You can still ship glitter to the people you hate
The viral website ShipYourEnemiesGlitter is struggling. Thanks to the insane popularity that his service had garnered – to mail your enemies copious amounts of glitter – founder Mathew Carpenter is...
View ArticleSingapore's veterinary service adequacy comparable to UK and US
Singapore's veterinarian to pet ratio has been found to be of world-class standards, comparable to the figures found in the United States and United Kingdom. The vet-pet ratio is a common indicator of...
View ArticleHot FM rebrands itself to One FM, targets older male market
HOT FM 91.3 has apparently rebranded itself into a radio station that targets men aged 30 and above: ONE FM. Operated by SPH Radio, the station's music direction is now fine-tuned to what they call...
View ArticleMuse@SAM offers four nights of live music and art by local talents
Ahead of the year's biggest indie music festival this weekend, Singapore Art Museum are holding their own live music showcase featuring homegrown talents from across the island in the outdoor music...
View ArticlePM Lee taking in questions on iPhone photography this weekend
Just kidding. Singapore's prime minister Lee Hsien Loong did announce he was conducting a question-and-answer session on Facebook this Saturday (Jan. 24) from 11:45am to 12:30pm, but he didn't...
View ArticleWant your business to fire up the region? Echelon 2015's still looking for...
One of our favourite events to go to each year is returning in 2015, bigger and better. The Echelon Asia Summit 2015, a business and tech conference by locally-based startup blog e27, is slated to...
View Article23-year-old Singaporean picked to model for Marc Jacobs
Marc by Marc Jacobs has selected 23-year-old Singaporean Nadia Rahmat to feature in its Spring/Summer campaign after crowdsourcing entries from Instagram. Nadia, who's a freelance model and has...
View ArticleMindef refuses to back down over allegations of intellectual property...
In a war of attrition against a government agency, the underdog rarely comes out a winner — a lesson harshly demonstrated upon local inventor Dr Ting Choon Meng. Following the Sept 11 terrorist...
View ArticlePro-Falun Gong vandal sentenced to imprisonment and caning
A radical Falun Gong supporter has been sentenced to two months' imprisonment and six strokes of the cane for carrying out political vandalism in various prominent public areas. 21-year-old Chinese...
View ArticleNeighbour says Hotpot Culture was 'just very unlucky'
Several tenants besides the shamed Hotpot Culture have spotted rats in Marina Square since renovation work started. One told Yahoo! Singapore that the problem, which they'd complained about many times...
View ArticlePop-up POSB/DBS ATMs to dispense newly minted notes during Chinese New Year
You've heard of pop-up stores and pop-up eateries, but pop-up ATMs? POSB/DBS are soon making that a reality as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations. POSB/DBS customers will be able to get their...
View ArticleCuckolded husband gets 6-months imprisonment for bashing and cheating wife's...
A jilted husband got his revenge on his wife's lover but at a heavy cost — 33-year-old Yazid Ab Rahman has been sentenced to 6 months' jail for beating up and swindling the other man. The extramarital...
View ArticleMPs speak up on possible drinking ban in Singapore
Various Members of Parliament (MPs) have spoken up both for and against the possible partial alcohol ban in Singapore. A Bill tabled yesterday proposes that public alcohol consumption, as well as the...
View ArticleVideo: Pick up lines business majors should be familiar with
Continuing his popular series of throwing pickup lines on unsuspecting women, Ministry Of Funny TV's Haresh takes his game to the pavements of Singapore Management University with a new video that...
View ArticleFirst Singapore Cocktail Week happening in March
Between Beerfest Asia, Whisky Live and the odd wine festival, our alcohol calendar is pretty packed, but come March, we’ll be making room for a brand new event. The first Singapore Cocktail Week will...
View ArticleOh Shit: Sewer pipe bursts at another BTO block, this time at Yishun
Residents of the newly built Orchard Spring HDB estate at Yishun received a road shock earlier this week when a sewage pipe burst, unleashing all hell upon the void deck near a lift lobby. It's a...
View ArticleLorry driver who caused biker's death receives fine and 5-year driving ban
For causing the death of a motorcyclist through negligent driving, a lorry driver has been fined $8,500, had his license revoked and a five-year driving ban, The New Paper reports. Last year,...
View ArticleVideo: Geylang's illegal contraband dealers get pranked
MerlionTV have proven that they're willing to go all out in the name of practical jokes and YouTube viewcounts — they recently brought a camera along with them to prank contraband cigarette dealers at...
View ArticleSingTel undergoes rebranding, unveils new logo and infrastructure
Singtel, one of the main telcos in Singapore, has just unveiled the newly rebranded Singtel. The last time Singtel changed their logo was 16 years ago, when Singtel was first corporatized. Our editor...
View ArticleWoodlands MRT staff repeatedly harasses blind busker despite having no...
There is truly no end to the nation's suppression of the arts. A Facebook post by user Zarina Jaffar has raised the ire of netizens all over — an SMRT staff has been repeatedly harassing a blind busker...
View Article