Nadya Hutagalung admits she left Singapore so her kids 'could be kids'
TV host, model and eco-activist Nadya Hutagalung has gone public about the reason she and her family have left Singapore. This is why we left Singapore. Kids need to be kids. The youth suicide rates...
View ArticleDoor scare forces Singapore Airlines jet to turn back
A Singapore Airlines flight to Hong Kong was forced to turn back to Singapore on Friday after pilots received a warning about a problem with a cargo door, the flag-carrier said. The Airbus A380...
View ArticleFive teens charged in court for PAP targeted graffiti
Photo: A worker painting over the graffiti in Toa Payoh; Channel NewsAsia Five 17-year-old males were charged in court today for their suspected involvement in the vandalism that occurred on Block 85A,...
View ArticleS-League stunner goal catches world's attention
Maybe the S-League isn't so boring after all? Indeed Fabian Kwok of S-League squad Geylang International scored a stunner of a half court volley goal recently that went viral worldwide. Watch it here:...
View ArticleVideo: Meet FightSaber, a Singapore-based group that takes Star Wars fandom...
About Subcultures: Uncover the more offbeat and unknown hobbies and interests of Southeast Asia through Coconuts TV's latest profile series. On a rooftop in Singapore, the glow of red and green...
View ArticleAFP: Sea row dominates Southeast Asian summit
Surging maritime tensions dominated a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders Sunday, with Vietnam calling on its regional neighbours for support in its worsening territorial dispute with China The...
View Article10 ways Victoria Beckham proves she belongs in Singapore
So, the super unf and over-achieving Victoria Beckham (wife of David Beckham, mother to four ridiculously handsome children, model, pop singer, fashion designer — geez) arrived in Singapore early on...
View ArticleAkon and Apl.de.ap speaking at Music Matters conference in Singapore next week
Akon and Apl.de.ap from the Black Eyed Peas will join other industry heavyweights at this year's All That Matters, an event in Singapore dubbed by Jason Mraz to be "TED meets SXSW", happening May 20 —...
View ArticleVideo: Motorcyclist gives 'blur' lady driver an education
When everything else fails, use sarcasm. Thanks for making our Monday, dude. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js =...
View ArticleStartup Asia: Xiaomi quashes rumours of employing scarcity strategy
Vice-president of low-cost smartphone maker Xiaomi Global Hugo Barra, spoke up for his company at Startup Asia last week. When asked if putting up a limited number of units that would eventually...
View ArticleNew secondary school textbook changes Singapore's history as we know it
Photo: 'Singapore and the Silk Road of the Sea' is a recent work of Professor John N. Miksic, who advised the government on the new secondary school textbook According to a new secondary school...
View ArticleYet another family forced to fork out big bucks for dinner at 'worst seafood...
A Filipino family on holiday in Singapore had to pay $1,186.20 for their dinner at the Forum Seafood Village Restaurant on Boat Quay last April. Their chilli crab dish alone, had cost them $707. In a...
View ArticleSex bloggers Alvivi headed to Singapore to film life story
A Malaysia report reveals that the infamous blogging couple Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee are travelling to Singapore to film a programme on their life story. The duo sometimes known as Alvivi retrieved...
View ArticleYoung PAP video gets flak for being 'all talk, no passion'
The People Action Party's (PAP) youth wing Young PAP released a video on April 23 seemingly encouraging members of the Republic to support the PAP as "the party for all Singaporeans". Since its...
View ArticleReal or Not? Dover MRT landscape breaks out into some serious pink
A photo shared on the Singapore Polytechnic's Twitter and Instagram pages became so popular, it put the tertiary institution on the trending list on May 9. The photo taken at the Singapore Maritime...
View ArticleNew adventures await as SilkAir adds flights to Kalibo and Mandalay
Constantly extending its reach to new niche destinations across Asia, SilkAir will be adding flights to two very different but equally exciting locations in the next month. First up on May 27, the...
View ArticleOrangutans and Mount Kinabalu: Sabah, Malaysia through a GoPro
“Welcome to the jungle,” the skinny kid with a backwards cap sneers as we walk past him and his friends. It’s late and we’re lost on a dark street in Sabah’s capital, Kota Kinabulu. Backwards cap and...
View ArticleSpotlight back on RWS as fourth show dolphin dies
One of the dolphins at Marine Life Park, a bottlenose called Sharmila, died on May 11. This is the fourth dolphin death reported so far that's been linked to Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), the last one...
View ArticleCool Beans: Dogs 'find temporary home' in IKEA Singapore
Aw, ain't that sweet. Home furnishings giant IKEA is partnering with local animal welfare groups Animal Lovers League and Save Our Street Dogs (SOSD) to reach out to more potential dog adopters via a...
View ArticleRamen Keisuke Tokyo set to open fifth outlet at Suntec City Mall
Chef Keisuke Takeda's ever on-demand ramen bowls will soon have a new home at Suntec City Mall. The theme for the chain's fifth outlet in Singapore has not been announced, but its opening is set for...
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