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Video: Kindergarten kids instructed to bow properly in front of Lee Kuan Yew's picture

March 21, 2016, 11:46 pm
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There's nothing wrong with paying respects to Lee Kuan Yew of course, but surely there's a clear boundary where it starts to get a wee bit creepy and indoctrinating? 

In a video captured and posted on Facebook by netizen Tengmu Fuming, a group of kindergarten kids are politely being commanded to bow properly in front of a shrine remembrance site dedicated to the late founding prime minister. Well-intentioned it may be, but it just might be a little too much when teachers are urging impressionable toddlers to kowtow to a man they might not even fully fathom. 

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Tanjong Pagar Railway Station opens on Good Friday for a '90s-themed art market

March 22, 2016, 12:03 am
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The local people art market

For all you '90s kids who've been living in nostalgia land, here's your chance to take a trip down memory lane. 

Taking over the former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station on Good Friday, The Local People are throwing a party — okay, art market — set to the theme of the '90s. From 3pm to 9pm, the place will be buzzing with indoor screenings of flicks like Red Dragonflies and Wormhole, digital art installations and '90s music covers by the likes of Khai, The Barefoots and The Hummingbird Effect.

In the spirit of giving, there'll be a booth by voluntary welfare organisation Food from the Heart collecting non-perishables (think instant noodles, rice, biscuits and canned goods) for distribution to the needy.

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Get free coffee and treats at Gallery and Co on Thursday

March 22, 2016, 12:26 am
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Gallery and Co

What's that? Thursday's free coffee day? Yup, you heard right. It's the official launch of Plain Vanilla & Co, and they'd like to celebrate by treating you to a cuppa on the house.

Just head over to Gallery Cafe at the National Gallery Singapore on Mar 24 from 8am to 6pm and get your daily dose of caffeine, plus surprise freebies while you wait in line (the offer is limited to one cup of hot latte or long black per person). You also get to enjoy 25 percent off purchases at the cafeteria from 8am onwards and 20 percent off selected collections at the retail space.

If you're working or lunching around the City Hall area, track down one of the Gallery & Co staff at the MRT station, and they'll hand you a cookie (they've got 1,000 to give away). 
 

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The 2 killed SMRT staff were undergoing on-the-job training when fatal accident occured

March 22, 2016, 12:29 am
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SMRT has shined a little more light on what exactly happened this morning when two of their staff were killed in an accident along the tracks near Pasir Ris Station.

In response to media queries, SMRT corp confirmed that the deceased were two Singaporean men — 26-year-old Nasrulhudin Najumidin and 24-year-old Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari. They had just joined the company in January, and according to SMRT, were "undergoing on-the-job training at the time of the accident". 

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Baker assaults agitating colleague who made racist comment against his late mother

March 22, 2016, 1:31 am
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Baker

For violently defending the honour of his late mother, 54-year-old baker Chelladurai Nadarajan has been sentenced to a month in jail after he beat up his colleague with a metal rod. 

Apparently, the ferocious outburst was caused by the victim — Wang Git Han — who had made a racist comment against his recently deceased mother, Channel NewsAsia reports. 

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Live the superhero life before you watch Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

March 22, 2016, 1:58 am
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Batman and Superman

Are you Team Dark Knight? Or Team Man of Steel? Can't decide who's the better caped crusader? Show your love for both at these events around town.

Gawk at the Batmobile

Photo: Clarke Quay Facebook page

If you missed the iconic armoured vehicle at Clarke Quay the last couple weeks, you've still got time to snap a picture with it at Westgate. The impressive replica will be at the mall's first level courtyard until Apr 7.

Eat like a superhero

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Super Hot: Singapore's temperature increase is twice the global average

March 22, 2016, 3:16 am
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Your exasperated, sweaty claims of Singapore getting hotter and hotter these days aren't all that untrue after all. According to the Meteorological Service, our little red dot has been growing even redder with temperatures rising at twice the rate of the global average. 

An average increase of 0.25 degrees Celcius per decade was recorded here between 1948 and 2015 — contrasting with the global warming rate of 0.12 degrees Celcius over a similar period. That's not all though; the number of warm days and warm nights have also increased. 

