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Merlion statue cleaning postponed due to ‘manpower issues’: STB

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SINGAPORE - The Merlion will have to wait longer for its regular bath. The iconic statue was supposed to have its quarterly cleaning from last Thursday (Aug 26) to Saturday, but this has been postponed to next week, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said in a statement on Friday (Sept 3). "The cleaning works were postponed due to manpower issues faced by the appointed cleaning company," an STB spokesman told The Straits Times. The STB did not elaborate on the issues or name the cleaning company. The Merlion will now be cleaned overnight from 11.30pm to 7am between Sept 6 and Sept 8. The statue will be hoarded up during that period and not available for public viewing, the STB said. More on this topic Related Story Interactive: If Singapore’s Merlion were real Related Story Ultraman meets Merlion in new Singapore Tourism Board campaign for Japan

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Merlion statue to undergo cleaning and maintenance

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SINGAPORE - The iconic Merlion statue in Merlion Park will be covered in hoardings from Thursday (Aug 26) to Aug 28 for routine cleaning and maintenance works. The statue was made by local craftsman Lim Nang Seng. It was unveiled on Sept 15, 1972, at the mouth of the Singapore River by then prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. It has since been moved to its current location in front of Fullerton Hotel, overlooking Marina Bay, and remains a popular - and much photographed - attraction. The cleaning and maintenance works will be carried out by the Singapore Tourism Board and the statue will not be available for photographing. “We seek the public’s understanding as the works and barricades may cause some inconvenience during this period,” said the board on Monday. More on this topic Related Story Interactive: If Singapore’s Merlion were real

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Man accused of defacing a statue of Mary in church courtyard acquitted of all charges

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SINGAPORE - A man accused of trespassing into the premises of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary last year and defacing a statue of Mary was acquitted of all charges in a district court on Monday (Jan 11). Race Koh Jun Xian, now 38, was handed a discharge amounting to an acquittal, which means he cannot be charged again with the same offences. The State Courts online portal did not disclose reasons behind his acquittal. Koh was charged on Nov 20 last year with one count of each of criminal trespass and defiling a place of worship with intent to insult a religion. He had earlier told the court: "I did not do this intentionally. I was sincere in wanting to pray to Mother Mary. I wanted to beautify her, I did not know this was an offence." He was then ordered to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health. According to court documents, the church was closed to the public at the time of the offence on Nov 12 last year because of renovation works. Police received a report that same day that the statue in the courtyard of the Catholic church in Upper Serangoon Road had been defaced. Koh was identified after officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division conducted ground in...