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Singapore gets first dibs on McDonald's x Hello Kitty plushies
McDonald's is celebrating Hello Kitty's 40th anniversary with the Hello Kitty Bubbly World series of plushies and Singapore fans are getting first dibs on 'em. The collection comes in six...
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Cabbie suspended after crashing into bar on East Coast Road
Photo: The Comfort DelGro taxi had gotten into an accident with another car before crashing into Georges Mad Bar & Grill; Channel NewsAsia The driver of a taxi that had gotten into an accident with...
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Local beauty buffs — you can now buy Sephora stuff online
Beauty buffs, listen up — Sephora's products are now available online for the first time in Singapore, via Zalora. Regional managing director of the highly successful e-commerce site Harry Markl, has...
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Singapore government ministers express disappointment over Philippine event...
Both Singapore's Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan Jin and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have publicly expressed their disappointment over the hatred that's been shown towards organisers of the...
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Video: Nothing happens as you've dreamt them, especially in the office
It's been awhile since we last shared a gag video on Coconuts Singapore! This one by — who else but — Wah! Banana is especially relevant now that the Good Friday long weekend is over. Oh, the harsh...
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Local indie bookstore launches sale to raise money for new shop space
Local favourite BooksActually wants to buy — not rent — a new shop space. To raise money for what is understood as a lofty dream considering the lavish property prices in Singapore, the independent...
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A Design Film Festival back in Singapore this September
A Design Film Festival will return for its fourth edition from September 5 — 14 at Shaw Lido. Twelve films with a focus on design and its subcultures will be screened over the nine days of the...
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Watch the late Yasmin Ahmad's last film ever, on Viddsee
There's just something about the late Malaysian director Yasmin Ahmad. Sure, many of her films, which touch on typically taboo topics such as cross-cultural relationships, religion and sex, ended up...
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Local polytechnics battling it out for Free Ice Cream Day
Local shopping app Carousell clearly wants to take their popularity to a whole new level. Not content with being the most popular mobile marketplace in the country, they've launched the Carousell Ice...
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TNI chief clarifies 'apology', Singapore defence minister urge all to move on
Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) chief General Moeldoko has clarified that the apology he had apparently made during an interview with Channel NewsAsia was to express regret that the name of the frigate...
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Baihakki Khaizan dropped by JDT due to lack of experience
Photo: Happier days - Baihakki Khaizan at last year's Malaysian Super League, which LionsXII won; LionsXII Facebook The Crown Prince of Johor has explained why Singapore footballer Baihakki Khaizan has...
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Hot post-rock fave Tortoise playing at Aliwal Arts Centre next month
Post-rock outfit Tortoise will be playing at the Aliwal Arts Centre on May 13. Formed in Chicago in 1990, Tortoise's almost entirely instrumental music — heavily influenced by dub, electronica, jazz,...
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ACM getting makeover, China Gallery will be expanded
The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) at Empress Place will undergo a makeover in phases from the second quarter of this year to the third quarter of 2015. Financially supported by Hong Leong...
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Singapore most religiously diverse country in the world: study
Singapore is the most religiously diverse country in the world, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center. The study deems a country more religiously-diverse if its population is more...
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Singapore has Southeast Asia's fastest internet
An infographic released by ASEAN DNA earlier this month reveals Singapore comes out tops in Southeast Asia in terms of internet speed. According to ASEAN DNA, the report ranking 13 countries around...
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Police say Philippine Independence event organisers haven't applied for permit
Singapore police have clarified that as of 10am on April 22, no permit application has been received for the 116th Philippine Independence Celebration, which is scheduled for June 8 at Ngee Ann City....
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Something ultra exciting and super garang is brewing in the Singapore tech scene
Passionate about the user experience? The UXSG (officially User Experience Singapore, but it's being tagged Ultra Excited Super Garang this year) Conference is happening again in Singapore from October...
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CentreStage: Bad boys of upcoming Comedy Fringe make fun of Coconuts and...
Singapore Comedy Fringe 2014 takes place from April 23 — 26 and one of the highlights of the festival is the Malaysian Mirth Mafia show on April 24. The godfather of Malaysian comedy, Harith Iskander...
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Three online e-cigg sellers nabbed
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) have seized 490 sets of e-cigarettes worth about $25,000 and captured three peddlers so far, two male and one female. The three, who had bought the products...
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LTA awards $1.15b contracts for Thomson and Eastern Region MRT lines
Photo: Entrance of Maxwell station; LTA The Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore has awarded about $1.15 billion worth of civil, as well as electrical and mechanical contracts, for work on the...
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