well as cater to changing consumer profiles. The acquisition will make DBS Bank the largest Southeast Asian bank and largest retail bank in Singapore with S$93 billion in assets. The POSBank brand will be retained too. The acquisition is completed on 16 November 1998. August August – Raintree Pictures is launched. 1 August – The Woodlands Train Checkpoint is opened. 4 August – A new jetty and suspension bridge is officially opened in Tanjong Rhu. This makes it the first suspension bridge to be built in Singapore. 21 August – A road interchange to link the Pan Island Expressway and Tampines Expressway is officially opened. 26 August – SingTel successfully launches Singapore's first commercial satellite, ST-1, into orbit following a lift-off from Kourou, French Guiana. September 3 September – Saving Private Ryan becomes the first film in Singapore to be rated NC-16. 5 September – The Singapore national football team wins the 1998 Tiger Cup, winning Vietnam with a 1–0. 15 September – During TechVenture 98, it is announced that a Science Hub will be built in Buona Vista (now known as one-north), costing about S$5b with a completion time of 15 years. 16 September – The Singapore Story, the first volume of Lee Kuan Yew's memoirs is launched. 30 September – The HDB Centre starts construction as part of the Estate Renewal Strategy for Toa Payoh, first announced in 1995. The centre, which will serve as the Housing and Development Board, is completed in 2002. October 5 October – SembCorp is formed from a merger between Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation and Sembawang Corporation, first announced on 1 June. 12 October – FM 96.3 – The International Channel (renamed to XFM 96.3) is launched as a radio station for expatriates. November November – Causeway Point opens to the public. 4 November – Johns Hopkins Medicine and the then National Science and Technology Board (NSTB) established Johns Hopkins Singapore (JHS), which consisted of separate clinical and research units. 27 November – Singapore aims to qualify in the FIFA World Cup by 2010, a target known as "Goal 2010". 28 November – The Grassroots Club is officially opened, which will strengthen grassroots engagement in Singapore. December 26 December – Keppel TatLee Bank is formed after a successful merger between Keppel Bank and Tat Lee Bank. Date unknown – West Mall and Bukit Panjang Plaza are opened. — The Paragon shopping centre at