In the war waged between former friends Captain America and Iron Man, it looks like Singapore will be falling in to the side of #TeamCap in the upcoming Marvel flick Captain America: Civil War.
Steve Rogers/Captain America will be butting his super-soldier head against armored genius inventor Tony Stark/Iron Man come Apr 28 in cinemas here. Across the globe however, the two factions will be splitting up as part of a promotional world tour.
Last Wednesday was the start of a "dumping session", as referred to in an emotional Facebook post by animal welfare group Voices For Animals. First, three dogs were found wandering around a carpark in the Yishun industrial area, suffering from skin issues as a result of neglect. Subsequently, many other small dogs were recovered from various parts of Singapore, including places like Serangoon, Sengkang and Tampines, all in the span of 24 hours.
If you've had the luxury of tasting Bake Cheese Tart's pastries at one of its many outlets around the world (think Hong Kong, Bangkok, Seoul and, of course, Japan), you'll be psyched to hear that the Hokkaido brand is opening a branch in Singapore. A launch date hasn't been confirmed, but we hear the store should be opening some time over the next two months, in the basement food hall of Ion Orchard (#B4-33, to be exact).
The famous cheese tart features a creamy mousse, blended from three different types of cream cheese, lying atop a crunchy, twice-baked tart base. But really, our words fail in comparison to the description on the official website: "The best cheese tart in your life ever for you. We have so much passion for cheese tart SERIOUSLY."
Freelance creative Dan Marker-More recently brought his consummate skills in photography and time-lapse to our sunny shores, and man, what a view he captured.
The Singapore cityscape is the latest in his gorgeous Time Slice photo series, where he captures and splices time-lapsed photographs into one enchanting portrait. Outrightly beautiful in a glitchy kind of feel, the cityscapes of Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Los Angeles and more become alive in dreamy colours and hues.
Get ready for Hello Kitty mania. This May, Changi Airport Terminal 3 welcomes Hello Kitty Orchid Garden, a themed cafe featuring everyone's favourite feline. Set in a whimsical floral paradise, it takes inspiration from our garden city and our national flower, the orchid, to create what's sure to be an adorable, Instagram-worthy space.
Also influenced by our local culture is the cafe's menu, which will offer all-day breakfast options and desserts such as gelato sundaes, waffles, pastries and tea cakes — all with a Hello Kitty touch (we wouldn't expect anything less).
Much has been said about how spectacularly bizarro theme park Haw Par Villa has made our childhoods packed its bags and leave for more sunny pastures, but one person has made all its gruesome dioramas into amusing memes.
Filthy & Gorgeous returns. What's that, you ask? It's only the most entertaining cabaret drag queen performance to grace our shores, no biggie. Making a reappearance after its sold-out debut in February, this brunch shindig looks set to be bigger and better the second time around. Hosted by Becca D'Bus, the party features larger-than-life theatrics by Singapore's most dramatic divas: Mona Kee Kee, Vyla Virus and Noris.
Held at Long Chim, celeb chef David Thompson's restaurant at Marina Bay Sands, the feast includes iconic Thai street dishes served up on sharing platters. For $125, you get free flow signature cocktails, beer and soft drinks; for $175, they'll throw in free flow champagne as well. To complete the experience, DJ Patrick Oliver will be spinning the beats of soul, disco and house to take you to funkytown till 6pm.
What does Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew and American presidential candidate Donald Trump have in common?
Not a lot, we assure you — Trump is regarded as a vulgar figure, amplifying angry voices and jingoistic sentiments that put him in reckless abandon into the front end of the Republican nomination for president. Lee on the other hand can be regarded as a controversial figure, but at least one who successfully authored a small Southeast Asian country into an economic success story.
Both figures however have been known to make some pretty rabble-rousing statements in their careers — but of course Donald trumps that arena. That's probably why these folks were caught unaware when they reacted in disgust to Trump's quotes — when in fact they were Lee Kuan Yew's. Watch the All Singapore Stuff video below:
The Monday blues got even bluer for two people this morning when a large tree collapsed onto a taxi and a van at the junction of Corporation Road and Boon Lay Drive.
Channel NewsAsia reports that two people sustained minor injuries from the freak accident, but refused to be conveyed to the hospital for medical treatment. A fire engine, a Red Rhino, two fire bikes, an ambulance and a support vehicle were dispatched to the scene after they were alerted after 10am this morning. Watch the video captured by a Watson Wong below, which was uploaded on the Channel NewsAsia Facebook page:
To all you class clowns and pranksters out there — conjured up your April Fools' joke yet? No? We've got a suggestion for you: send a glitter bomb greeting card to your friends (the ones who really love you and will forgive you each time they find shiny particles in their hair over the next week or so). Alternatively, you could target an obnoxious colleague, or dole out a sparkling surprise to a frenemy.
This messy gag is the brainchild of gift marketplace MerryMakr.com, which offers you three options: Sparkle ($6.99 for 5g of gold glitter), Illuminate ($9.99 for 10g) and Super Nova ($12.99 for 15g).
