AFP, 31 Oct 2008
SINGAPORE (AFP) — The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said it was working with the developers of two casino resorts to resolve any potential delays and facilitate their completion.
In a statement issued to AFP late Thursday, the tourism agency said it was "aware that the current uncertain economic climate may give rise to concerns on the opening" of the casinos and was monitoring the situation.
The statement followed a report in The Straits Times newspaper on Thursday that Marina Bay Sands, which is being built by Las Vegas Sands, may not open fully at the end of next year as scheduled.
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