Singapore instant noodles among best of all time: The Ramen Rater
Photo: Lienesch added crab meat and condiments like Fresno chilli pepper and sweet onion to his bowl of Prima Taste's Chilli Crab La Mian, eighth on his list; The Ramen Rater Singapore appears thrice...
View ArticleSMRT train services to run much earlier for Standard Chartered Marathon 2014
To accommodate for participants of the ever popular Standard Chartered Marathon this Sunday, SMRT has announced that their train services will be running earlier. Trains along the North-South line,...
View ArticleVideo: Migrant workers react to Singaporeans' xenophobic opinions
An overwhelming number of Singaporeans wouldn’t admit it, but it’s a sad truth — most of us have expressed xenophobic sentiments from time to time. Most of these strong proponents against foreigners...
View ArticleMAS says it won't hesitate to take supervisory actions against SGX for glitches
Singapore's central bank rebuked the stock exchange on Wednesday after its second glitch in less than a month resulted in a trading delay, saying the lapse was "unacceptable". SGX delayed trading in...
View ArticleAh Beng jailed three weeks for threatening cab driver and damaging taxi
A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to three weeks’ jail for criminal intimidation and mischief over an incident that saw him make threatening remarks to a taxi driver before damaging the taxi....
View ArticleBernd Stange faces sack calls after Suzuki Cup exit
Singapore coach Bernd Stange on Monday faced calls for his dismissal after a 3-1 loss to bitter rivals Malaysia saw the defending champions knocked out of the AFF Suzuki Cup. The 66-year-old German has...
View ArticleUber rival GrabTaxi gets $250m investment from Softbank
Japanese telecom giant SoftBank will invest USD250 million in Southeast Asian mobile taxi booking app GrabTaxi, the two firms said Thursday, as rivalry in the region between US-based Uber and homegrown...
View ArticleMan grabs woman's breasts in Sims Avenue lift... she grabs back
When 31-year-old Kum Keng Fa tried to cop a feel of a woman's breasts on Nov. 3, he probably didn't expect her to 'feel' him back. But she did. The odd-job worker had been drinking at coffeeshop...
View ArticleAvicii, The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim among first headliners for Future Music...
Future Music Festival Asia (FMFA) yesterday announced part one of the lineup for this year's edition happening at the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore March next year. In it were international...
View Article'Crossing Seas' to offer mathematical sonic permutations in January
Math rock — the rhythmically complex bracket of indie rock characterised by odd time signatures, angular melodies and dissonant chords — will be the focal point in the upcoming gig Crossing Seas,...
View ArticleSingapore activists protest against ‘anti-gay’ speaker at EU human rights...
Holding placards and a rainbow flag, Singapore gay rights activists today condemned the European Union for inviting an academic accused of homophobia to speak at a human rights seminar in the...
View ArticleConcert Review: Tenacious D forever changed Singapore rock history
Dec. 2, 2014 will forever go down in Singapore’s history books, school textbooks and academic journals as the singular most important event to grace the city-state; literal celestial gods Tenacious D...
View ArticleAgassi 'embarrassed' at IPTL flop as competition concludes in Singapore
American legend Andre Agassi said he was embarrassed at his International Premier Tennis League cameo on Thursday after he was left out of the final night of action in Singapore. The eight-time Grand...
View ArticleWoman loses husband's CPF and house bequests to other women
61-year-old Mrs. Saw supported her husband for 30 years after he lost his job in the '80s and even discovered his dead body when he killed himself in June last year, but she's getting neither his...
View ArticleVideo: Anna Kendrick greets Singapore for launch of 'Into the Woods' trailer
Hollywood actress Anna Kendrick greeted Singapore in a video uploaded earlier this week to the Walt Disney Studios YouTube channel, as part of the promotions for Into the Woods. The 29-year-old...
View ArticleMultiple shops at Sim Lim Square raided by police
After months of campaigning for actual enforcement and investigations against more errant retailers at Sim Lim Square, the Singapore Police Force have finally stepped in and launched investigations...
View ArticleSingapore's first underground animation festival back this weekend
Fan of animated film? Cartoons Underground, an uber indie showcase of full-lengths and shorts, returns to Singapore Dec. 7, 4:30 — 10pm at Canvas. Now in its third year, Cartoons Underground will kick...
View ArticleSMRT identifies network of canals underneath Bishan depot as security...
Following two audacious cases of security breaches by vandals at the Bishan MRT depot in May and November this year, SMRT has identified the unique vulnerabilities that exist at the premises. In a...
View ArticleCoconuts Hot Spot: The Tiong Bahru Club Singapura
The 'new and improved' Tiong Bahru is a tricky estate to navigate. It's a place where authentic and pseudo antique meet, where a retiring policeman and a controversial art collective are neighbours,...
View ArticleCleaner, safer streets after Public Order Act enacted in Little India
Almost a year since riots rocked and wrecked Little India, the neighbourhood has seen improved conditions in public order since alcohol curbs have been enforced in the area, along with various...
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