Eleven new sweet treats have made it to the menu at Tiong Bahru Bakery. Remember its oh-so-popular lemon tart ($6.50)? Well, the tangy dessert now comes in three sour levels to cater to different palates.
"Ele-CITRUS-fying" level one is a smooth and creamy blend of sweet and tart that leans a little more towards the former. Level two is probably what you're more used to: there's a noticeable kick of citrus, and the ratio of sweet to sour is neatly balanced. For those who enjoy a sharp jolt in every bite, level three is what you're looking for. It works as a refreshing wake-up call from your sluggish after-lunch food coma.
Eighteen dogs were abandoned last week, and a total of 30 were rescued by animal welfare societies Voices For Animals and Ocean Rescue Group by the end of the week. But no one knew who was behind the island-wide "dumping" of canines or why the person resorted to such actions — until now.
Apparently, all 30 pedigree dogs belonged to the owner of a pet grooming school, reported The Straits Times. He had kept them there for trainees to practise their grooming skills on, until two weeks ago, when the authorities informed him that the pooches had to go, as the neighbours were filing complaints.
Since 2012, four-year-old Mohammad Airyl Amirul Haziq bore the brunt of his mother's inhumane physical abuse.
She roughed him up as punishment for stumbling with his alphabets and reciting numbers — to the extent that he was repeatedly shoved and got his ribs stepped on. All her abuse came to an apex on August 2014, when she choked the toddler unconscious. He died four days later in hospital.
34-year-old Noraidah Mohd Yussof has since pleaded guilty to two counts each of causing grievous hurt and ill-treating a child, The Straits Times reports. She also admitted to six instances of physical abuse, all of which took place at her Eunos Flat.
The unthinkable happened on Mar 23 — a patron at Waterway Point in Punggol glimpsed a rat falling from the ceiling onto her seat and scurrying off to the kitchen. The incident happened around dinner time at The Coffee House, and sparked off complaints that led to a subsequent investigation by the National Environment Agency.
All this in a shiny new mall that opened just three months ago.
If you thought former English Premier League (EPL) star Jermaine Pennant signing on to Tampines Rovers was the end to the S.League's luck, you thought wrong — another former EPL heavyweight is set to help local football out of its passionless ditch.
Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier is set to join five-time S.League champs Tampines Rovers as its international ambassador, TODAY reports. The 68-year-old former France national coach is said to be visiting Singapore later this year to help out in the Rovers' youth development programmes and offer advice on how to improve local football.
Cheryl Yap Lay Leng is the 25-year-old Singaporean who made headlines when she and her mum vanished without a trace earlier this year, only to reappear in Romania. Even her father was not informed of their trip, and he reported them missing, worried they fell prey to some sort of scam.
But it turned out that Cheryl had simply been bitten by the love bug. She just wanted to meet her boyfriend, 18-year-old Alexandru Donea, whom she met online two years ago. The pair bonded through their mutual love for manga.
Uniqlo's viral path to cover every Singaporean mall with their fantastically affordable garbs and delicately soft tees has come to an apex — yet another one of their stores is opening along Orchard Road, but this time, it's their biggest one.
In a first for Southeast Asia, the massively popular Japanese brand will be opening their first Global Flagship Store right here in Orchard Central. Opening their doors in Autumn this year, it'll span approximately 2,700 square meters across three levels in the mall, offering an extensive (and biggest) range of their latest lines for women, men, kids and babies.
Also, it's right next door to another Uniqlo store at 313@Somerset and yet another one down the road at ION Orchard.
No more fumbling around with EZ-Link cards; starting today you can simply tap your phones at gantries to pay for your rides on public transport.
The various telcos will be offering their customers the new Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled SIM cards that allows compatible mobile phones (mostly Androids, soz iPhone users) to pay for MRT, LRT and bus rides. Beyond just public transport, folks with the capability can also use their phones for payments at over 30,000 EZ-Link acceptance points island-wide, including retail, food & beverage outlets and taxis.
Rise and shine, for the early bird catches the worm. Although, in this case, it's more like a spread of British classic brekkie items at Gordon Ramsay's Bread Street Kitchen.
First on the list is, unsurprisingly, the English breakfast ($24), a plate full of bacon, sausage, black pudding, mushrooms, tomato and baked beans sitting cosy with two eggs of your choice (scrambled, poached or fried).
For something a little on the lighter side, choose the eggs benedict ($19) with honey roasted ham, spinach or smoked salmon, or the BSK omelette ($19) stuffed with mushrooms, gruyere cheese and rocket leaves. Avocado fanatics can go for chunky slivers of creamy goodness nestled with a poached egg and drizzled with mustard mayo on a slab of pumpernickel bread ($15).
Wanna visit more than one WRS park at a time? Now you can, from Apr 1 onwards.
The new ParkHopper passes allow you to save up to $19 when you visit two of the four wildlife parks — that's Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari, Singapore Zoo and River Safari — within seven days from the first visit.
If you wanna see them all, it'll only cost you $69. That amounts to about $68 worth of savings, as compared to getting four separate single entry admission tickets.
