Yale-NUS college wants to screen banned film, director says no
Another controversy has sparked regarding the screening of banned film To Singapore, With Love, and this time it involves a conflict between its director Tan Pin Pin and liberal arts college Yale-NUS....
View ArticlePolice officers reject $2 million bribe
Desperate to be released from custody, a man offered police officers with $2 million to let him go. The 45-year-old man was arrested for disorderly behaviour and was having his admission processed...
View ArticleDrug trafficker may escape death sentence for substantive CNB assistance
Due to considerable assistance in disrupting drug trafficking activities outside Singapore, convicted drug trafficker Cheong Chun Yin will be able to shake off his death sentence. According to TODAY,...
View ArticleAlain Prost warns Mercedes over Singapore street fighters
Photo: Former world champion Alain Prost in 2012; Wikipedia Alain Prost has warned Mercedes to be ultra-careful in their handling of the street-fighting duel between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton in...
View ArticleSingaporeans still earning more than they spend: Survey
According to the Department of Statistics’ (SingStat) Household Expenditure Survey 2012/2013, there’s been an increase in both incomes and expenditures within households in Singapore last year as...
View ArticleMarina Bay Sands to host indoor dance party in October
A new large-scale music festival has cropped up in Singapore, and this time it’s happening at expo and convention centre at Marina Bay Sands on Oct. 4. Promising to transform the 12,550 square meter...
View ArticlePolice called in during Singapore's iPhone 6 launch
As expected, the launch of the latest iPhone models brought the worst out of Singaporeans. According to various media reports, a few fights broke out in the snaking long queues for the...
View ArticleInstakitchen Manila E2: World famous dim sum at Tim Ho Wan
On this episode of Instakitchen Manila, Coconuts TV gets an exclusive tour of Tim Ho Wan's kitchen and an interview with founding chef Mak Kwai Pu, 51, who flew in from Hong Kong to inaugurate the dim...
View ArticleHamilton wins Singapore GP as Rosberg limps out
Photo: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain (L) sprays a bottle of champagne over second placed Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (R) on the podium after winning the Singapore...
View ArticleSAF launches trial for IPT-in-the-Park
Photo: NSmen at the kettle bell half swing station Last Thursday, the Singapore Army launched the trial for IPT-in-the-Park, which allows operationally-ready National Servicemen to train for their...
View ArticleHaze hits new high as F1 Singapore GP wraps up
Spectators of the F1 Singapore Grand Prix finals at the Marina Bay area last night were shrouded in haze as the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading surged into the "unhealthy" range. The 3-hour PSI...
View ArticleOver 300 Singaporeans attend screening of banned film in JB
More than 300 Singaporeans made their way to Johor Bahru on Sept. 19 to watch a screening of To Singapore, With Love, a Tan Pin Pin documentary about exiles that was recently banned in Singapore....
View ArticleSK-II Boutique Spa moving to Shaw Centre this week
After 10 years at the colonial bungalow on 31 Scotts Road, the SK-II Boutique Spa flagship in Singapore is moving to a new location: just down the street at #02-06 Shaw Centre. According to a...
View ArticleVideo: US Vice President calls Lee Kuan Yew the 'wisest man in the Orient'
Photo: US Vice President Joe Biden; Wikipedia Singapore’s first Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, who just turned 91 less than a week ago, was referred to as "the wisest man in the Orient" by US Vice...
View ArticleOMG: F1 race was so hot a driver burnt his butt
Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen needed medical attention for burns to his backside following Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix in which he finished 10th for McLaren. In hot and humid conditions under...
View ArticleGet a taste of Isaan's freaky delicacies: Ant Eggs, Bee Larvae and Grilled Frog
Presented by The Northeast of Thailand (Isaan) is known for its bizarre and exotic culinary delights. On this episode of Freaky Feasts, Cole Pennington samples some of Isaan's most grotesque dishes -...
View ArticlePhotos: K-Stew and Nic Hoult in Singapore over F1 weekend
Photo: 'Equals' filming at Marina Barrage last week; iamKiera Most of the celebrities in Singapore over the weekend spent their time at the F1 race, but not Kristin Stewart and Nicholas Hoult, who're...
View Article10 ways to level up your coffee intake
Now, there's nothing wrong with a humble cuppa Joe, but as we observe International Coffee Day on September 29, we ponder upon this dark drink and think up creative ways to consume it in new and...
View Article37-year-old woman nabs molester in Boon Lay
A 23-year-old man was arrested in a case of outrage of modesty at Boon Lay Way yesterday. Police apprehended the suspect after receiving a call for assistance from the 37-year-old female victim, who'd...
View ArticleGordon Ramsay picks first Singapore intern for Bread Street Kitchen
A showdown ala MasterChef that happened at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) yesterday resulted in ITE College West student Koh Han Jie being the first intern picked to work at Gordon Ramsay's upcoming...
View Article