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Check out this brand new cafe-and-retail space in Tiong Bahru

March 10, 2016, 2:14 am
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Zircon Swis Gourmet

Squirrelled away in the Tiong Bahru enclave, this new retail/cafe space by Zircon-Swis Fine Foods is all minimalistic in its decor. Stamped on its exterior are three simple words: Food, wine and beer. That's pretty much what it's all about.

Launched just last week, the store carries a variety of European-imported brands for coconut oils, greek yogurts, beers, wines, pesto sauces, jams, dips, cheeses and the like. So if you're stocking your pantry with good foods for your upcoming dinner party, you know where to go.

Right now things are looking a little bare, but it's gearing up for a full launch next week, so drop by then for a spread of gourmet sandwiches, salads, sausages, hams, cakes and other treats.

25 Yong Siak St, 6221 9028. www.zirconswis.com.sg. 

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An interactive theme park featuring robot Hello Kitty comes to Singapore in June

March 10, 2016, 6:29 pm
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Hello, Kitty. We can't wait to see you again. 

Thanks to Mighty Eight, the group who brought us the Hello Kitty Go Around carnival last October, Hello Kitty makes another pitstop on our shores just in time for the school holidays. This time, as Robot Kitty. Yup, you heard right. No more cute and cuddly — the iconic Sanrio character has turned sci-fi.

According to Channel NewsAsia, the event starts from Jun 10, so you'll either wanna camp out at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, or avoid it like the plague. If you're a fan, you'll be psyched to know that the theme park lasts for 11 days and features five interactive gaming and photo-taking zones.

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Death to that teenage feeling: Death Cab For Cutie Live in Singapore

March 10, 2016, 6:48 pm
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Death cab for cutie

Being a young adult is hard. Feelings, so much feelings — and most of them get in the way of expressing yourself. Which is why we have Death Cab For Cutie. Whether we knew about them from a cool older sibling or from hit TV show The OC when 00s alt-teen dream Seth Cohen put on ‘Movie Script Ending’ on a road trip with his ‘mainstream’ company consisting crush, her best friend, and his foster brother. What did his lady friend say? “It’s like one guitar, and a whole lot of complaining.” Oh the anguish.

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Arrested: Three men who allegedly stabbed Singaporeans in Ho Chi Minh City club

March 10, 2016, 7:27 pm
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DC Club

Last month, a night out in a Vietnamese club for several Singaporeans turned into a horrific brawl. 

On Wednesday, three Vietnamese men who purportedly stabbed at least two Singaporeans at a Ho Chi Minh City party were arrested, according to TODAY. The altercation occurred at DC Club in the Cong Qunyh District on Feb 27, when Singaporean Tan Chee Boon banged into Vietnamese Duong Cong Trang. The man failed to apologize immediately, so Trang rounded up two friends and headed over to Tan's table. 

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Alt rockers Weezer are performing in Singapore for the first time in Aug

March 10, 2016, 7:57 pm
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Weezer

The '90s American alt rock band that you loved for singles like 'Buddy Holly', 'Say it Ain't So' and 'Beverly Hills' are heading to Singapore this year. Finally. We're honoured to be the only South-East Asian stop for them on their tour.

If you haven't tuned in to their tracks in a while, now's a good time to brush up on their classic hits. And don't forget to check out their new album, Weezer, out on Apr 1 — it's their first release since 2014's Everything Will be Alright in the End. 

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Meet and greet Bran Stark from Game of Thrones at HBO Asia event

March 10, 2016, 9:04 pm
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Game of thrones Bran Stark

Counting down the days till Game of Thrones premieres its new season in April? Here's a little something to satiate your cravings. 17-year-old Brit actor Isaac Hempstead Wright, who plays Bran Stark on the HBO series, will soon make his way to Singapore for a meet-and-greet.

The session takes place on Apr 2 at ION Orchard's Basement 4 Atrium, but The Game of Thrones Experience: World of Westeros goes from Apr 2 to 7, 10am to 10pm.

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Be one of the cool cats at this warehouse party in industrial Kallang

March 10, 2016, 11:31 pm
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Slow Magic

Dance the weekend away with a indie rave in the industrial estate of Kallang. Forget your favourite nightclub haunt — this is where all the cool kids will be. The first-ever Moonbeats Warehouse Party features a wicked line-up, with electronic acts Ryan Hemsworth (making his Singapore debut) and Slow Magic supported by the Singapore-based et aliae and local names DuriO and team cake. 

