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Spanning 17 hectares, Bird Paradise is home to more than 3,500 birds from over 400 species. The new bird park is located at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, Singapore’s integrated nature and wildlife destination. Bird Paradise is home to 10 habitats, including 8 immersive multi-species walk-through aviaries and 2 thematic zones. Visitors can experience up-close encounters with some of the world’s rarest and most colourful birds. 24% of the avian species in Bird Paradise are threatened species. This is the highest percentage listed under human care in a single zoological park. Bird Paradise continues in its endeavour to be at the forefront of avian conservation, growing its capacity for species breeding within the park and developing targeted conservation programmes for threatened species such as the Negros Bleeding-heart, Knobbed Hornbill and more, in Singapore and around the region, through its conservation arm, Mandai Nature. This stamp issue commemorates the opening of the Bird Paradise.

There are a total of 12 animal signs in the Chinese calendar based on five cycles of 12 years each, with each cycle tempered by one of the five Chinese elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. According to Chinese astrology and belief, the traits of these zodiac animals not only shape the personalities of people born under the respective sign but also their lives and the events of the year. Apart from the Snake, the other Chinese zodiac animals are the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.

Opening in November 2015, National Gallery Singapore is a brand new visual arts museum that engages, excites and inspires with the art of Singapore, Southeast Asia and the world. The Gallery will contribute to Singapore’s ambition to become a global city for the arts.

Singapore is a nation of multi-racial communities, living and working closely together. Soon after the year of her self government in 1959, a co-ordinated nation-wide community development programme was started with its emphasis on Singapore's vital assets - her people. The first spark started in the People's Association on 1 July 1960. Today, the programme flourishes throughout the island republic, housed in 138 community centres, and actively promotes social, cultural, educational, sports and recreational activities for an ever increasing range of interests.

Movie-going has always been the popular or rather, favourite pastime of Singaporeans. This trend began at the Grand Cafe in Paris in 1895, and years later in 1902, when an Indian travelling film exhibitionist set up a tent to show his silent films to a paying audience, that was the first time that the locals in Singapore got a taste of the cinema experience. The first movie theatre in Singapore appeared in 1904 when the Paris Cinematograph was opened at Victoria Street. Eventually, more theatres appeared with Shaw Organisation operating their own 'proper' cinema known as The Empire in 1927, and Cathay Organisation raised the curtains at The Cathay Cinema in 1939. The Cathay Cinema was to be the first cinema complex as well as the tallest building in Singapore then. As the years passed, many of the cinema theatres were either closed, relocated or upgraded with newer technologies, and this set of stamps, featuring The Majestic, Capitol, The Cathay, Rex and Queens aims to bring back fond memories of many especially when these grand dames were at its prime in the past.

On 14 August 2010, the nation will witness the official opening of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, inking Singapore in history books as the first Host City of the Youth Olympic Games.

The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) was established in 1961 to spearhead Singapore's industrialisation drive. 50 years have passed since Singapore took its first steps in economic development and investment promotion.

2006 marks an important milestone in Singapore's history. 25 years ago, Singapore began to harness information technology for its socio-economic development. Beginning with the government sector, Singapore embarked on national computerisation in 1981. The aim was to use technology to enable the government to serve citizens and business more efficiently and effectively. Subsequent national plans were rolled out to transform the economy as well as society through the use of technology. An island-wide broadband network was built in the 1990s, and it delivered interactive, multimedia applications and services to businesses and schools. The liberalisation of Singapore's telecommunications sector in 2000 also saw more innovative products and services being developed.

As a knowledge-based economy, Singapore's effectiveness in a competitive global economy hinges on talent and knowledge acquisition. Our workforce needs to be upgraded constantly so as to remain relevant and competitive. In July 2005, the National Library Board [NLB] unveiled its strategic direction for the next five years - Library 2010 [L2010] - to address the needs of Singaporeans in the new social and economic landscape. The goal of L2010 is to provide Singaporeans with a world-class library system that brings the world's knowledge to Singapore and make it available to all. The implementation of the L2010 plan aims to ensure that our published heritage is preserved, that knowledge remains readily accessible to all Singaporeans for their lifelong learning.

Food has always been well-loved in Singapore, with both the locals and foreigners, who are willing to travel from one end of the island to the other to patronise their favourite food stall. Eating has since been unofficially declared as a national pastime, and food - a national obsession. The multi-culturalism of local food, the ready availability of international cuisine, and their wide range in prices to fit all budgets at all times of the day and year helps create a "food paradise", and that is aided by the abundance of hawker centres, food courts and restaurants located islandwide. While the main-course-food claims its position in the hearts of many in Singapore, desserts in Singapore, over the years, have emerged as worthy after-meals must-haves.

A venue to play, time to play, companions to play with, and ways to play - these are the four elements in a rich play environment.

Skyrise greenery, a uniquely Singapore term, has become pervasive in our cityscape today. In the last 20 years, skyrise greenery in Singapore has grown and flourished, shaped by the creativity and passion of many built environment talents in the public, private and people sectors, working together.