Most 100m Laps Covered On Wheelchair In 3 Hr
The focus of Citi Singapore’s Family Day & Global Community Day this year was to build awareness for disability sports and support the Singapore National Paralympic Council. Staff and their families gathered at Singapore Expo on 28 May 2016 and took part in sports activities suited to the disabled. More than 200 participants covered 295 laps of 100m on wheelchairs over 3 hours. Read More »
World’s First Road Pricing Scheme
Singapore introduced the Area Licensing Scheme on 2 Jun 1975 whereby vehicles entering the Restricted Zone in the Central Business District, had to buy and display a S$3 daily licence or a S$60 monthly licence on their windscreens. The scheme was replaced by Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) in 1998. Read More »
Tallest Balloon Sculpture
25,550 balloons were used to build Singapore’s tallest balloon sculpture towering 15.5m from an Amazon jungle to a hot-air balloon at White Sands Mall. The maze-like jungle measured 14.2m by 6.3m. The full balloon show was on from 21 May to 26 May 2016. The hot-air balloon sculpture was displayed for 30 days from 27 Apr, qualifying for another Singapore record – ... Read More »
World’s Largest Dome Structure
The National Stadium at Singapore Sports Hub, rebuilt on the site of the former National Stadium opened in June 2014. With a diameter of 312 metres and a 55,000 capacity, it is the world’s largest dome structure, leaving the Cowboys Stadium in Texas behind. The stadium also sports a huge retractable roof and a flexible interior layout that can host ... Read More »
World’s Largest Freshwater Aquarium
The river-themed zoo and aquarium, River Safari, opened in 2013. Its Amazon Flooded Forest exhibit feature the largest freshwater aquarium in the world with 2,000 cubic metre of water and a viewing window of 22m by 4m, which can be viewed from various levels. Read More »
