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Singaporeans really love their smartphones: Google
Enabling our emotional love affair with the internet, smartphones have become a true necessity in our daily lives. A recent study by Google has proven that not only are we addicted to our little pocket...
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Sim Lim shop in coin refund incident facing CASE probe
Mobile Air, the Sim Lim Square shop that reportedly forced a woman to accept a $1,000 refund in coins recently, is facing a probe by the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE). Lianhe Zaobao...
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Video: Archie Luxury calls Singapore 'pretentious' and 'nasty' in obscene rant
Foulmouthed YouTube celebrity and luxury products expert Archie Luxury recently went on a tour around Asia — visiting cities in Thailand, Hong Kong and Singapore — and in typical Archie Luxury fashion,...
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Singapore's Music Man Iskandar Ismail dies of cancer
Prolific musician and composer Iskandar Mirza Ismail died in the wee hours of Saturday morning, Nov. 1, after battling brain and lung cancer. He was 58. Since the 1970s, the Cultural Medallion winner...
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Transformers anniversary exhibition now open at Singapore Science Centre
The Transformers 30th Anniversary Exhibition is finally all set up at its final stop, The Annexe of the Singapore Science Centre. Running through Mar. 1 next year, the exhibition is touted as the...
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President's Star Charity 2014 exceeded $6.32 million in donations
The annual charity campaign President’s Challenge culminated into the one of the biggest amount seen in this year’s President’s Star Charity show, raising more than $6.32 million for 64 selected...
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Video: Car attempts three-point turn... in CTE tunnel
There are all kinds of drivers. In this video uploaded by YouTube user CH Chan over the weekend, a car is attempting to make a three-point turn — in the dark tunnel of the Central Expressway (CTE)....
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Cosmic Gifts: Space capsule that will send first Singaporean into outer space...
Christopher Nolan’s latest motion picture epic Interstellar opens in theatres this Thursday, but he’s not the only one with cosmic aspirations. Last Saturday, local technology start-up IN.Genius...
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What Rain: Haze back with vengeance, NEA warns not to over-exert outdoors
We're supposed to expect more rain than haze in these next few weeks, but already the 'weather man' is messing with us. In an update today, the National Environment Agency (NEA) announced that...
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Singapore sends troops and equipment in multinational fight against Islamic...
Defence Minister Dr. Ng Eng Hen announced in Parliament today that Singapore will join 33 other nations in a multinational coalition against militant group the Islamic State (ISIS). Dr. Ng assures...
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Telok Kurau Road accident sends 9 to hospital
A severe accident occurred last Friday afternoon at the junction of Telok Kurau Road and East Coast Road when an SBS bus collided into the side of a lorry. The collision was powerful enough to shatter...
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Visa stipulation imposed on 3 ebola-affected countries
Citizens of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will have to obtain visa documents to enter Singapore starting Nov. 5, according to Minister of State for Health Lam Pin Min in an announcement in...
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Long-term study on Singapore's social dynamics launched
The Insititute of Policy Studies’s Social Lab have embarked on their flagship project with a panel study on social dynamics in the nation’s first ever wide-scale long-term study to find the key to...
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NEA to take legal action against Northpoint nasi padang stall over hygiene...
In light of the lapses in hygiene found at a nasi padang stall located in Northpoint Shopping Centre that lead to the death of a four-year-old boy, the National Environment Agency (NEA) has decided to...
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Singapore breaks world record for longest playable stringed instrument
Imagine a harp with strings that could reach up to 291 metres, stretching between two rooftops. That’s exactly what the record-breaking Earth Harp is, set up by Capitaland Singapore the celebrate the...
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Singapore seals IRB Sevens hosting rights
Singapore has clinched a four-year deal to host a leg of the IRB Sevens World Series at its state-of-the-art new National Stadium starting next year, a media report said Monday. The Straits Times said...
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Fight against Islamic State not anti-islamic: Religious leaders
Religious leaders and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim have assured that Singapore’s decision to participate in the multinational coalition against the Islamic State cannot be...
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Permanent injunction imposed on Sim Lim Square's Cyber Maestro
Sim Lim Square has always been a hotbed of complaints — filed mostly by tourists — for their unscrupulous business practices and scams. The High Court has now granted a permanent injunction against...
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Video: Man catches python with bare hands at City Hall construction site
Everytime you hear a story about animals nowadays, you wish you didn't. (Trust us, we know.) It's been all abuse and accidents, and not much else. So it was nice to watch this one, shot last Thursday...
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Kebab & Biryani Festival back at Tiffin Room next week
Raffles Hotel's Tiffin Room is bringing back their Kebab & Biryani Festival from Nov. 12 — 30. Prepared by Chef Kuldeep Negi, the buffet spread will include both vegetarian and non-vegetarian...
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