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Fire in the Hole: Manhole explodes at junction of Hill Street and High Street
Probably shocking the hundreds of motorists driving in the peak hours this morning, a manhole along the junction of Hill Street and High Street blew up with fire raging out of the opening. The...
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Celebrate the memories of the soon redeveloping Dakota Crescent in a block...
Residents of Dakota Crescent were informed last year that their blocks were due for redevelopment, and that they had to move out by the end of 2016. To commemorate one of the oldest housing estates in...
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Black ribbon commemorating Lee Kuan Yew gets color redesign
The familiar sombre icon of a black ribbon with the silhouette of the late Lee Kuan Yew's face has now been recreated with a color change — red with the five stars and crescent imprinted. The creator...
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Commemorate 50 years of Singapore's rock music scene in exhibition at The...
The Sing50 concert may have 50 Steinway pianos as well as a bevy of orchestra musicians, rappers and choir singers in a bid to promote homegrown music, but here's something a little more to the ground...
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13 signs you grew up in East Coast
Got a tip? Send it to us at singapore@coconuts.co. Joo Chiat, Katong, Marine Parade, Siglap. If you call one of these neighbourhoods home, you’ll remember that… 1. PARKWAY PARADE WAS A WONDERLAND...
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Tidal pisses people off, but music streaming services in Singapore are unfazed
When celebrities gather, people pay attention. And the latest gathering of famous musicians, headed by Sean Carter (Jay Z), managed to get people’s attention for an event that wasn’t even about awards...
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Lee Kuan Yew's famous red box now on display at National Museum
Looks like the late Lee Kuan Yew's red ministerial box made it into the memorial exhibition for the founding Prime Minister at the National Museum of Singapore. The artifact surfaced into prominence...
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Amos Yee's arrest draws polarizing sentiments
Infamous teenager Amos Yee sparked waves of fury by Singaporeans across the country last week when he uploaded a video of himself going on an anti-Lee Kuan Yew rant a day before the State Funeral. He...
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House of Placards: Two men arrested for protesting outside Istana
Two men, aged 24 and 25, have been apprehended for staging a small protest outside the Istana last Saturday afternoon. Donning identical red sweatshirts and blue jeans while carrying signs that read...
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Gondola capsizes in the indoor canal of Marina Bay Sands shopping mall
Oh dear, how embarrassing. An indoor gondola ride along the canal of Marina Bay Sands shopping centre turned from a gentle ride into an unexpected swimming exercise when one of the vessels flipped over...
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Parents are to blame — local funnyman Gurmit Singh weighs in on Amos Yee
Showbiz big shots they may be, but local funnyman Gurmit Singh is a father to teenage children too, and he weighed in on the affairs of 16-year-old Amos Yee, who was arrested and charged for making...
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Gruesome accident involving SMRT bus leaves elderly woman's toes amputated
The serene locale of Woodlands Town Garden became a scene of a horrifying accident when an elderly woman fell off a bus at the park's bus stop and ripped her feet into shreds of flesh and bone. The...
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M1 customers are receiving threatening letters for illegally downloading...
Is downloading movies illegally really a safe thing to do? It doesn’t seem so. A forumer on HardwareZone has shared that he has been sent a threatening letter demanding damages for illegally...
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Over $1.6m donated to various causes in memory of Lee Kuan Yew
Following the passing of the nation's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, his family politely requested no wreaths, flowers or condolence advertisement while all donations received have gone to the...
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Netizens photoshop faraway destinations on SMRT signs
Though it may have initially began as a glitch in the system, netizens and intrepid photo editors have doctored images of SMRT train service notifications to travel as far as the Chinese provinces. A...
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Charlie Lim, Inch Chua and The Great Spy Experiment to star in Esplanade...
Educate yourself with a firm injection of good old Singapore-made music this June when homegrown label Riot! Records presents a triple-bill of their artistes live at the Esplanade Concert Hall....
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Overwhelming interest for LKY memorial exhibition prompts National Museum to...
The memorial exhibition dedicated to the late Lee Kuan Yew has been drawing thousand of visitors to the National Museum since his passing two weeks ago, and they're planning to extend visiting hours...
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Former China tour guide Yang Yin struck out of wealthy widow's will
It's the final blow to shady former China tour guide Yang Yin — he has been struck out of the will of wealthy 88-year-old widow Chung Khin Chun. He and Chung had met while she was on a trip to...
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Lee Kuan Yew's daughter lashes out at Western media in written tribute to her...
Dr. Lee Wei Ling — the only daughter of the nation's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew — has penned a touching tribute to her father on The Straits Times, thanking all who braved the elements to bid...
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ACRES survey reveals strong animal welfare sentiments among Singaporeans
Despite the crackdown by the authorities on the population of stray animals littered around this urban jungle, a survey conducted by the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) revealed...
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