New lease secures 20 years of Singapore art at annual Venice Biennale
For the next 20 years, there will always be a spot to showcase the works of Singaporean artists in the historic Arsenale complex as part of the yearly Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition....
View ArticleWatch out druggies, Jackie Chan is Singapore's first celebrity anti-drug...
Don't do drugs kids, or Jackie Chan will come down hard to whoop your ass — the Hong Kong action movie star (and rumored Singaporean Permanent Resident) is officially Singapore's first celebrity...
View ArticleStreet art and live music literally under the bridge in 'Off The Rails'
Got walls, haz street art. Two walls and a sheltered space beneath the Commonwealth viaduct structure on 369 Commonwealth Avenue is being turned into an "independent" street art space by the National...
View ArticleVideo: Ya ya papaya cyclist gets hit by taxi while swerving through traffic;...
Motorists often throw shade on taxi drivers for their sometimes questionable driving techniques that include switching lanes and stopping abruptly to attend to hailing customers — but for this...
View ArticleEast-West Line train services momentarily delayed after woman's leg slips...
People really need to be careful when boarding trains; that tiny gap in between the platform and the carriage is actually big enough to slip into, as this unfortunate woman learned yesterday morning at...
View ArticleIrony alert: Some of Singapore's tastiest Thai street food can be found at......
Singapore is riddled with mediocre Thai restaurants. Establishments where translucent and tasteless shrimp, most likely caught by slaves, swim in sad and inauthentic sauces below clichéd elephant...
View ArticleMan jailed for stealing friend's car, going on drug-fueled joyride and...
Oh the things that people do when they get high. In a drug-induced haze, a man waited until his friend fell asleep, stole his car and lead the police on a merry chase across the Pan-Island Expressway...
View ArticleSingapore International Film Festival to return this November; film...
Following a resoundingly successful run last year after a two-year hiatus, the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) will be making its triumphant return for its 26th edition this year in...
View ArticleAwesome Deal: BTO flats now come with complimentary mushroom growth
Assuaging fears of Singapore becoming a barren, flora-free city-state, it seems that HDB has installed next-level measures in new flats to ensure that we'll never go hungry once technology finally...
View ArticleStraits Times Review switches name to States Times Review to sidestep SPH's...
Following the uproar raised by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) group and the inevitable legal tangle that might occur, the new socio-political website Straits Times Review — run by former The Real...
View ArticleSpecial aerobatic flypast to be performed at National Day Parade in honour of...
Folks might not have been able to catch the Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) Black Knights during the State Funeral procession for Lee Kuan Yew due to poor weather, but the Republic's official...
View Article3 weeks jail and $2k fine for 22-year-old flasher
A young man has been sentenced to three weeks in jail and a fine of $2,000 for exposing himself to four girls and insulting the modesty of another girl in Bishan. The Straits Times reports that...
View ArticleNew DFS duplex at Changi Airport offers two storeys of wine, spirits,...
Pre-flight jitters getting you down? Why not stroll into the new two-storey DFS duplex and get a drink or two while you're at it? Changi Airport Terminal 3 welcomed DFS' new wines and spirits flagship...
View ArticleYee aware of offensive nature of videos, but did it to spark discussion about...
As the second day of Amos Yee's trial takes place in state court today, it has been revealed why the 16-year-old feels strongly against religion, which led him to making offensive statements against...
View ArticleSAF regular gets 6 months in jail and caning for molesting teen at Rivervale...
A young Singapore Armed Forces regular has been sentenced to six months in prison and three strokes of the cane yesterday for being a total perv when he molested a student at a multi-storey carpark....
View ArticleIndian Heritage Centre opens in Little India as Singapore's first museum...
Honestly, what took them so long? The Indian Heritage Centre was just opened yesterday to pay tribute to the Indian community of Singapore. The $21 million centre was launched by Prime Minister Lee...
View Article50% discount off admission across all Wildlife Reserves Singapore attractions...
In celebration of the nation's jubilee birthday, jewels of Singapore's tourist attraction crown are offering major discounts on admission tickets — 50 percent off entry charges at Jurong Bird Park,...
View ArticleGIC to buy stake in Hutchison Whampoa's UK mobile units
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC is tying up with four other companies to invest 3.1 billion pounds (USD4.8 billion) for a 33 per cent stake in Hutchison Whampoa's British mobile telecom business....
View ArticleMan jailed for trying to record footage of female colleague in toilet by...
Never underestimate the idiocy of depravity. A man thought he could get away with voyeuristic endeavour by hiding his phone in a toilet mop to record a female colleague in the loo, but his plan was...
View ArticleAre you smarter than a 2-year-old? This Singaporean kid has an IQ of 142
Here's a fact that should totally make your Friday — 2-year-old Elijah Catalig might very well be smarter than you. With an IQ of 142, little Catalig is the youngest member of Mensa Singapore, The...
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