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Woohoo: Singapore gets seven long weekends next year
Always wanted to visit Boracay? Need off days for birthday, wedding planning? Standby cue for major whoop — the Ministry of Manpower has released the public holiday schedule for next year and it's...
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Singapore has most 'X factor' in Asia
Singapore has emerged in joint third place with Paris in a global ranking of international cities, which classifies them by their “X factor” for real estate investors. Released today by property...
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Changes to Copyright Act a warning to websites that rip off content
Websites that indiscriminately rip off content online will be blocked, if proposed amendments to the Copyright Act are passed later this year. The proposed changes aim to empower rights holders to...
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STB defends lame promo video, says Filipinos like it
The Singapore Tourism Board's (STB) executive director for communications and industry marketing Oliver Chong released a statement today, seemingly defending the promotional video that went viral...
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GrabTaxi secures over $10 million in additional funding, this time from...
Third-party taxi booking app GrabTaxi has secured over $10 million in additional funding from Temasek-owned subsidiary Vertex Venture. The unspecified eight-figure amount will not only contribute to...
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Singapore offers ASEAN neighbours use of crisis control centre based in Changi
Singapore has offered its Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) neighbours the use of its Changi Command and Control (C2) Centre as a regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief...
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'Honey, look!' gets spoofed and a similarly lame video by MDA you missed
Can't get enough of that lame Singapore Tourism Board video? It's already been taken down from the official YouTube channel, but you can still watch it here and of course there are spoofs: SGAG user...
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Le Noir - The cirque style theatrical smash hit returns
After a successful run in 2013, the cirque-style show Le Noir will return to the MasterCard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands from June 7. Featuring a world class cast of acrobats, musicians, comedians and...
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Arts and community organisations will occupy revamped Leisure Park Kallang
Three Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWO) and one Arts Institution of a Public Character (IPC) will occupy the revamped Leisure Park Kallang. Breast Cancer Foundation Singapore, Life Community...
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Possible locations for Singapore terminal of high-speed rail revealed
The Singapore - Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail link will likely run between the island’s western region or its city centre to Sungai Besi. In a meeting between the countries' two leaders on Monday,...
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Milan say majority share not for sale, despite rumours of Singapore...
Photo: Peter Lim smiling in his condominium; AFP / Getty Images AC Milan vice-president Barbara Berlusconi insisted Monday the Serie A giants were not for sale, following reports from Spain that Asian...
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17 made-in-Singapore downloads Apple's featuring on the App Store
One of the featured sections on the Apple App Store this week is dedicated to highlighting some of Singapore’s very own iPhone apps. It seems natural for us to highlight them here as well: 1. Carousell...
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27-year-old jailed and fined for rubbing groin on woman's face
A 27-year-old man received a one-day jail sentence and $2000 fine for rubbing his groin on a woman's face. The obscene act was commited by Ho Jue Ting Anodas at the al fresco dining area of a...
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Survey: 80% of Singaporeans wish to die at home
Despite the fact that only 27 percent of all deaths occurred at home last year, a new survey has revealed that 77 percent of Singaporeans wish to breathe their last breath at home. Commissioned by the...
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Starhub launches Crowdtivate for Asia-based entrepreneurs
Starhub has launched a beta version of Crowdtivate (watch video below), an online social platform aimed at helping local and Asia-based entrepreneurs and artists develop and realise their innovative...
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Major Ang Mo Kio accident kills motorcyclist, four others injured
A motorcyclist was killed in a major accident involving six vehicles in Ang Mo Kio yesterday morning (watch video below). The 22-year-old Malaysian man was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene...
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Get your shoes tattooed at Robinsons Orchard this weekend
Head on down to Robinsons Orchard this weekend to get your shoes tattooed. In its first ever Shoe Fair, Robinsons is bringing down a team of Oliver Sweeney tattoo artistes from the UK to treat shoppers...
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This Korean rice porridge product contains bacteria that may cause fatigue,...
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has recalled the sale of Yangban Korean-made rice porridge with abalone. The porridge product is found to contain a type of bacteria that...
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Introducing the Coconuts App: Fast and delicious, guaranteed to keep you...
Do you demand an app for everything? It's probably the most common complaint request we hear: "When the heck is Coconuts going to have an app?" Well guess what? Now there's an app for that. Some of you...
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Starhub partners Samsung for next-generation set-top boxes
Starhub has inked a partnership with electronics giant Samsung Electronics to produce its next-generation cable TV set-top boxes. The first of three Samsung HD (high-definition) Interactive set-top...
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