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More Singaporeans are A-okay with talking about death
It seems that Singaporeans are getting increasingly willing to broach the traditionally taboo topic of death. While only half of the respondents of a recent Lien Foundation survey have actually spoken...
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Singapore agrees to share bank data in tax evasion crack down
Forty-seven countries signed up Tuesday to automatically share bank data, including key financial centres Singapore and Switzerland, the OECD said, in what has been touted as a major step towards...
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Yoga Movement launching third outlet in Dhoby Ghaut this month
Things are looking great for Yoga Movement, a no-fuss-no-muss studio chain founded by local singer Alicia Pan. They've decided to open a third outlet to join their existing studios in Clarke Quay and...
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Video: More live music in the MRT train — is this a cry for help?
It's become quite trendy these days for musicians to lug their instruments onto the MRT train and play a ditty or two on their way someplace else. The most recent group to have jumped on the bandwagon...
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Coca-Cola drone delivery stunt calls attention to Singapore migrant workers
“Happiness from the skies” was delivered to migrant workers in Singapore courtesy of Coca-Cola in a viral video promotional stunt released May 5 on Youtube. Cans of Coke – festooned with messages of...
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CEO Malcolm Rodrigues reveals MyRepublic aiming for IPO in 2017
In a fireside chat that happened this morning at Startup Asia 2014, CEO and co-founder Malcolm Rodrigues, opened up about his plans for the city's alternative fibre broadband service company,...
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Chinese star Angelababy in Singapore for filming of 'Agent 47'?
Chinese actress, model and singer Angela Yeung, or Angelababy as she's better known, may be in Singapore right now for the filming of Agent 47. According to pop culture website Geek Crusade, the star...
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CPF Minimum Sum goes up to $155,000 from July
A joint statement by the Central Provident Fund (CPF) and Ministry of Manpower (MOM) released today reveals the CPF Minimum Sum, a clause in the retirement scheme formulated by the Singapore...
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Stuff of Nightmares: Housewife bitten by python hiding in condo toilet
A 34-year-old housewife is now traumatised after having been bitten by a python hiding in the toilet of her Eunosville condominium apartment. On Labour Day, two days after a reticulated python was...
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Six things you can do that are wayyy better than making traffic offenders famous
A Caucasian man driving a red Vespa is the latest to be attacked by the local community for offensive road behaviour. In a 41-second video shared on blogs Singapore Reckless Drivers and The Real...
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Research: Sure we're expensive, but we're not miserable
Singapore may be one of the most expensive cities to live in, but it also happens to be one of the least miserable. The republic was ranked 87 out of 89 countries — number one being the worst — with a...
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YouTube stars Kurt Schneider and Sam Tsui back in Singapore this June
One-man choir Sam Tsui and his medley buddy Kurt Schneider will be back in Singapore this June as part of their second Asia Tour as a pop duo. Expect to hear new originals and more creative covers at...
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Korean foodie musical 'Cookin' Nanta' returns this July
We don't know about you, but food always gets to us. Food in theatre? Magical. So we're super excited that iconic Korean production Nanta (Cookin') is coming back to Singapore, two years after their...
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SIA to launch premium economy class next year
Photo: SIA's newly improved economy class seats, which are said to have more personal space and legroom, SIA Facebook Singapore Airlines (SIA) is about to join the likes of Cathay Pacific and Garuda in...
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Guggenheim touring exhibition arrives in Singapore this Saturday
Opening this Saturday, May 10 and showing through July 20 at the Centre for Contemporary Arts of Gillman Barracks is No Country, the first touring exhibition of the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art...
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5 things about Singapore toilets that surprised a Ninja Girl
Yuri from Ninja Girls, a popular blog about the Lion City from the female Japanese perspective, recently named five features of Singapore's public toilets that have given her a bit of a 'culture...
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Do Good Friday: Participate in a brainstorming session with...
About Do Good Friday: Making time for some give-back in the coming week, but don't know what to do? Break out of your usual TGIF 'eureka' moment every once in awhile to check what's buzzing in the...
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AW: mrbrown sings "thank you to the mothers of the world" in video for mom
If this isn't sweet, we don't know what is — see Singapore's godfather of blogging like you've never see him before as he croons to self-penned "A Mother Knows You the Very Best", in celebration of May...
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Video: Behind-the-scenes with Singapore's first pita bread manufacturer
About InstaKitchen: On Instakitchen, Coconuts TV asks cooks in Southeast Asia to show us how they make their signature dish for a quick two-minute video. It's fast-paced and fun. Bon appétit! In...
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Bag check guard threatens to fine maid for drinking H20, takes $10 as bribe
The Straits Times reported today that a 22-year-old security officer has been charged in court with one count of corruption, for accepting 'coffee money'— a whole 10 bucks — from a domestic helper,...
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