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Spoilsports: ‘Purge Prank’ video producers advised by police

What would you do if someone wearing a mask comes at you with a parang? Call police lah.  That's exactly what some people did after being pranked by the folks of MerlionTV, who carried out carried out...

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The Drums return to perform live for the third year in a row

The Drums must really like it here. They’re returning to Singapore to perform live for the third year in a row since their debut in Laneway Festival 2012.  The Brooklyn-based indie pop outfit have been...

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'Zest for life' or constipated? Eunice Annabel and SGAG wage Twitter war

A war of words broiled on Twitter between two giants in Singapore's internet space. On one corner we have Eunice Annabel —major beauty and lifestyle blogger, model and actress. On the other,...

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37 arrested in nine months for selling contraband cigarettes in HDB...

There has been a rise in the number of offenders caught in possession of contraband cigarettes, and selling them in the neighbourhood. 37 were caught from January to September this year. In two...

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Cat found chopped in two at Marine Crescent

Reports of cat abuse have been floating around more vigorously on Facebook lately, but none as visually appalling as a series of photos uploaded by a Randy Wong yesterday evening.  In it, a cat is seen...

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Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong best for business

Small and well-run Singapore, New Zealand and Hong Kong are the world's easiest places to run a business, while global giants China, Brazil and India remain far down the list, according the World Bank....

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Police arrest man impersonating as public servant along Little India

Yesterday, a 22-year-old man, identifying himself as a police officer, approached two victims at Kerbau Road and demanded to conduct a check on their belongings – which included some cash. Upon...

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Lower gas bills for households till January 2015

Households can expect to see a drop in their monthly gas bills, starting from Nov. 1 to January 2015. According to Channel NewsAsia, City Gas announced that the tariffs will be revised from 21.06...

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Singapore ranks pretty low in global gender equality index

Singapore still has a lot of work to do when it comes to gender equality, according to the latest Global Gender Gap Report conducted by the World Economic Forum (WEF).  The annual report quantifies the...

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Former Presidential Elect Tan Kin Lian built a taxi-booking app before it was...

Taxi-booking apps are all the rage now: thanks to the popularity of apps such as GrabTaxi, EasyTaxi, andUber, three main apps that help make lives of commuters easier. Arguably one of the hottest new...

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Aleksander Duric pens touching farewell letter ahead of final match this Friday

It’s already pretty sad to know that one of Singapore’s most beloved sportsman Aleksandar Duric will be retiring from his colourful football career after his last S.League match at Jalan Besar Stadium...

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London taxi booking app Hailo ready to take on Singapore market

London taxi booking app Hailo has arrived in Singapore.  After confirming it was indeed eyeing Singapore as its first stop in Southeast Asia earlier this year, the company, which claims to be the best...

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Police nab 4 loanshark harrassers at Jurong East

Four men – aged between 16 and 36 – were arrested for taking part in loansharking activities.   On Oct. 23, a female victim made a police report informing that the main door to her house has been...

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Photos: LINE hacker gets what they deserve: endless selfies and back-fies

Apparently people are still dumb enough to hack LINE accounts in exchange for iTunes dollars with all the press surrounding the cases.  But some taking advantage of the situation, like this guy, who...

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Gentle Bones, Inch Chua to perform on bus roadtrip to Urbanscapes 2014

Making the expedition across the northern borders have always been generally dull affairs — most of the time you just sleep on the bus as it makes its several-hour long trip to whichever Malaysian city...

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Why is Gwyneth Paltrow floating on the infinity pool at MBS?

Why you asked? This is why.  According to TODAY, Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow was here in Singapore to promote British Airways’ new A380 superjumbo flight to and fro London-Singapore.   In the campaign...

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Singapore's top court upholds anti-gay law

Singapore's highest court on Wednesday dismissed a constitutional challenge against an archaic law criminalising sex between men, striking a fresh blow to the city-state's growing gay-rights movement....

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Shophouse in Geylang catches fire

Photo: Geylang Lorong 8; Google map street view Yesterday, a shophouse along Geylang Lorong 8 broke out in flames.   According to Channel NewsAsia, all six people in the property were evacuated before...

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Severed cat may not have been the work of human abuse: SPCA

‘Ling Ling’, the cat that was found severed in half yesterday at Marine Crescent may have not been a victim of human abuse — findings by the Singapore Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals...

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Construction firm fined over $380k for failing to report taxes on property sale

A construction company Junling Construction & Engineering Pte Ltd and its director, Cheah Wai Fun, were both charged for not reporting the amount of Goods and Services Tax (GST) collected from the...

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