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MFA Press Release: Jewel of Muscat arrives in Singapore
1 July 2010
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MFA Press Release: Jewel of Muscat arrives in Singapore
The Jewel of Muscat will arrive at in Singapore on 3 July 2010. A welcome ceremony will be held in honour of the arrival of the Jewel of Muscat at the Marina at Keppel Bay at 6pm on 3 July 2010. President S R Nathan and His Highness Sayyid Harib Bin Thuwainy Al-Said, representative of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said of the Sultanate of Oman, will attend the welcome ceremony as guests-of-honour. Members of the public who wish to witness the arrival of the Jewel of Muscat may do so from Labrador Park.
The Jewel of Muscat is a gift from the Sultanate of Oman to the Government and People of the Republic of Singapore. The Jewel of Muscat set sail from Oman on 16 February 2010 and has called at ports in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia en route to Singapore.
The Jewel of Muscat will be a centrepiece of Resorts World Sentosa's upcoming attraction, the Maritime Xperiential Museum, which is scheduled to open in 2011. The museum will pay tribute to the maritime silk route and Asia's rich maritime history.
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For more information, vist http://www.mfa.gov.sg/muscat
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
1 JULY 2010