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Singapore condemns Ottawa shootings, stands in solidarity with Canada: MFA
The Canadian capital of Ottawa was thrown into chaos yesterday as an armed assailant managed to gun down a soldier guarding the national war memorial and barging into the parliament building before...
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Violent woman whacks boy on MRT with umbrella till handle breaks
Commuters onboard a train heading towards Tanah Merah MRT station on Wednesday witnessed a horrifying scene of a woman hitting her son with an umbrella until the handle broke. Priscilla, member of the...
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Malaysia dismisses Jalan Besar Stadium, wants natural grass surface for...
The woes of the Singapore’s sports arenas continue, as more scepticism and uncertainty set in regarding the standard of quality of its facilities. According to TODAY, the Football Association of...
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This Singapore company is paying their employees with gold and silver
Precious metals dealer BullionStar has begun this month to pay workers' salaries with their choice of gold or silver, instead of cold hard cash. Claiming to be the first in Singapore to do this, the...
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Singapore drops 12 places in FIFA World Ranking
Singapore is now no. 161, having fallen 12 spots in the most recent FIFA World Ranking, no thanks to its recent loss to Hong Kong and a 2-2 draw with Macau (top photo; FAS). Within Southeast Asia...
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Japan preferred for Super expansion, says NZRU
Japan is the preferred option over Singapore to expand the Super Rugby competition in 2016, New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) chief executive Steve Tew said Friday. Tew was responding to a statement...
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Coconuts Hot Spot: The Quarters at Icon Village
What would you say is Singapore’s signature dessert? Ice kacang? Kueh? Tau huay? It’s a tough choice. Chung Deming, however, created what he believes is the definitive modern Singaporean sweet course –...
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Singapore environment ministry slams WWF Living Planet Report 2014
The Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) has responded to the recent Living Planet Report produced by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), saying, "the report fails to recognise...
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$62,000 worth of drugs seized in last week's CNB operations
A total of 105 suspected drug offenders were arrested in two separate operations launched by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) from Oct. 14 – 17. The seized drugs amounted to 560g of heroin, 118g of...
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MDA's Singapore Media Festival happening in December
Film junkies — mark the month of December for that's when the inaugural Singapore Media Festival, organised by the local Media Development Authority (MDA), is happening. The event will consist of a...
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Video: Girl dressed up as ghost, scares the hell out of people at park
'Tis the season to be scary, and the pranks upon unsuspecting Singapore residents keep coming in on YouTube; this time by the folks at F.O.M.O Productions. Dressed in a flowing black dress and made up...
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Video: This Bedok Reservoir prank is more than it looks, and it's not for the...
Halloween pranks can be kinda lame, especially if they're done by Singaporeans, and using American ghost and zombie icons. The scariest ghost, at least in this part of the world, is the pontianak...
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Hostess Weekender cancelled, but Jon Hopkins and Wild Beasts will play on
Indie music fans may have been severely dismayed by not one, but two cancellations of the highly anticipated Hostess Club Weekender concerts, where they could have caught the likes of Cat Power, Kaiser...
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Bukit Merah View launches first Silver Zone for elderly
Bukit Merah View, one of the five estates announced to have the Silver Zone implemented, launched its senior-friendly enhancements on Oct. 18. The zones are marked with road signs and rumble strips at...
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Activist lawyer M. Ravi fined over professional misconduct
Activist lawyer M. Ravi, known for representing prominent cases such as that of drug trafficker Yong Vui Kong and CPF blogger Roy Ngerng, is facing a $7,000 fine over professional misconduct, The...
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Fire breaks out at coffeeshop along Geylang Lorong 15
The skies above Geylang were covered with plumes of grey smoke earlier this morning when a fire broke out at a drinks stall in a coffee shop along Lorong 15. Straits Times reported that the Singapore...
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66-year-old posed as teacher and performed sexual acts on underage special...
66-year-old Quek Yah Chiang has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for performing sexual acts on an underage special needs girl. On May 2, the then-manager of a maid agency approached the special...
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Wait, What?: Malaysian diver blames poor performance on iPhones bought in...
Photo: The New Paper The iPhone 6 is no stranger to being blamed for miscellaneous misfortunes, from draining the household groceries fund and iphone suicide attempts to #bendgate. Here's a new one....
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Late nights at National Museum of Singapore this weekend and next
Have your very own night at the museum experience in National Museum of Singapore keeps their doors open till late this weekend and the next. Visitors are invited to drop by to enjoy the Singapore...
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Bali Lane closing all day Saturday for Nostalgia Lane Carnival
Tomorrow, Bali lane is bringing you on a trip down memory lane. Back again in its second edition, Nostalgia Lane Carnival will see the entire stretch of road blocked off from vehicular traffic. Booths...
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