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Video: Aspiring stuntman does handstand on apartment block ledge 24 storeys high
Joining the spate of high-rise stunts performed and shot in Singapore is this insane 24-storey-high handstand, right on the ledge of an apartment block. 22-year-old Conor Kenny was in Singapore to...
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Bedok interchange closing end this month to make way for new Integrated...
Bedok residents can look forward to a new transport facility soon. The new Bedok Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) will begin operations on Nov. 30, and the temporary Bedok bus interchange will close on...
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Indonesian man charged over CBD stabbing incident
A 38-year-old Indonesian man was charged in court on Nov. 15 over the alleged stabbing and attempted armed robbery that occurred at Raffles Green the day before, TODAY reports. According to the local...
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Lululemon Athletica set to open full-fledged store at ION Orchard
Lululemon Athletica, which until recently operated only a showroom in East Coast, is set to open its first full-fledged store in Asia this December. The 3,700 sq. ft. store will be located #B1-11 ION...
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Two arrested for stealing from Novena and Orchard malls, loot worth over $30k...
A 39-year-old man and a 35-year-old man were charged in court on Saturday (Nov. 15) for their involvement in a series of shop thefts at shopping centres located in the Orchard and Novena areas....
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135 arrested in four-day anti-loansharking operation
Police arrested a whopping 135 suspects aged between 17 and 75 in an anti-loansharking operation that took place from Nov. 11 — 14. 89 were men and 46 were women. Officers from the Criminal...
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Elderly man crushed by bus in Jurong East
An elderly man in his 70s died today (Nov. 17) after he was run over by bus 187 operated by SMRT. According to Channel NewsAsia, the Singapore Civil Defence Force had been alerted to the accident...
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Future Music Festival Asia happening in Singapore next year and maybe for...
Future Music Festival Asia (FMFA) 2015 will be held in Singapore after a three-year run in Kuala Lumpur (KL). The multi-genre music festival made headlines earlier this year not so much for its...
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SMRT bus driver arrested in relation to tragic Jurong East accident
A 34-year-old Malaysian woman, who was driving the SMRT bus no. 187 that killed a 90-year-old pedestrian yesterday, has been arrested. TODAY reports that police are currently investigating the...
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Video: Police seize documents, equipment, products from Mobile Air in...
Police raided the space of shady Sim Lim Square retailer Mobile Air on Sunday (Nov. 16). According to the Shin Min Daily News, eight plainclothes officers spent more than two hours at the shop now...
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Did you figure out identity of Ngee Ann City fountain swimmer? It was none...
A few days ago, observant shoppers witnessed a strange sight at the Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza: a man wearing swimming gear doing the freestyle stroke across the fountain. He even did a victory sign...
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Uber and Spotify announce integrated playlists in Singapore, against the odds
Starting Nov. 21, Uber users in Singapore and 10 other cities including London, New York and Sydney, will get to sync their Spotify Premium account to their car ride via either app. The partnership,...
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Over 6,000 signatures collected to keep sexist, racist pick-up artist out of...
At last check, 6,175 people have signed the petition on Change.org calling for Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean to keep Julien Blanc out of the country. The 25-year-old American belongs...
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Cool Beans: Singapore expat taste-tests McDonald's food from around the world
For many of us, visiting a new country means picking up its etiquette and eating its food. For the rest, it's checking what they've got in their local McDonald's. Singapore-based expat James MacGowan...
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7 loanshark suspects arrested after Clementi road block
A road block along Clementi Road in the wee hours of Nov. 17 led to the arrest of seven suspects related to loanshark harassment in various parts of Singapore. At about 2:40am, officers from the...
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Western-style zi char restaurant The Prawn Star joins Duxton Hill crowd
The Prawn Star, brought to you by the folks behind Tiong Bahru Bar, is set to open on Friday (Nov. 21) at 21 Duxton Hill. Almost everywhere you look in that neighbourhood, is a bar or restaurant worth...
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Family misses man's cremation because he was put in wrong furnace
Grieving the passing of a loved one is tough, however you look at it. It helps to be able to give them a 'proper send-off', but for this family, even that was out of reach. 85-year-old Mr. Soh Kang...
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Be prepared for heavy rain, flash floods: MSS
Singapore can expect more wet days ahead as the Northeast Monsoon season gears up, according to the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS). The first half of this month has already been wetter than...
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Singapore money changers urged to hire guards after rare robberies
An industry group representing money changers in Singapore on Tuesday urged members to hire armed guards when transporting large sums of money, after two rare robberies in a city-state seen as one of...
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When in London, eat at Singaporean-owned Kopitiam Straits Times
Photo: Pistachio nut and apricot cake from Kopitiam Straits Times in London In London and looking for standard local fare with a slice of home? Check out Kopitiam Straits Times located at 66A...
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