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Singapore International Film Festival to make bumper comeback
After a two-year hiatus from Singapore’s arts and entertainment scene, the Singapore International Film Festival is bracing itself for a grand comeback to mark its 25th edition at the end of 2014.Tags:...
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Photos: A whopping number of contraband cigarettes seized in two operations
Officers from the Singapore Customs seized a total of 17,638 cartons and eight packets of cigarettes after mounting two operations on Nov. 27 and Dec. 3 — the second largest haul of contraband...
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Singapore banks told to boost security after data theft
Singapore's central bank has called on financial institutions to tighten up cyber security after a database on elite customers of Standard Chartered Bank was compromised.Police confirmed Friday that...
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Video: These guys may be the next action heroes
Remember how we were so amazed at the best fighting sequence ever made in Singapore?Here's another video by the same production group and true enough, they did not fail to entertain us this time too....
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Singapore 30th most expensive city to live in
Singapore may be the the safest country for raising kids but it is also the 30th most expensive city in the world according to expatriates.Based on the findings of a survey done by ECA International,...
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Photos & videos: Rioting in Little India
Violence broke out at the junction of Race Course Road and Hampshire Road on Dec. 8 at 9:23pm.Tags: news
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Official from SPF: Riot involving 400 broke out after fatal traffic accident...
The SIngapore Police Force has released an official statement via their Facebook page, about 20 minutes before the press conference for the rioting in Little India: Tags: news
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In other news: Photo of another damaged police car in Jurong circulating
Real or not?This photo was found floating around on Facebook and Twitter, moments after the police announce Little India is under control. Tags: news
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Andy Lau interested to work with local filmmakers
Hong Kong actor and film producer Andy Lau has expressed his interest to work with Singapore filmmakers, but also said that he has little chance to do so due to his commitments back in Hong Kong.Lau...
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River Safari now complete with Amazing River Quest boat ride
Wildlife Reserves Singapore announced the launch of its final instalment for the River Safari — the Amazon River Quest boat ride — on Dec. 7.The slow boat ride that lasts about 12 to 15 minutes lets...
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Cops patrolling a lane at 1am next to Race Course Road in Singapore's Little India, after riots broke out when a bus hit a pedestrian. Just 100 yards away from some of the worst rioting, police came...
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Thai chicken allowed into Singapore again
Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry has allowed the import of frozen chicken from Thailand, after lifting a ban it oversaw nine years ago due to the avian flu epidemic.The decision came about...
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Video: YouTube stars Sam Tsui and Kurt Schneider's 2013 pop medley shot in...
YouTube stars Sam Tsui and Kurt Schneider have put together a medley of 2013's biggest hit songs and shot a music video for it, right here in Singapore. The music video is set against the delicious...
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Lui Tuck Yew looking into reducing liquor licenses and marking drinking areas...
Minister for Transport and member of parliament for Moulmein-Kallang GRC Lui Tuck Yew posted a statement on his Facebook page stating that there is a need to look thoroughly into how big a role alcohol...
View ArticleSquare Moon, a long-awaited play about detention without trial in Singapore,...
After a 26-year absence from the Singapore theatre scene and months of hold-ups and deferments, playwright and director Wong Souk Yee and Chng Suan Tze are finally set to raise the curtains for the...
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Legoland owner to open Madame Tussauds wax museum in Sentosa next year
The world's second-largest visitor attractions operator Merlin Entertainments will open the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Singapore at Sentosa Island's Imbiah Lookout in 2014. The company that also...
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DLT1 free till Jan. 1, subsequent fares same as that of NEL and CCL
The newly-opened Downtown Line 1 (DTL1) rail network will be free for all commuters till Jan. 1, 2014.Additionally, the Public Transport Council (PTC) has announced that fares for the DTL1 will be the...
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NEW on Coconuts TV: Five questions with cast of Notre Dame de Paris
Heart-wrenching musical Notre Dame de Paris opens next week in Singapore. Will you go see it? We were so excited we decided we had to chat up lead cast Matt Laurent (Quasimodo) and Alessandra Ferrari...
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Video: Handphone theft in Chong Pang?
Was anyone around when this happened?We are not sure of the exact time this incident took place but it seems as though it took place concurrently with yesterday's riot in Little India.Tags: news
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LEGO model of Marina Bay Sands now on sale
Adding to its growing Architect and Landmark series, LEGO has created a replica model of Moshe Safdie's Marina Bay Sands, focusing on the three hotel towers and the boat-shaped Sands Skypark that sits...
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