Singapore gets Christina Perri live in concert this February
Christina Perri is performing in Singapore on Feb. 27, 2015, as part of her Head or Heart Tour. The Philadelphia singer-songwriter rose to international fame in 2011 with "A Thousand Years", which...
View ArticleNeverland Group head killed in Malaysia car crash
Two Singaporeans were killed in a freak accident when they lost control of their Porsche 911 Turbo on the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway yesterday morning at 2.30am. Drag racer Kwek Kon Chun and...
View ArticleBricks of cannabis seized at Woodlands Checkpoint
A total of 5kg worth of cannabis was seized on Thursday (Nov. 6) at Woodlands Checkpoint. Officers from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) were conducting a routine inspection on a...
View ArticleTrain parked at Bishan depot tagged with graffiti again
Just before a train at Bishan depot was put into service in the wee hours of the morning, staff discovered graffiti on its exterior in the latest case of vandalism experienced by SMRT. The police were...
View ArticleVideo: Uncle grabs snake by the head, stuffs it in plastic bag
Last week, this footage of a man pulling a python out of a construction site with his bare hands went viral. Another snake rescue video has come online, this time in a more unlikely place: a...
View ArticleSomeone Might Be Watching You: website streams insecured CCTVs from all over...
Netizens have uncovered a chilling find deep in the heart of the internet — a site that streams footage from unsecure CCTVs and online cameras, openly accessible to anyone with an internet connection....
View ArticleSnatch thief arrested at Holland Drive in record time
A 51-year-old man was arrested within 30 minutes of being reported for snatching an elderly woman's handbag in Holland Drive. The 82-year-old woman had been walking along a common corridor on Nov. 8...
View ArticleNParks plan special lighting along ECP and garden concerts for SG50...
Singapore’s National Parks Board (NParks) is planning a grand welcome for those travelling from Changi Airport next year with special lighting along the 3.4 kilometre stretch of East Coast Parkway as a...
View ArticleVideo: Think your degree is sexy? Ministry of Funny puts Arts, Engineering...
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View ArticleSingapore 'troll site' gets Paypal account suspended amid law-breaking...
SMRT Ltd (Feedback), the Facebook page known for publicly calling out and revealing the personal details of misbehaving characters like Anton Casey and more recently, Jover Chew, has had their Paypal...
View ArticleFree computers and Wi-Fi for City Developments Limited construction workers
As part of property developers City Developments Limited’s (CDL) ongoing efforts to enhance their labourers’ well-being, they will be offering computers and free Wi-Fi at their new onsite workers’...
View ArticleBoard of enquiry investigating Singapore Exchange power outage
Photo: A general view of the Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) building in Singapore on April 30, 2014; AFP / Roslan Rahman The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has set up a board of inquiry to investigate the...
View ArticleSLE closed for more than 12 hours, motorists left foaming at the mouth
An accident along the Seletar Expressway (SLE) yesterday left five people injured and helluva lot more infuriated when a portion of the expressway was locked down and shut out for more than 12 hours....
View ArticleHappening Now: World's first art festival dedicated to full body tights
The world's first Zentai Art Festival is happening in Singapore right now through December. Zentai is the short form of "zentai taishu", which means full body tights in Japanese. Its use is growing in...
View ArticleSingapore's ageing population to multiply threefold by 2030
Speaking at the Mosque Befrienders’ Seminar last Saturday, Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yaacob urged Singaporeans to educate themselves on how to take care of the elderly in light of the nation's...
View ArticleShorter VEP hours and lowered ERP rates during December school holidays
The December school holidays bring good tidings to not only children, but to motorists as well — the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced shorter Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) operating hours for...
View ArticleJew eat? Unfortunate bagel sign spotted in Tanjong Pagar
A reader sent us this photo of the unfortunately named J.E.W. bagel sandwich being sold at a shop in Tanjong Pagar, Singapore. Obviously bagels are a traditionally Jewish food, having been invented in...
View ArticleAll traffic cameras to make switch from film to digital by next year
As part of the ‘Safer Roads Singapore’ action plan, traffic cameras are going fully digital by next year, in an enhancement that will take their vigilance 24/7. A total of 240 of such cameras will be...
View ArticleTributes pour in for Singapore radio sweetheart Kate Reyes
Kate Reyes died last weekend after battling breast cancer, leaving behind a husband and two children. Reyes worked 14 years in Singapore radio, starting her career in the peak '90s with 98.7FM's...
View ArticleSerial bike thief involved in at least 28 cases arrested
As many as 28 bicycles were stolen, and all by one man — police recently arrested a 35-year-old serial bike thief that has been plaguing the lives of bike owners across Singapore for over a year....
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