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Running out of goodies? Meiji snack warehouse sale starts Friday
Need to stock up the goodie drawer at work, or looking for something to fill the kids' party bags? Japanese snack company Meiji Seika is holding a warehouse sale Nov. 21 — 22, 10am — 5pm at their...
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Korean superstars BIGBANG may be counting down to 2015 in Singapore
Several sources told Coconuts Singapore today that K-pop superstar group BIGBANG will be performing at the Marina Bay Countdown show on Dec. 31. The five-member group comprising leader G-Dragon,...
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Coco Palms, Marina One Residences among top selling condos in October
Property developers sold 765 residential units in October, an 18 percent increase from the month before, recent data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) showed. According to real estate agency...
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Food colouring, surgical masks found on 26-year-old loanshark runner arrested...
Police arrested a 26-year-old man believed to be a debtor-turned-runner, early yesterday (Nov. 18) morning. At about 3:30am, officers from the Ang Mo Kio Police Division spotted the suspect behaving...
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Coconuts Hot Spot: The Hangar
The Hangar, a new cafe offering top-notch coffee and honest comfort food, stakes its claim at Kampong Glam. Although the restaurant is now only open for breakfast, lunch, and brunch, we're already...
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Spotted: Philippines President Benigno Aquino having lunch at Jollibee...
Philippines President Benigno Aquino had lunch at the Jollibee Singapore outlet in Lucky Plaza today (Nov. 19). In these videos taken by media, the man is seen tucking into his meal while accompanied...
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Selfie sticks officially banned from National Stadium
The multi million-dollar Singapore Sports Hub hasn't been in the country's good books lately with all the hoo-ha about the National Stadium pitch quality, but their attendee rule book is something we...
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The hype is real: Pince & Pints is a triumph for the simple approach to dining
COCONUTS CRITIC'S TABLE—In today’s multi-media, multi-tasking world where we are bombarded by tastes, sensations and experiences from a million directions at once, the idea of focusing on doing just...
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54-year-old arrested for breaking into condo unit on Dunearn Road
A 54-year-old man has been arrested for breaking into a house in a condominium located along Dunearn Road. An occupant of the unit returned home on Nov. 18 at about 1:30pm to find the suspect in the...
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Video: Singapore version of 'Race the Tube' comes in relay form
Riding on the "Race the Tube" trend that first took the world by storm in October, a Singapore relay team has uploaded footage of them running from a train at the Little India MRT station to catch the...
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Four major travel agencies announce boycott of NATAS fair
Photo: Visitors at one of the fairs organised by NATAS last year; Facebook Four of the biggest players in the local travel industry have announced they won't be participating in the next fair organised...
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Blue Diamond Restaurant director charged for false declaration of foreign...
The director of Blue Diamond Restaurant in Buffalo Road, Abdul Hameed Mohamed Farook, was charged today by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) for falsely declaring the salaries of 12 foreign employees....
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CentreStage: Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips on space travel, durian &...
The music world has been abuzz lately with talk of The Flaming Lips' latest work, a track-for-track tribute to The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Titled With a Little Help from My...
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53-year-old arrested for outrage of modesty in Ghim Moh
Police have arrested a 53-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of outrage of modesty, which occurred in a Ghim Moh HDB estate. After receiving a report on Nov. 15, officers from the...
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40-year-old man arrested for Ang Mo Kio murder
A 40-year-old man has been arrested for murder. Police received a call for assistance yesterday (Nov. 20) at about 12:33pm at Block 406 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10. When they arrived at the unit, they found...
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Singapore fourth best city to work in for business professionals: Insead
Singapore has been ranked as the fourth best city in the world to work by global business talent in a survey conducted by Insead, the world’s largest graduate business school. The United Arab Emirates’...
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Roll Out: LTA announces third-party taxi booking app regulations for next year
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has confirmed and announced the rules and regulations that will be imposed on third-party taxi booking apps starting the second quarter of 2015. According to a press...
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The Strokes' lead singer Julian Casablancas coming to Singapore next year
Julian Casablancas will be performing for the first time in Singapore with his new band The Voidz, on Jan. 10, 2015. The concert will be held at The Coliseum, Hard Rock Hotel. Tickets go on sale for...
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'I Hugged the Berlin Patient' to be televised globally on World Aids Day
On World Aids Day (Dec. 1), local filmmaker Edgar Tang's acclaimed documentary about the first man ever to be cured of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), will be televised via MTV Latin America...
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Singapore match-fixer's plea against indefinite detention dismissed
Photo: Anti-gambling reminders were screened during the World Cup this year; AFP / Roslan Rahman A Singaporean man accused of masterminding an international football match-fixing ring failed in a legal...
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