by 2006. Project Eyeball, Singapore's first integrated print and digital newspaper, was suspended just 10 months after it launched due to weak demand and advertising revenue. July 1 July – The Sporting Singapore Report is released in conjunction with the opening of Choa Chu Kang Sports and Fitness Complex. Among them include empowering National Sports Associations, setting up a Sports School, more sports time and sharing of school facilities, more international sporting events, and the redevelopment of National Stadium, which had been suggested in a Straits Times report on 2 February. 5 July – The Singapore Broadcasting Authority asked Sintercom's owner, Dr Tan Chong Kee, to register. The owner decides to shut the site on 20 August. 9 July – SMRT Corporation makes a takeover bid for Trans Island Bus Services (TIBS), which is accepted. This results in TIBS being renamed to SMRT Buses on 10 May 2004. 25 July – The Tan Tock Seng Hospital is marked as a Historic Institution, along with the opening of TTSH Heritage Museum. 26 July – The Maybank Tower is officially opened. 31 July – A new signage system for the MRT and LRT system is launched, first announced on 9 July. The new system uses one colour for MRT lines instead of two to differentiate travel directions, alphanumeric codes for stations, end destination numbers and new symbols. August 8 August – SMRT is appointed the operator of the Circle MRT line after winning the bid. 12 August – A 'fireball' UFO was spotted by some 15 people at the Tuas Second Link connecting Malaysia and Singapore. 13 August – Another set of amendments to the Parliamentary Elections Act are passed to allow internet campaigning, as well as disallow exit polls and contesting more than one constituency by any electoral candidate. 17 August – The Heritage Tree Scheme and Heritage Road Scheme are announced to conserve mature trees and tree-lined roads respectively. At the same time, Hindhede Nature Park is officially opened. 31 August – United Overseas Bank will acquire the Overseas Union Bank, outbidding DBS Bank. September 18 September – MediaCorp Teletext is now operational 24 hours daily, with enhancements to news programmes. October 1 October – The Civil Service College Singapore is set up to train civil servants. The Family Court moves to the former Ministry of Labour building, following the closure of its previous office on 28 September in Paterson