Singapore Airlines is the flag carrier airline of Singapore with its hub at Singapore Changi Airport. The airline is notable for using the Singapore Girl as its central figure in corporate branding. It has been ranked as the world's best airline by Skytrax four times and topped Travel & Leisure's best airline rankings for more than 20 years.
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. (Mediacorp) is a Singaporean mass media conglomerate that serves as the national public broadcaster for both radio and television in the country. As a media and entertainment group, it holds interests in radio broadcasting, television broadcasting and digital content creation.
Chartered accountants were the first accountants to form a professional accounting body, initially established in Scotland in 1854. The Edinburgh Society of Accountants (1854), the Glasgow Institute of Accountants and Actuaries (1854) and the Aberdeen Society of Accountants (1867) were each granted a royal charter almost from their inception. The title is an internationally recognised professional designation; the certified public accountant designation is generally equivalent to it. Women were able to become chartered accountants only following the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 after which, in 1920, Mary Harris Smith was recognised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and became the first woman chartered accountant in the world.
The Singapore Flyer is a 165-metre tall giant ferris wheel at Downtown Core, Singapore which was officially opened on 15 April 2008, with construction having taken about 2½ years. It has 28 air-conditioned capsules, each able to accommodate 28 passengers, and incorporates a three-story terminal building.
Jurong Entertainment Centre was an entertainment centre once located at Jurong East, Singapore.
"The Eagles' Victory Song" is the fight song of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. The song is played following each Eagles touchdown at home and as part of pre-game festivities before the playing of the national anthem.
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (PAC) designs, engineers, manufactures, sells and installs customized in-flight entertainment and communications solutions to airlines worldwide. It is a subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation. Panasonic Avionics Corporation was founded in 1979 as Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation and changed its name in 2005. It is headquartered in Lake Forest, California and has major business functions in Bothell, WA.
The mass media in Singapore refers to mass communication methods through broadcasting, publishing, and the Internet available in the city-state. Singapore's media environment is considered to be highly controlled by the government, and is dominated by two major players, Mediacorp and Singapore Press Holdings. Comprising the publishing, print, broadcasting, film, music, digital, and IT media sectors, the media industry collectively employed about 38,000 people and contributed 1.56% to Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2001 with an annual turnover of S$10 billion. The industry grew at an average rate of 7.7% annually from 1990 to 2000, and the government seeks to increase its GDP contribution to 3% by 2012.
Allan Wu is a Singapore-based Chinese-American actor, host, VJ and former model.
LIME was a monthly magazine published under the umbrella of MediaCorp that targeted Asian youths and focused on tabloid breaking news, music, celebrity, entertainment and lifestyle.
Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), formerly Tiger Gate Entertainment, is a diversified media company based in Hong Kong that operates pay television entertainment channels in Asia and oversees Lionsgate distribution rights in Greater China and Southeast Asia. It is a joint venture co-owned by Saban Capital Group, Lionsgate and Celestial Pictures.
Rebecca Lim is a Singaporean actress who won Best Actress in a leading role at the Asian Television Awards and two Best Actress in a Leading Role awards, a Best Supporting Actress award and 9 consecutive Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste in the local Star Awards ceremony since 2012. Rebecca also won Best Performance in a Leading Role at the Seoul International Drama Awards. Rebecca has been the cover girl for numerous fashion magazines, and has been invited to Paris Fashion Week 2019 for Christian Dior and Hermes show. In 2020, Rebecca was awarded the Best Actress National Winner - Malaysia for her performance in The Bridge.
Janice Koh is a Singaporean actress and a former Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore.
Alaric Tay is a Singaporean director, producer and actor.
Chua En Lai is a Singaporean stage and former television actor, best known for his work on the Mediacorp Channel 5 sitcom The Noose. He left Mediacorp due to his contract expiry.
George Young, also known as George Ng; is a British actor, presenter and writer.
Tata SIA Airlines Limited, operating as Vistara, is an Indian full-service airline, based in Gurgaon, with its hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport. The carrier, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, commenced operations on 9 January 2015 with its inaugural flight between Delhi and Mumbai. The airline had carried more than two million passengers by June 2016 and as of May 2019, has a 4.7% share of the domestic carrier market, making it the 6th largest domestic airline. The airline serves 34 destinations with a fleet of Airbus A320, Airbus A321neo, Boeing 787-9 and Boeing 737-800NG aircraft.
The Fly Tour was the first world tour by South Korean boy band Got7. The tour commenced one month before the release of the group's fifth mini album, Flight Log: Departure, and was held between April and August 2016 kicking off in Seoul, and onwards to Osaka, Tokyo, Bangkok, Guangzhou, Singapore, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and then finishing in Seoul once again.
Benjamin Kheng is a Chinese-Singaporean musician, actor, presenter, writer, and former national swimmer. He made his debut in the Singaporean band The Sam Willows, who made his debut into the industry back in 2012.
The 2020/2021 Singapore circuit breaker measures were a stay-at-home order and cordon sanitaire implemented as a preventive measure by the Government of Singapore in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country on 7 April 2020.
