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8 unusual facts about Raffles Hotel


Asian Festival of First Films

The festival culminates in a grand, star-studded gala Awards Night at Raffles Hotel Ballroom during which the results of the competition are announced.

Edward Charles

He sailed to Singapore on a tramp steamer, and worked as a barman at the "Long Bar" of the Raffles Hotel, before returning to Oxford.

Gin pahit

The recipe, according to the food and beverage service of the Raffles Hotel, is 1½ ounces of gin and ½ ounce of Angostura bitters.

Lot K, KLCC

The development comprising two towers, inclusive of offices and Kuala Lumpur's first luxury Raffles Hotel of between 35 and 77 storeys.

Michael Backman

But shortly after Singapore’s Minister for Information Lee Boon Yang accused Backman in a speech at a Singapore Press Club luncheon at Raffles Hotel of seeking to intervene in Singapore’s domestic politics.

Raffles Hotel

The Long Bar is featured in Peace Arch Entertainment's "UberGuide" television travel series as one of the top ten bars in the world.

Raffles Hotel, Perth

It is not known where that inn was located but it was possibly a predecessor of the 1896 Canning Bridge Hotel, near the bridge on its western (Applecross) side—which was remodelled in 1937 as the present Raffles Hotel.

Samuel Dyer

Maria established a Chinese Girls’ Boarding School with 20 students in their home (at the present-day site of Raffles Hotel, the school later became called St. Margaret's Primary School).


117th IOC Session

There was some kind of confusion by the foreign newspapers mixing up the high-end Raffles Hotel with the Raffles City.


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