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Mas Selamat's son detained two years for involvement in Jemaah Islamiyah
The son of alleged terrorist Mas Selamat who was arrested at his own wedding in October and then deported back to Singapore has been placed on a two-year detention under the Internal Security Act...
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Online campaign for Filipina nurse who contracted Stevens-Johnson Syndrome...
Jocelyn Suarez, a Filipina nurse in Singapore, was attending to inmates of Changi prison when she contracted the potentially deadly skin disease, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), causing her to...
View ArticleThis Week in the News: Jan. 6 — 10
This Week in the News is your weekly roundup of the top headlines in Singapore. If you have to read only one thing today to keep from being clueless, this is it. This breakdown has been arranged in...
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W Singapore Sentosa Cove called out for stealing local agency's design
The husband-and-wife team helming typography-led creative agency Relay Room is pissed off, or at least they were, right after discovering that luxe hotel W Singapore Sentosa Cove had stolen the design...
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Fans finally get to watch Adith Kumar movie after yesterday's dramatic...
Highly sought after Tamil blockbusterVeeram is finally screened today, following Rex Cinema's sudden cancellation of its premiere yesterday because the theatre was not given permission to screen it in...
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Angry netizens alert police to 'Heather Chua' troll, man now under arrest
Barely a year after all the fuss made about a certain Heather Chua's post on Facebook insulting National Servicemen, she has struck again, this time pronouncing that she found her friend's marriage to...
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Second suspect charged for murder of production technician
A second suspect involved in the murder of production technician Dexmon Chua Yizhi was charged on Jan. 10.According to Channel NewsAsia, 64-year-old Chua Leong Aik played a part in causing Chua's death...
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Singapore Advocacy Awards organisers want to treat trolls to a pot of curry...
Troll profile SMRT Ltd (Feedback) is serious about giving people a headache. A day after the Singapore Advocacy Awards (SAA) was officially launched, the group set up a fake Facebook account...
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Basic salary for cleaners set to increase to $1,000 under new wage model
Those working in the cleaning sector can look forward to an increase in their basic salary under the new progressive wage model to be introduced in September. The new salary model which is also set to...
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86 drug offenders arrested in first island-wide operation of 2014
The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), with help from the Singapore Police Force (SPF), arrested 86 drug offenders in the first island-wide operation of 2014 from Jan. 7 to Jan. 10.The three-day operation...
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Cool Beans: IKEA Singapore recommends you furniture based on your zodiac sign
IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, has always been well known for its creative marketing campaigns.Check out their sleepover campaign, where 100 people joined in:If that doesn’t ring a bell,...
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Penalties to be revised after first train service disruption this year forces...
A call was made to revise the penalty framework for train service disruptions after a major one between Kranji and Yew Tee MRT stations occurred on Jan. 11.Details of the revision will be announced...
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Two World War Two relics uncovered in Tampines
Two suspected war relics were uncovered at a construction site in Tampines on Jan. 11.According to The Singapore Army, an Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) standby team was activated to the site and...
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Katy Perry Prismatic World Tour coming to Singapore?
A video released on Jan. 11 reveals that Singapore is on the schedule for Katy Perry's Prismatic World Tour. The montage of videos featuring some of her hit songs, like "Firework", "Roar" and...
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Singapore, Turkey to launch free-trade talks
Turkey and Singapore on Thursday announced plans for a free-trade deal as visiting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan kept silent on a widening corruption scandal back home.The Turkish leader arrived...
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Singapore-US smart vibrator to take phone sex to a whole new level beginning...
There's a new piece of wearable tech in town and it's a sexy mama. Singapore-US startup Vibease, one of the competitors at Startup Asia Singapore in 2012, will begin shipping the sleek new design for...
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Grease the musical opening at Marina Bay Sands in April
Who doesn't love Grease, the story that made debuted a young Richard Gere and propelled John Travolta to superstardom slicker than pomade? An all-new musical from London's West End and a sensational...
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ToTT's annual Lunar Year Sale happening now through Feb. 14
If you've been wanting to refresh some of your kitchen accessories and equipment — chopsticks, induction cookers, non-stick soup pots, tasting trays, whatever — now's a good time. The ToTT Store is...
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Five Stars Tours licence revoked, other operators step in to pick up slack
Travel agency Five Star Tours — which abruptly closed down on Jan. 8— has been handed a notice of revocation by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and will be given till Jan. 31 to provide good reasons...
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Singapore, oh Singapore: OgilvyOne counts all the things that make the city...
The Icons of SG campaign, an amalgamation of behaviour, events, objects and symbols that represent 'Singaporeness' has been making its rounds on the internet and social media, and it's no wonder. The...
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