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Mandarin Oriental, Singapore

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Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
front and back views of Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
Map
General information
Location5 Raffles Avenue, Marina Square, Singapore 039797
Opening1987
OwnerMandarin Oriental Hotel Group and Marina Centre Holdings Private Limited
ManagementMandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Technical details
Floor count21
Design and construction
Architect(s)John Portman
Other information
Number of rooms527
Number of restaurants6
Website
http://www.mandarinoriental.com/singapore/

Mandarin Oriental, Singapore is a luxury hotel located in Marina Centre next to Marina Square Shopping Mall and near Suntec City, home to one of Asia Pacific's largest convention centres – the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, and the city's financial district.

The hotel includes 527 rooms and suites, 6 restaurants and bars, and the Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore.[1]

Overview

Mandarin Oriental is located in Marina Centre, Singapore.[2] Originally built in 1987, the Mandarin Oriental, Singapore underwent a significant renovation in 2004 to update the hotel's interiors.[3] In both 2010 and 2011, Mandarin Oriental, Singapore was named in Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List.[4]

The hotel's 527 rooms and suites overlooks the Singapore city skyline.[5] US Architect John Portman designed the atrium-style hotel based on a theatre concept and intended the exterior of the structure to resemble a fan, a nod to the Mandarin Oriental logo.[6][7] Near 100 pieces of fine regional art adorn the property's interior.[8]

The hotel offers business and personal amenities for its guests. It has ball rooms, suites, function rooms and boardrooms for meetings.[9] Additionally, the hotel has a Business Center available to its guests.

The hotel houses six restaurants, as well as a bar and a private lounge.[10][11][12] The Oriental Club is the largest hotel lounge in Singapore.[13] It also has a pool and spa facilities within its premises.

Incident

Main article: Oriental Hotel murder

On 6 June 1994, a Japanese tour group arrived at the hotel while having a company-sponsored overseas trip to Singapore. While checking in their rooms, two female members of the Japanese tour group were attacked by two Malay men who severely assaulted them while robbing them. One of the tourists, 49-year-old Fujii Isae, sustained facial fractures which led to obstruction of her breathing and eventually, death by asphyxia, while the other, Fujii's 56-year-old cleaner colleague Takishita Miyoko survived the brutal assault and robbery. The case was classified as murder and the police were seeking information from the public to capture the perpetrators, with promises of monetary rewards and a police sketch of one of the robbers being released in public. The case was known as the "Oriental Hotel murder" in media.

It was two years later in 1996 before the two men were finally arrested and brought to justice. One of them, 27-year-old Abdul Nasir bin Amer Hamsah, was arrested in late January 1996 for attempting to rob and murder a taxi driver, and while he was undergoing investigations for this unrelated crime, the police managed to link him to the case at Oriental Hotel after they matched his fingerprints to the ones found in the room where Fujii and Takishita were attacked. Following Abdul Nasir's confession, the police also managed to capture Abdul Nasir's accomplice, 34-year-old Abdul Rahman bin Arshad (alias Azman), who was found to be in prison serving a 20-month jail term for unrelated crimes of theft.

Both men were charged with murder, but subsequently, the duo managed to escape the murder charge and escpae the gallows by receiving final convictions of robbery with hurt. Abdul Rahman, whose murder charge was reduced and to which he pleaded guilty in early June 1996, was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment and 16 strokes of the cane while Abdul Nasir, who was identified to be the man fatally attacking Fujii and claimed trial for murder in late June 1996 unlike Abdul Rahman, was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment and 18 strokes of the cane. During the time Abdul Nasir was undergoing trial, the case received attention from not just local, but the Japanese media as Japan was upset about the incident. As an aftermath of the case, Abdul Nasir was also given a consecutive 20-year jail term and 12 strokes of the cane in a separate trial for an unrelated charge of kidnapping, which led to Abdul Nasir having to serve a total of 38 years' imprisonment and 30 strokes of the cane.[14][15][16]

  • Pool Area at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
    Pool Area at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
  • Oriental Club at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
    Oriental Club at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
  • Interior view of Mandarin Oriental Singapore
    Interior view of Mandarin Oriental Singapore

See also

References

  1. ^ "Local Info". CondéNetUK Limited. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Local Info". Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Mandarin Oriental, Singapore - General Information". Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Condé Nast Traveler: Gold List 2011". Condé Nast Digital. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Mandarin Oriental, Singapore". Kiwi Collection Inc. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Mandarin Oriental, Singapore". American Express Publishing Corporation. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Did You Know That?". Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Mandarin Oriental, Singapore". American Express Publishing Corporation. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Mandarin Oriental Hotel Singapore - Luxury Hotel for Business Meetings in Singapore". Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  10. ^ "World's Best 5-Star City Hotels: Mandarin Oriental, Singapore 5 Star Luxury Hotel". Luxury Travel Media. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Dining Experiences at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore". Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  12. ^ "Mandarin Oriental, Singapore". Condé Nast Digital. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  13. ^ "Mandarin Oriental, Singapore". Kiwi Collection Inc. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  14. ^ "Oriental Hotel murder | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
  15. ^ "True Files S3". Toggle. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  16. ^ "The Best I Could S1 - EP6". meWATCH. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

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