Facts of the Day

With seven Singapore restaurants named among the \"World’s 50 Best Restaurants in Asia\" in 2022, Singapore is a top gastronomy destination.

The first Singapore film that was featured and won the Caméra d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival was \"Ilo Ilo\" by director Anthony Chen. According to its Wikipedia, the film has also received 14 other awards.

During the Japanese occupation of Singapore during World War II, Singapore was renamed Syonan-to. This means, “Light of the South.” It was renamed Singapore again after the war.

In Singapore, most of the lands belongs to the country.

Education in Singapore is obligatory. Since 2003, all children must be enrolled in school.

Singapore ranks 4th in the cities with the most expensive pint of beer.

Singapore is the most expensive city in the world to buy a car. In order to discourage car ownership, the Singapore government heavily taxes cars.

The Guinness World Record for the longest human domino chain was set in Singapore on 30th September 2000 where 9,234 students came together to form the 4.2km long chain.

Singapore is one of the greenest cities in the world and the most sustainable city in Asia. Known as a “City in Garden”, almost 50% of Singapore is green spaces, including nature reserves, parks and gardens.

Singapore Airline’s KrisFlyer is the first in the world to launch a blockchain-based airline loyalty digital wallet.