Singapore, November 5, 2009 - Last month, Google & the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) asked the Singaporean public to suggest their top tourist treasures where the Street
View trike should go. The trike has the same capability as Street View cars for collecting street-level imagery and are designed to help Google make special imagery collections in
places less accessible by cars, such as historic landmarks and scenic nature routes.

Google received almost a thousand suggestions, ranging from the well-known to the more unusual, reflecting the range of interesting places and cultural hot-spots within Singapore.
Some of the more original, fun and quirky suggestions included:

• The highest view: Henderson Waves
• The enlightened view: Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
• The skateboard view: Somerset Skate Park
• The kampung view: Pulau Ubin
• The old-school view: Kampung Buangkok
• The fisherman's view: Changi Boardwalk
• The wildlife view: Sungei Buloh Mangrove Reserve

Google and STB have reviewed, grouped and shortlisted 24 finalist locations in four categories: The City & Quays, Cultural Areas, Natural Wonders, and Hidden Gems. From
today to 11:59pm on November 19, 2009, the public can cast their vote at www.google.com.sg/svtrike to decide the top location in each of the four categories the Google Trike will visit.

Mr. Chang Chee Pey, Director, Brand Management, STB, said: "We are pleased to see Singaporeans excited about showcasing their city through Street View trike and happy their
suggestions included locally-loved gems, such as the Changi boardwalk, and youth-oriented areas, such as the skate park, among the more well-known suggestions. Now open to public votes, we hope the final sites chosen for the Street View trike to visit will give potential visitors a first taste of what awaits them in Singapore, both on and off the beaten track."

Mr. Derek Callow, Head of Marketing, Google Southeast Asia said: "We've been thrilled with the suggestions made by the Singaporean public and are excited to see where our Street View trike will go after all the votes are in. I'm not sure how we'll get the trike to some of these locations, it does weigh 150kg, but we'll try our best! Whatever takes your fancy, from the modern to the historic or the natural to the man-made, we hope Singaporeans will get voting to put their tourist treasures on the map."