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“Lion City” – ‘Isle at the end of the peninsula’ By Arundathie Abeysinghe – Part III Gardens by the Bay Spanning 101 hectares and located in the Central Region of Singapore, adjacent to Marina Reservoir, Gardens by the Bay is a nature park comprising three waterfront gardens: Bay South Garden, Bay East Garden and Bay Central Garden. For avifauna enthusiasts, the latest attraction, the Kingfisher Wetlands is a freshwater sanctuary with vistas of flourishing diversity of exotic flora and fauna, a haven in the city center. The new Wildlife Lookout deck is a location to spot birds. As there are newly-created water cascades and streamlets, the Wetlands is a microhabitat for biodiversity to flourish. Flower Dome and Cloud Forest in the Gardens by the Bay are the world’s largest columnless greenhouses, considered as architectural wonders… The terrain of the Gardens by the Bay changes as you stroll through the gardens… ...

“Lion City” – ‘Isle at the end of the peninsula’ – By Arundathie Abeysinghe Part II Currently, Singapore is a thriving center of commerce and industry, with intense economic growth and a rapidly developing manufacturing base. Singapore is the busiest port the world with over 600 shipping lines herding supertankers, container ships, passenger liners, fishing vessels including wooden lighters in its waters. It is also a major oil refining and distribution center and a significant supplier of electronic components. It has also turned it into a leader in shipbuilding, maintenance as well as repair. When the Suez Canal was built in 1869, Singapore became even more singificant as a ‘gateway’ between Europe and eastern Asia. Changi International Airport Ranked by Travel + Leisure readers as “the best airport in the world”, a position Changi Airport has upheld in T+L’s World’s Best Awards since 2012, the 14,000-square-metre space is filled with ...