Tag: STB

  • You see? You see Your Singapore?

    Driving down Orchard Road recently, I noticed banners for “YourSingapore.Com”, and later found that it was the latest iteration of STB’s attempt to brand Singapore. It looks as if STB took many different ideas from different PR and Ad agencies who pitched to them one form or other of theoretically user-generated content and came up…

  • Knick-knacks to impress Hollywood!

    It was really hot yesterday afternoon, but we managed to walk some of the fabric shops on Arab Street, looking for ribbons and other decorations. And it always strikes me when I’m there, how pretty the area is, and how twee the Tourism Board’s description of it is: Nothing beats Arab Street for bazaar-style shopping…

  • LTA reveals Christmas decorations for 2008

    Five more ERP gantries go up this morning on Upper Bukit Timah Road, Upper Boon Keng Road, Geylang Bahru, Toa Payoh and Kallang Bahru, and motorists will be cheerfully counting how much money they spend as they commute to work. Buoyed by the success of it’s ERP gantry planting scheme, the LTA has teamed up…