Daniel Wang, 71, was responsible for today's clean hawker centres
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. The next time you chope a table at the hawker centre, say a little prayer for Daniel Wang. As Public Health Commissioner in 1979, he was responsible...
View Article738% surge in flight bookings for long National day weekend despite SG50...
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. Just a couple of days ago, Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob made an appeal to Singaporeans to stay in the country to celebrate the National Day...
View Article'Rail Corridor' design ideas wanted by URA
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. It's a dream come true — for design enthusiasts. The Urban Redevelopment Authority is now accepting brilliant ideas on what to do with that 24-km...
View ArticleHSA shuts down operations of e-cigarette peddler who sold $100k worth of...
A major e-cigarette peddler selling his illegal wares from a HDB flat has been shut down today by the Health Sciences Authority's (HSA) Tobacco Regulation Branch. HSA officers stormed the flat at...
View ArticleUniversal Studios Singapore announces new upcoming attractions for fifth...
The first family in line yesterday morning at Universal Studios Singapore (USS) received a grand welcome and got a ride into the park flanked by the likes of Elmo, Cookie Monster and the Minions as...
View ArticleMeet the residents at Hello Joo Chiat
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. Photo: Dancer Chloe Chua performs 'Invading the Onion Man' on a back alley behind Koon Seng Road on 21 & 22, 28 & 29 March, 7:30PM. Say...
View ArticleDrunken 40-year-old woman gets into argument with son, drowns in Singapore River
The scenic Singapore River played host to yet another drowning early when a woman jumped into the channel along Clarke Quay early this morning. Lianhe Wanbao reports that 40-year-old Tan Bee Eng had...
View ArticleTotal solar eclipse can't be seen in Singapore, but...
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. Nope, you can't see tomorrow's total solar eclipse from Singapore. The rare natural phenomenon, where the sun is covered by the moon, will be...
View ArticleSingtel fires Gushcloud and employee, apologises to M1 and Starhub
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. The CEO of Singtel herself has come out to personally make an apology amidst the controversy that ensued following an exposé about social media...
View ArticleDistribution of anti-AHPETC by PAP activists not considered an offence: Police
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. Activists from the People's Action Party (PAP) went around the estates of Aljunied GRC to spread flyers urging for residents to question their town...
View ArticleVideo: Bangladeshi migrant workers recite beautiful poems about their lives...
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. People often forget that migrant labourers have their own lives and personalities too, and it may be surprising to most that they too have an...
View ArticleMan arrested for stealing donation box from Bukit Batok temple
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. A 31-year-old man has been arrested over his suspected involvement in a case of housebreaking and theft in Bukit Batok. Police received a report...
View Article20 March: Lee Kuan Yew remains critically ill
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. The Prime Minister's Office has issued an update at 12:20PM."Mr Lee Kuan Yew remains critically ill. PM Lee would like to thank the public for their...
View ArticleCocky teen reduced to tears after sentenced to jail for contempt of court
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. Pierre Chng Yuheng, 19, acted like a complete dolt when he took the stand in court last month to face charges of criminal intimidation against his...
View Article1927 sci-fi epic Metropolis to screen at The Projector with live musical...
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. Come Mar 27, indie cinema The Projector plays host to a cinematic experience like no other with the screening of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, the 1972...
View ArticleFlowers for LKY? Drop them off at SGH Blk 7
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. There's a time and place for everything — and for those who want to drop off cards and flowers for former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, the time is...
View ArticleTeenage kicks: Mastermind behind Lee Kuan Yew death hoax is a kid who's not...
As expected, the hoax that spread around about Lee Kuan Yew's death was not orchestrated by some grand, ambitious, nihilist — it was the work of some random kid. According to the Singapore Police...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: The media's humdrum waiting game for Lee Kuan Yew at Singapore...
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. The air was dead at Singapore General Hospital Block 6 yesterday, a stark contrast from the night of Mar 18, when a group of hungry reporters and...
View Article21 March: Lee Kuan Yew's condition 'has worsened'
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. The Prime Minister's Office has issued an update at 12:20PM."Mr Lee Kuan Yew's condition has worsened." The founder of Modern Singapore has been in...
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