SINGAPORE: Muscat Street in the Kampong Glam area
will get a S$5.3 million facelift; with upgrading work scheduled to
begin in November and expected to finish by end
2012.
The Muscat Street area will be rejuvenated to
increase its attractiveness and add to its distinctive ethnic
character.
Visitors can look forward to Omani murals and mosaic
artwork lining the new sidewalks leading to Arab Street.
The pedestrian mall and roads will also be revamped and the roads
will be tiled and paved.
The project aims to highlight Singapore's historical links with
Oman and the region and provide a slice of heritage.
"This Muscat rejuvenation project is an opportunity for us to
relook not only about history and also the important links we have
with the Middle East -Muscat, Oman and Singapore but also at how
the community here lived in the era of yesteryears", said Singapore
Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr Zainul Abidin
Rasheed.
The attraction hopes to draw more tourists and locals, and
businesses in the area are upbeat about the changes.
"When you preserve this area, it will be better. We can expect more
tourists to come and I think the business will be better", said Mr
Abdul Rasheed, salesman at Royal Fabric.
A two-day exhibition on March 5 to 6 is on at the Sultan Mosque,
where members of the public can also give their inputs for the
project.
- CNA/cc