2015 was already noted to be among the warmest in Singapore's history, with an annual mean temperature of 28.3 degrees Celcius, which exceeds the average of 0.8 degrees Celcius. Last year was event the second driest year on record, just behind 1997, which only had 1,118.9mm of rainfall recorded. 

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Five new dishes and a grilled seafood section join the menu at Catalunya Singapore

March 22, 2016, 3:25 am
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Grilled seafood platter

Sharing is caring. At least it is at Catalunya Singapore, which has just expanded its a la carte and tapas menus to include grilled seafood and gluten-free options.

New to the waterfront restaurant is a cold cuts platter ($75), a medley of lomo iberico, chorizo iberico and jamon iberico with slices of bread and tomatoes. Because why order one type of cured meat when you can have 'em all? 

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21-year-old arrested for causing public alarm by bringing his toy rifle into Bugis MRT station

March 22, 2016, 3:42 am
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As if the troubles of SMRT weren't already alarming enough as it is, a young man was arrested for bringing a toy rifle into Bugis MRT station last week. 

On March 15, the police were alerted to a rifle-wielding man in the afternoon, causing some distress among members of the public who were unaware that it was a toy. From the image police provided, it looks more like a cosplayer's prop than a military replica — the only danger it posed was the threat to the man's masculinity. 

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SMRT to review safety protocols; conducting investigations through witness accounts

March 22, 2016, 7:38 pm
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Expo mrt station

Amidst the outrage and sorrow concerning the fatal accident that killed two SMRT staff on the tracks near Pasir Ris MRT station yesterday, the transport operator announced that they'll be reviewing their safety protocols. 

Barely a couple of months into their job, young trainees Nasrulhudin Najumudin and Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari were killed when a train hit them during an investigation into a triggered signalling condition monitoring device. 

In a media conference held yesterday evening, SMRT Corp CEO Desmond Kuek assured the media that they'll be pushing for improvements into their current standard operating procedures. 

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Video: An animated short of Lee Kuan Yew's life, voiced by the man himself

March 22, 2016, 7:38 pm
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Lee Kuan Yew video

A year after the passing of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporeans young and old are commemorating the man in their own ways. Everyone's talking about #RememberingLKY, whether it's through gatherings and events or posters and art installations.

One of the tributes comes in the form of a video by Big 3 Media titled 'LKY: Did I Fail?', which went viral in less than a day. Less than two minutes long, the animated clip uses some of LKY's most famous words in a voiceover, charting a quick summary of his impact on Singapore and the legacy he left behind.

Judging by the overwhelmingly positive reactions, most people are appreciative of the video and what it stands for.
 

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Relative of the deceased in train accident wrote an open letter to SMRT

March 22, 2016, 8:28 pm
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Yesterday, two SMRT maintenance staff passed away in a tragedy that occurred along the tracks by Pasir Ris MRT station. Nasrulhudin Najumidin, 26, and Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari, 24, were undergoing on-the-job training when the accident happened, and were pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Several details of the scene have been released, but SMRT is still working with the police to investigate further. 

A statement by Patrick Nathan, SMRT's vice-president for corporate information and communications, said, "We convey our deepest condolences to their families and are in touch with them to render support and assistance at this very difficult time."

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MHA expresses condolences over terror attacks in Turkey and Brussels

March 22, 2016, 8:53 pm
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Brussels memorial

It has been a tragic conflict-ridden past couple of days as multiple bombings took place in Turkish capital of Ankara, as well as in Brussels' Zaventem Airport.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) have assured that no Singaporeans have been injured or killed in the deadly attacks that struck over the past couple of weeks. 

"We are saddened at the loss of innocent lives in today's multiple bombings in Brussels, and the recent attack in Turkey on 19 March 2016," wrote MHA in a press release. "Our thoughts are with their families and loved ones," they said, noting that the terrorist attacks in Brussels took place despite heightened security measures. 

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Former The Real Singapore chief Ai Takagi sentenced to 10 months' jail for sedition

March 22, 2016, 9:42 pm
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Ai Takagi

The verdict has been delivered, and it doesn't look good for the people who ran the now-shuttered sensationalist sociopolitical website The Real Singapore. 

The former editor of the once massively popular and controversial website has since been sentenced to 10 months in jail, Channel NewsAsia reports. 23-year-old Australian Ai Takagi is convicted for publishing doctored and "patently false" material on the website after she pleaded guilty to four counts of sedition. 