Oh, and if you arrive before midnight decked out in kicks by Italian brand Superga, you get to down a free drink. So round up your buds and take the party to Kallang for a night of dizzying beats.

The Moonbeats Warehouse Party happens on Apr 16, 9pm to late, at Studio Party, 158 Kallang Way. Get your early bird tickets at $55 or standard ones at $70.

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Chill out to 'Instinct', the latest single from singer-songwriter These Brittle Bones

March 11, 2016, 12:32 am
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These Brittle Bones

These Brittle Bones has a new EP coming out — his first since last year's two-part album, Hiraeth. TItled Effects, it showcases his experimentation with a more mature sound, while retaining his signature haunting melodic sentiments.

Born Chris Jones, the 16-year-old singer-songwriter moved to Singapore from Wales about 7 years ago, and the effects of this cross-cultural change has no doubt seeped into his music. Interwoven with the highs and lows of growing up, his life experiences have provided plenty of material for his craft.

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It's the weekend - shop to your heart's content at Boutique Fairs Singapore

March 11, 2016, 1:05 am
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Boutique Fairs Singapore

The shopping market returns this weekend, featuring over 100 stalls hawking everything from apparel and accessories to home and decor pieces to artworks. Drop in on make-up workshops or champagne tasting sessions, or just browse through the spacious exhibit and treat yourself to a pretty trinket or two.

Vendors include names like Threadbare & Squirrel, By Invite Only, Matter, Hat of Cain, Fairy Couture, Sea Apple and many more. Be on the lookout for Spring 2016 collections by the labels, and toast to the weekend with a glass of bubbly at the Chill-out Lounge designed by furniture store Make Room. 

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Step into the future at the ArtScience Museum's new permanent exhibition

March 11, 2016, 1:41 am
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Future World at ArtScience Museum

Fancy a glimpse of the future? Okay, perhaps that may not be possible just yet. But here's the next best thing — 'Future World: Where Art Meets Science', the new permanent exhibition at the ArtScience Museum. 

Once you get past the long and not-so-informative title, the space itself is actually kind of awesome. Co-curated by the museum with Japanese group teamLab, the digital playground — Singapore's largest — stars 15 art installations that make use of technology to execute super cool stuff.

Plus, everything's interactive, which means you get to be part of the artworks. That's great news for anyone who's been to a gallery or museum and yearned to poke, rub or feel up the displays behind the 'Do Not Touch' sign (you know who you are). 

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Man gets his queue cut, buys 30 packets of beehoon and throws them on the ground

March 11, 2016, 2:36 am
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Lianhe Wanbao

What's the craziest thing you've ever done to someone who cut your queue?

In a hilarious turn of events, a disgruntled dude threw all sense out the window and raged against one of the stalls at the Upper Boon Keng Market & Food Centre today.

Someone had the nerve to cut in line of this tattooed man, according to Lianhe Wanbao (perhaps the article's mention of his body ink was to reiterate his intimidating appearance?). In response, he went on a beehoon killing spree. 

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68-year-old man arrested for murder of wife at Compassvale Crescent

March 13, 2016, 7:22 pm
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Crime scene

An elderly woman found lying in a pool of blood. Her husband under arrest for her murder. Police handcuffing the 68-year-old man and leading him away from the couple's sixth floor Compassvale Crescent flat.

That's the gist of what transpired last night, after police received a call for assistance from one of the woman's daughters in the late afternoon. 

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Bukit Batok MP David Ong resigned because 'there are standards PAP wants to uphold'

March 13, 2016, 8:10 pm
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MP David Ong

There's nothing like an ongoing sex scandal to shake away the Monday blues.

Bukit Batok MP David Ong, 54, has resigned, citing "personal reasons." This could mean many things, of course, but in his case, it's a way of acknowledging that he messed things up by having an affair with a married woman, who is said to be a grassroots activist in his constituency.

The People Action's Party's "decisive action" to relieve Ong from his post was because "there are standards which I think that the party wants to uphold," Chan Chun Sing, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, said yesterday.

The sad thing is that, as a politician, Ong was actually well loved by his constituents (and obviously, his mistress too).

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Netizens point fingers at the wrong 'husband' in the David Ong affair

March 13, 2016, 8:58 pm
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Edmund Ng screenshot

You can put down your pitchforks, people. Contrary to what several netizens have been claiming, Edmund Ng is just a regular guy — a spectator in the David Ong scandal.

