Singapore’s Raffles Hotel to shut for renovationSingapore’s historic Raffles Hotel said Tuesday it would shut for several months for renovations to the popular tourist landmark beginning next year. Singapore’s Raffles Hotel announced on October 11 that it will shut for several months next year as part of a months-long restoration project. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN A general view shows the Raffles Hotel in Singapore on October 11, 2016.Singapore’s Raffles Hotel announced on October 11 that it will shut for several months next year as part of a months-long restoration project. Work will start on the main hotel building and lobby in mid-2017 before the hotel shuts completely at the end of the year, reopening in mid-2018. The hotel has played host to heads of state, world leaders and even writers Rudyard Kipling and Somerset Maugham.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 11, 2016 09:33 UTC