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Major Ouch: Woman stumbles on Lavender MRT Station escalator and tumbles all...
Falling down a flight of stairs is already pretty painful, but falling down an escalator surely must be triple the hurt with all those sharp edges and stuff. Pray that you never go through this...
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Australia-based socio-political website Straits Times Review launched in wake...
As proof that you really can't permanently censor anything on the internet, a former editor of The Real Singapore (TRS) has launched a new socio-political site called the Straits Times Review following...
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5 ways polyclinics cut down atrocious waiting time
The wait at polyclinics used to be a real bitch. But it has improved markedly — 4.6 per cent customer satisfaction points, according to the latest Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore. In more...
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700 imitation women's bags and wallets from China seized by Singapore Customs
Singapore Customs seized a huge haul of counterfeit goods today — 700 imitation women's bags and wallets to be exact, all of which were imported from China. The Straits Times reports that they were...
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Singaporean passengers stranded in Clark Airport
This is hell for the airline's PR people — but even more so for its Singaporean passengers. Lightning struck the radar system of Diosdado Macapagal Internatinal Airport, also known as Clark Airport, in...
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Graciousness, kindness and courtesy among Singaporeans have improved,...
How the hell does one measure graciousness? Apparently there's such a thing called the Graciousness Index and apparently graciousness in Singapore has improved, according to the Singapore Kindness...
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155 GP clinics offering free Pap smear screenings to raise awareness about...
As part of a campaign to raise awareness about gynaecological cancer, some clinics in Singapore will be providing free Pap smear screenings for women. The Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) announced...
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PM Lee's Sudoku solver goes viral
Now everyone in the world is going to think we're a nation of geeks! Just kidding. Nearly a month after the mind-bending Singapore high school maths problem went viral, the world is now talking about...
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Soft rock legends Michael Learns To Rock returning for Singapore show in July
Danish pop-rock band Michael Learns To Rock have enjoyed massive popularity worldwide during the 90s, but these days the trio have been continuing to enjoy their revived musical careers around Asia,...
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AirAsia offering SGD1 base fare tickets to Malaysia
Since the Singapore-KL High Speed Rail isn't happening until after 2020, we'll be needing more fare promotions like this. AirAsia is offering promotional base fares from SGD1 — excluding airport taxes...
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Amos Yee rejects deal: See psychiatrist, will lighten bail
Amos Yee was offered a deal today by prosecution: Continue seeing a psychiatrist and you won't need to report to the police every morning plus we'll lower your bail. As expected, the big bad blogger of...
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Artwork of the week: May 6, 2015
'Sitting' by Kamin Lertchaiprasert Find your way to enlightenment in Thai artist Kamin Lertchaiprasert’s installation, Sitting, at the Singapore Art Museum. The work consists of 366 carved wooden...
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Edward Snowden movie 'Citizenfour' showing at Endeavours Documentary Film...
Academy Award winner for best documentary Citizenfour will be shown in Singapore for the first time on May 14 during the Endeavour Documentary Film Festival at The Projector. The film. directed and...
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Le Cheap Gourmand: NTUC Fairprice's meat platter is the joie de vivre of...
Humans have hunted for meat 2 million years ago, and it continues to be so in our modern epoch. For our latest tumble down this well-seasoned rabbit hole that is our expedition into the heart of...
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Man with loan shark paraphernilia arrested on Lentor Avenue
This man should try his hand at being the next Banksy. Police have arrested a 20-year-old man for suspected involvement in loan shark harassment yesterday at 3:45am. At a road block along Lentor Avenue...
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AVA raid rescues macaque monkey and civet caged up at Hougang auto workshop
A raid conducted by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) managed to rescue a monkey and a civet which were caged up at a car workshop in Hougang. Following a tip-off from the Animal Concerns...
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DBS Bank to erect Singapore's first pop-up beach in the heart of Marina Bay
Pop-up stores? Sure. Pop-up ads? Annoying. Pop-up beaches? Whoa. That's exactly what DBS Bank plans to bring this June in the middle of Marina Bay — Singapore's first pop-up urban beach, complete with...
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Amos Yee pleads not guilty to 2 charges, third charge for his LKY statement...
Singapore's big bad blogger Amos Yee has pleaded not guilty to charges of making offensive or wounding remarks against Christianity and of circulating obscene imagery at the start of his two-day trial...
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Singapore Press Holdings furious over Straits Times Review's name, looking...
In the wake of The Real Singapore's closure last Sunday, new socio-political site Straits Times Review was quickly launched — and Singapore Press Holdings are furious over the parallels in name with...
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This is nuts: Soy and legumes don't trigger gout, say NUS study
Terrific news for people suffering from gout — it's okay to eat high-protein foods like tofu and peanuts after all! Happy? Raise your right hand (if you can). A study conducted by the National...
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