of about 20 men. The event took place on 5 May 2025 at Khatib Camp. Read More »
