Why Singapore is a tourist's delight

The Marina Bay street circuit of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix is seen illuminated at dusk.

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Marina Bay Sands was officially opened in June by the CEO of the Las Vegas Sands group Sheldon Adelson.

The site features three hotel towers, a unique 'Skypark' across its top designed by architect Moshe Safdie, convention and shopping centres, and a casino which opened to the public in April.

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Singapore has topped a list of the best cities in Asia for Asians to live, a location ranking survey conducted by ECA International.

Undertaken annually, the survey compares living standards in 254 locations globally.

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Singapore open its first casino in February, coinciding with the start of the Chinese New Year, as the city-state makes the latest roll of the dice to turn itself into a playground for the rich.

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The park features a variety of attractions including roller coasters and pyrotechnic shows.

It is part of the Resorts World Sentosa development, which includes a casino and four hotels in addition to the theme park on Singapore's Sentosa Island.

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Singapore's central business district at dusk.

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The Sands Skypark features a 150-metre infinity pool overlooking Singapore's city skyline and Marina Bay, a public observation deck and a restaurant run by a celebrity chef.

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Las Vegas Sands, the world's most valuable gaming company, opened the doors to its multi-billion-dollar Singapore casino this year, the latest entrant in the fight for Asia's gambling dollar.

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The Earth is literally covered in water, but more than a billion people lack access to clean water for drinking or sanitation as most water is salty or dirty.

March 22 is celebrated as World Water Day.

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The Singapore F1 Grand Prix tookm place from September 24 to 26.

Picture taken with a fish-eye lens.

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Luxury boat makers are trying to survive the global financial storm by slashing prices and creating bargains for millionaires looking to play off Asia's coastlines.

The mood at the Boat Asia show in Singapore, which calls itself Asia's leading leisure boat and waterfront lifestyle event, was fairly dour, in stark contrast to advertisements that showed models drinking champagne on sleek white speedboats.

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The Singapore Flyer observation wheel.

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Evening sets over Singapore's Chinatown district.

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Fireworks explode over the stage during the finale of the closing ceremony for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) at the Marina Bay Floating Platform.