The Singapore Indoor Stadium, which has hosted many large-scale events since its opening on December 31, 1989, will soon be replaced with a new state-of-the-art indoor arena.
Plans for the new indoor stadium are still in the early stages, but Singapore’s minister for culture, community and youth, Edwin Tong, said in Parliament on March 7 that the venue will be constructed next to the current stadium, and boast a similar 12,000-seater capacity.
The current stadium will continue operating until the new arena is completed.
“Others around the region have refreshed their facilities, with new, modern indoor arenas that are state of the art. We believe that it is now an opportune time to develop a new indoor arena that will be among the best-in-class globally,” said Tong during his ministry’s Committee of Supply budget debate.
“We have gone around to study some of the best arenas in the world, to learn from them. We are considering an arena which can host more sophisticated events, can flexibly accommodate different types of events, have a faster turnaround time between different types of events, and offer greater value to spectators such as more varied hospitality suites, better seating and overall experience.”
The new indoor arena is the latest development in the government’s plan to transform the Kallang Alive precinct into one which is able to host world-class events.
