Tag Archives: Singapore 2000s

The Past, Present and Future of Standalone Public Libraries in Singapore

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Remember Singapore

Between 1960 and 1980, Singapore built many standalone public libraries to encourage the reading and learning of the people and improve the information literacy among Singaporeans. Originally known as the branch libraries of the National Library, they were renamed community … Continue reading →

Singapore’s 182 Years of Horse Racing Reaches the Finishing Line

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Remember Singapore

On 5 October 2024, a 10,000-strong crowd turned up to witness Singapore’s final horse races held at the Singapore Turf Club’s Kranji racecourse. As the horses raced past the finishing line, it marked the end of a long and glorious … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Al's Knight, Better Be The One, Bukit Timah, Bukit Timah Turf Club, Bukit Turf Club, Farrer Park, Fun for All Under the Stars, Herman Ronald Hochstadt, Kranji, Kranji MRT Station, Magnum Force, Nightyfive Emperor, Race Course Road, Rocket Man, Singapore 1990s, Singapore 2000s, Singapore Turf Club, SR Nathan, Storm Racer, Turf City | 2 Comments

A Last Look at Turf City

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Remember Singapore

Turf City was officially closed on 31 December 2023, after a brief history that lasted slightly more than two decades. It had been existing on borrowed time, as the site was safeguarded for future residential use since the Master Plan … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic | Tagged Bukit Timah, Bukit Timah Saddle Club, Bukit Timah Turf Club, Giant Superstore, Land Transport Authority, Singapore 2000s, Singapore Furniture Association, Singapore Land Authority, Singapore Turf Club, Swiss Club Road, Turf City, Urban Redevelopment Authority | 3 Comments

Cool but Obsolete… Gadgets and Apps of the 1990s and 2000s

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Remember Singapore

The recent news of BlackBerry ending the support for its signature devices brings back memories to many who have previously owned the phones. One of BlackBerry’s iconic series was BlackBerry Bold, first launched in 2008. Designed with a leather back … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, CallZone, Coinafon, Creative Technology, Creative Zen Micro, Dial-Up Connection, Floppy Disk, Friendster, Hotmail, ICQ, Internet Explorer, Internet Relay Chat, LaserDisc, Minesweeper, mIRC, Modem, Motorola Pager, MSN Messenger, Napster, Netscape, Nokia, Nokia 8250, SBCText, Singapore 1990s, Singapore 2000s, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, Singapore Telecom, Solitaire, Sony Discman, Sunpage, Teletext, Zen Micro, Zip Disk, Zip Drive, Zonephone | 11 Comments

15 Defunct Department Stores We Miss the Most

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Remember Singapore

As we bid farewell to longtime retail giant Robinsons, let us do a recap of those once-familiar Japanese, French, Hong Kong as well as local department stores that became defunct in Singapore (We will save the former supermarkets/hypermarkets for another … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Nostalgic | Tagged Aurora Department Store, Beijing Hualian Group, Bugis Junction, Carefour, Chinese Emporium, Commercial Square, Daimaru, Eastern Emporium, Emporium Holdings, Fitzpatrick's, Galeries Lafayette, Goldhill Plaza, John Little, Klasse Department Store, Kmart Metro, Lane Crawford, Liat Towers, Liberty Market, Marina Square, Metro, Neo Soon Whatt Emporium, Ngee Ann City, Oriental Emporium, People's Emporium, Plaza Singapura, Printemps, Raffles Place, Robinsons, Seiyu, Shankar’s Emporium, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore 1990s, Singapore 2000s, Singapore Shui Hing, Singapura Emporium, SOGO, Supreme Supermarket, Tah Chung Emporium, Takashimaya, Tashing Emporium, Tay Buan Guan, Thomson Plaza, Thomson Yaohan, Tokyu, Vashi's Department Store, Yaohan, Yokoso Supermarket, Yuyi | 11 Comments

Reminiscing the Days of Steamboats, Bowling and Arcade at Marina South

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Remember Singapore

For many of those who were youths in the nineties and 2000s would probably remember Marina South fondly. It was a popular and fun place of BBQ and seafood steamboats, bowling, snooker and 24-hour arcade, before its transformation into a … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Canto, Cathay Bowl, Chin Huat Live Seafood Restaurant, Chong Pang BBQ Seafood, Daytona, FIQ/WTBA World Championships, Gardens By The Bay, Kim Seng Starbowl, King of Fighters, Land Transport Authority, Lee Yock Suan, Marina Barrage, Marina Bay, Marina Bay MRT Station, Marina Bay Sands, Marina Centre, Marina City Park, Marina East, Marina South, National Schools' Bowling Championships, Plaza Bowl, Pocket Bowl, Santa Claus Open, Singapore 1990s, Singapore 2000s, Singapore Family Fitness Festival, Singapore International Kite Festival, Superbowl Marina South, The Spirit of the Sculptural Fountain, Traffic Police, Tree Planting Day, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Victor's Superbowl, Virtua Striker | Leave a comment

Headlines that shook Singapore (since 1955)

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Remember Singapore

Below is a collection of some of the biggest news headlines that shook the Singapore society since 1955, when Singapore was given self-governance (Extending the timeline from the previous version of “1970 to Present”). The headlines are categorised into Social … Continue reading →