Court issues City Harvest pastor warning for insinuating tweets
The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) issued a statement on Tuesday (June 3) to City Harvest Church (CHC) pastor Tan Kim Hock, warning him of the libellous nature of two of the posts on his Twitter...
View ArticlePM Lee addresses freedom of speech for first time since launching lawsuit...
Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong has remained relatively quiet since sueing blogger Roy Ngerng for defamation, that is until now — when he recently shared an article by the Financial Times (FT) on...
View Article1,560 SingPass accounts breached
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) revealed in a press conference yesterday that a total of 1,560 SingPass accounts have been cracked. SingPass is an access code created for...
View ArticleIstana website hacker charged and fined
43-year-old Delson Moo Hiang Kng was fined $8,000 today (June 5) for hacking the Istana website, says TODAY. He'd admitted to launching a cross-site scripting attack on the website's Google search...
View ArticleBloomberg: Singapore entering dangerous debt level
Photo: A view of the financial district in Singapore on March 4, 2014. The soaring cost of cars and utilities as well as a strong currency have made Singapore the world's most expensive city, toppling...
View ArticleFive construction companies charged with unlawful employment practices
Photo: Labourers work at a construction site of an office building in Singapore on October 30, 2013; AFP / Roslan Rahman The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has charged five companies — JK Integrated Pte...
View ArticleVideo: The most unfortunate thing that can happen to a man on the MRT
Haresh from Ministry of Funny, one of Singapore's favourite comedy YouTube channels, reminds us in his latest video why many of us avoid taking the MRT during peak hours. Have you experienced this...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior, June 6-8
June isn't just for kids! Welcome to Weekend Warrior, a quick digest of the coolest happenings in Singapore Friday, June 6 Maad Pyjamas Check out handmade postcards, bookbinding demos, locally-made...
View ArticleCoconuts Hotspot: New-look Salt Grill & Sky Bar
Ask anyone what the best bird's eye viewing gallery in Singapore is and they're likely to name the Flyer, maybe even the Marina Bay Sands. But a windowside table at ION Orchard's Salt Grill & Sky...
View ArticleLOL: Singapore Foreign Minister reveals quirky consular requests
Singapore on Thursday urged its globetrotting citizens to avoid misusing consular services abroad, revealing "odd requests" including one man who demanded help to get a refund for bad sex. Foreign...
View ArticleMediaCorp to broadcast World Club 10s Rugby tournament
The new National Stadium will host its first ever event in the form of the World Club 10s Rugby tournament from June 21 to 22 and MediaCorp will broadcast all the action “live”. Channel NewsAsia...
View ArticleQatar Airways promo fares happening through June 22
Two-time Skytrax Airline of the Year Qatar Airways has moved to its new home at Hamad International Airport and it’s offering a housewarming special to travellers flying out of Singapore. You might not...
View ArticleFormer MAS director JY Pillay joins Vatican financial watchdog
Pope Francis on Thursday dismissed the Italian five-man board of the Vatican's Financial Information Authority and named new members including a woman for the first time and a former security adviser...
View ArticleMastercard launches digital wallet Masterpass in Singapore
With more merchants going online to leverage on the rise of online shopping and e-commerce in Singapore, Mastercard, of the world's leading online payment gateways, has launched its new MasterPass....
View ArticleSingapore's first Smart Work Centres now open in three residential areas
Singapore's first three Smart Work Centres, located in Geyland East Public Library, Jurong Regional Library and Toa Payoh Public Library, are now open. These alternative work spaces — a collaboration...
View ArticleNew MediShield Life to induce 'peace of mind against large healthcare bills...
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release yesterday that it supports a bunch of recommendations as submitted by the MediShield Life Review Committee (MLRC). Collectively called the...
View ArticleIndochine Waterfront restaurant closing end this month, unless you don't want...
The Indochine Waterfront restaurant at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) is closing for good on June 30. The space it currently occupies a stone's throw away from the museum entrance is expected to...
View ArticleTravis playing in Singapore in August as part of The Gathering
Scottish pop rock band Travis will be playing in Singapore as part of The Gathering music series on Aug. 1, 8pm. The renowned four-piece group will be playing their massive repertoire (seven albums in...
View ArticleConstruction workers resting under a tree make shocking discovery
Yesterday evening, construction workers resting under a tree near Outram Park MRT station noticed a heart carved into its stump and were studying it when they made a shocking discovery. According to...
View ArticleTemasek Holdings to buy quarter of health and beauty retailer AS Watson
Temasek Holdings has agreed to buy USD5.7 billion ($7.1 billion) worth of equity stake in the world's largest health and beauty retail chain A. S. Watson. The Singapore-based investment company hopes...
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