In an interview with TODAY, the annoyed 31-year-old expressed his anger at being wrongly called out as the husband of Wendy Lim, the 41-year-old grassroots volunteer and People's Action Party member who reportedly had an affair with David Ong, the former Bukit Batok Member of Parliament. 

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Little kid bounces on cars and dumps water on people walking by his third floor flat

March 13, 2016, 9:34 pm
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HDB block cars

Kids do the darndest things. Like one pre-schooler, who's made headlines for his parkour-like antics in an open-air HDB carpark. Wearing a childcare centre uniform, the unsupervised boy has been spotted climbing up and stomping around on the bonnets and tops of several vehicles, even playing around with tools he found on a lorry. 

Reportedly, he and his younger sister have gone so far as to hang their bodies half way out the window of their third-storey flat and fling water on passers-by and stray cats.

According to The New Paper, concerned residents tried to reel him in and stop his bad behaviour. But when all else failed, one of them filed a police report, which was then referred to the Ministry of Social and Family Development. 

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Roy Ngerng to pay $150k to PM Lee in monthly instalments over 17 years

March 13, 2016, 10:17 pm
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Roy Ngerng

Remember when blogger Roy Ngerng was ordered to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong $150,000 for defamation damages? He penned an article about the shortcomings of the Central Provident Fund, accusing PM Lee of misappropriating the monies, and ended up having to defend himself in court. 

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Get your cameras ready - it's cherry blossom season in Singapore now

March 14, 2016, 12:31 am
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Gardens by the Bay

Cancel your plane tickets to Japan. The elusive sakura petals have made it to our shores, thanks to Gardens by the Bay's new floral display: Blossom Beats. 

Showcasing over 20 varieties of striking cherry and peach blossoms, the colourful display in the Flower Dome is inspired by a traditional Japanese garden, and gives us a gorgeous glimpse of what happens in Japan during spring. Blooming has just begun, and will continue over the next one to two weeks, so make your way to Marina Bay soon and bask in the beauty of Mother Nature. 

Get your tickets to the Flower Dome from now till Mar 27, 9am to 9pm.

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Roy Ngerng has to pay PM Lee $150k, makes a public call for donations - again

March 14, 2016, 1:21 am
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Roy Ngerng

This morning, news broke about blogger Roy Ngerng's payment terms to PM Lee. To recap, he has to pay $150,000 over the course of 17 years, starting with $100 a month for five years. And that's on top of the $30,000 he must fork out by this Wednesday to cover the cost of the Assessment of Damages hearing. 

His immediate reaction was to put up a Facebook post chronicling his experiences over the past 2 years. "I should have been careful with how I say things. I am thankful to have reached the settlement with the prime minister," he declared. "I hope to have a fresh start."

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Try this: The matcha green tea burger with seaweed fries at Potato Head Folk

March 14, 2016, 2:13 am
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Potato Head Folk Ceelo Green Burger

The next time someone tells you to eat your greens, just head over to Potato Head Folk. Three Buns' burger of the month comes in the form of Ceelo Green. It's a hunky 120g patty of aged UK beef drenched in salsa verde, caraway mayo, ketchup and a triple dosage of cheese, sandwiched in between a fluffy matcha green tea bun.

Keep in theme with an order of crispy seaweed fries and a refreshing Green Arrow cocktail — it's a mix of gin, cucumber juice, apple juice, mint, coriander and lemon juice.

You've got a couple weeks to catch it before it's gone. 

Ceelo Green $21; with the addition of seaweed fries $25. Green Arrow cocktail $18. All available from now till Mar 31 at Potato Head Folk, 36 Keong Saik Rd. 

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Luxglove.com has started selling $60,000 rare whiskeys

March 14, 2016, 2:16 am
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They say people who purchase stuff online are mostly impulse buyers who click willy-nilly on anything that shines or glitters. Get those people away from Luxglove.com where it is imperative that they think twice (or thrice) about clicking on any of the 30 items from their new category: Rare Whisky Collection.

The shopping website for tastefully curated lifestyle items such as art, watches and furniture are now selling high-roller items such as the first edition of the Yamazaki 50 year old (only 50 bottles were produced in 2005) for a staggering price of $85,000; and the Karuizawa 50 year old 1963 OB for $60,000. There are "cheaper" options, of course, though not necessarly more affordable. A bottle of Macallan (The) 18 year old from 1967 is for $4,750 and the Littlemill Crystal Decanter costs $4,990. 

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