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Workbook chronicling everything Lee Kuan Yew to be issued to all secondary school students

March 22, 2016, 10:31 pm
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Double rainbow MBS

A year on since the death of Singapore's first prime minister, a 64-page workbook chronicling his life and life's work is being issued to each and every secondary school student in the country.

It's called LKY: Follow the Rainbow, Go Ride It— yes, it's his quote, but what a horrible title for a book — and it's supposed to be a sort of bible on everything Lee Kuan Yew. Quotes, photographs, interviews, newspaper articles — everything's compiled into one convenient tome for students to hold near and dear to their heart. 

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Somebody created a Chrome plugin to remove all the #RememberingLKY posts on Facebook

March 22, 2016, 11:08 pm
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Forget ah kong

There's been a lot of buzz today about the first anniversary of Lee Kuan Yew's death. And rightly so — he's Singapore's founding Prime Minister, after all, and he contributed heaps to building up our nation. 

But then there are people who take the act of paying tribute to the extreme — ones who claim to see LKY's cloud-shaped face in the sky shining down upon us, or teachers who instruct kindergarten kids to bow before a remembrance site.

So how much is too much? Where is the line between respectfully commemorating the man's death and expressing reverence to the point of worship? And when will the flood of LKY stories (which already started earlier this month) come to an end? 

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Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day returns to dish out ice cream with a local twist

March 23, 2016, 12:20 am
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Ben & Jerry's free cone day

It's the 10th Free Cone Day in Singapore for Ben & Jerry's, and the ice cream makers are celebrating by offering complimentary scoops across all outlets (313 @ Somerset, Dempsey and VivoCity) on Apr 12 from noon to 8pm. Flavours to choose from include new ones alongside all-time favourites like strawberry cheesecake and chocolate chip cookie dough.

Plus, for the first time ever, there will be Built-to-Order carts to customise your frozen treat with locally-inspired toppings like rainbow rice and chocolate love letters (don't worry, these BTO constructions are quick — they'll be in your hands way before the keys to your HDB flat arrives).

We don't know 'bout you, but we'll be in line come Tuesday.

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Jailed: Tai Chi master who tai chi-ed the blame to his student for fatal traffic accident

March 23, 2016, 12:41 am
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Tai chi

A master in the Chinese martial art of Tai chi, 54-year-old Tung Eng Hwa used his well-honed deflective skills to malicious ends when he put the blame on his student for a fatal traffic accident that he actually caused. 

The tai chi master and businessman had done so in fear of heavier repercussions — he wasn't supposed to be behind the wheel in the first place. He had been banned from driving for 21 months for drink driving five months prior to the accident that killed a pedestrian along Still Road. 

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Bad timing: Khaw Boon Wan draws flak for celebrating milestone on day of SMRT staff deaths

March 23, 2016, 1:46 am
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Khaw Boon Wan

The Minister of Transport — a man who everyone believes to be the right man to fix public transport issues — is under a flurry of attacks by netizens who deemed him insensitive after a Facebook post.

Call it just really really bad timing, but Minister Khaw Boon Wan made a post on his Facebook page yesterday, celebrating a milestone where the Downtown Line arrived at 150 days without any service disruptions. Unfortunately, yesterday was also the day when the most tragic of train service disruptions transpired — two young SMRT staff were killed in the line of duty near Pasir Ris MRT station. 

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Pandamonium at the zoo as mating season begins for Kai Kai and Jia Jia

March 23, 2016, 2:12 am
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The wait for a baby panda has been unbearable. Who can forget last April, when the River Safari's giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia, aged nine and eight, mated with zero success? (Anyone else felt bamboozled?)

Neither natural mating nor artificial insemination worked, but before you clutch your hair in despair, know that nothing is im-paw-sible. This year, the duo have a second shot at love. Breeding season usually takes place from February to May, which means you'll see them getting beary intimate soon.

In preparation of the three-day sexathon — where the pandas will be cooped up in their dens, away from prying eyes — Kai Kai has been faithfully performing his 'sexercises' (read: standing repeatedly on his hind legs for a few seconds to strengthen them). Don't laugh, the dude needs better stamina for a higher success rate. 

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