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Opening Soon: Co-working space to harness women's power
Opening this month is a co-working women's-only space called Woolf Works. Founder and full-time mother Michaela Anchan was inspired by author and modernist Virginia Woolf, and hopes that this will...
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'Gordon Ramsay of India' opening first Singapore restaurant this week
Photo: Chef Abhijit Saha in his Bangalore restaurant, Caperberry; Nilotpal Baruah for Business Today Award-winning Bangalore chef Abhijit Saha, often lauded as the "Gordon Ramsay of India" is taking...
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Singapore Botanic Gardens voted best park in Asia for second time
The results of TripAdvisor's 2014 Traveller's Choice Awards is out, and the Singapore Botanic Gardens is once again Asia's best park. The park, which hopes to register as a UNESCO World Heritage Site,...
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Outdoor movie screening festival Films at the Fort is back
If you’ve always thought that the hallowed ground of Fort Canning Park was best suited for something a little more cultured than sweaty mosh pits, then Films at the Fort is right up your alley....
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Video: 12 World Cup problems Singaporeans face
OK so maybe not all of them are Singapore specific, but most are — especially if you count the God forsaken screening schedule and the fact that Singapore's in the middle of one of the biggest...
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Study conducted on NUS undergrads proves betting behaviour linked to genes
Want to make a bet? The answer probably lies in your genes. Researchers said Monday that a study of more than 200 people has shown that genetics plays a big role in how a person acts when it comes to...
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Derrick Carter playing at The Butter Factory this Thursday
One of the stalwarts of House music Derrick Carter, will be taking over the decks at The Butter Factory (1 Fullerton Rd., 6333-8243) this Thursday (June 19). As part of Martell's Elegantology Nights,...
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Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley and Go West in Singapore next month
80s Brit pop stars Go West and Tony Hadley, lead singer of Spandau Ballet, will be performing in Singapore on July 26, 8pm. The double bill concert will happen at The Coliseum, Hard Rock Hotel in...
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First guests revealed for this year's Singapore Toy, Game and Comic Convention
Photo: What Spiderman would look like if he went on a fast food diet, imagined by STGCC guest Alex Solis The Singapore Toy, Game and Comic Convention (STGCC) is returning Sep. 6 — 7 at the Marina Bay...
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Japanese Film Festival back in Singapore with focus on Kon Ichikawa
First held in 1983 and every year since 1999, the Japanese Film Festival is among Singapore’s longest running celebrations of cinema. Jointly organised by the Singapore Film Society and the Embassy of...
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Whisky lovers — important event happening in October
Some might say that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but to drinkers who love their drams, it’s whenever Whisky Live takes place. This year, that date is Oct. 25 and the venue will...
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Smart lighter QuitBit proves popular in Singapore
Pre-orders for the world's first smart lighter QuitBit have begun, and while half are coming from the US, the other half that's coming from the rest of the world is made up significantly of Singapore...
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Video: Singapore fashion journalist talks wearing Fall/Winter in a decidedly...
About Look See: "What are you wearing?" This Coconuts TV series launched in June, 2014 asks this important question of fashionable folks on the streets Asia's big cities. Rohaizatul Azhar Gurung or...
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Singaporeans guilty of UK match-fixing plot
Two Singaporean businessmen and a footballer were found guilty on Tuesday of involvement in a match-fixing conspiracy targeting English lower league games. Businessmen Chann Sankaran, 33, and Krishna...
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Water Everywhere: Natural phenomenon spotted again, Jem suffers yet another...
Water's going on?! (Heh.) Some not so common observations were made in the island nation of Singapore today, one the product of mother nature and the other, well, we honestly don't know anymore. A...
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Palm Oil: What's in a (condo) name?
Palm Oil is Jason Gagliardi's nutty, well-lubricated take on the best and worst of times in Asia's sibling rival cities: Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Singapore. My secret theory on the naming of brands,...
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It's time for the 2014 Coconuts Singapore Reader Survey!
It's been an eventful 2014 so far at Coconuts Singapore. A year that saw the passing away of Auntie Cineleisure (RIP), a viral video of Singlish-speaking fighter pilots, and the invention of a website...
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Singapore super club Zouk may shut down for good
Last month, we reported that Singapore super club Zouk may move out of its Jiak Kim Street location after 23 years. The story has turned, but unfortunately for clubgoers and long-standing fans, not...
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Philippine embassy in Singapore requests action against 'Blood Stained' blogger
A statement on their website reveals the Philippine embassy in Singapore has been in contact with the government about making the person behind Blood Stained Singapore accountable for a recent racist...
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Russia's Gazprom lists in Singapore, taps Asian investors
Russian energy giant Gazprom began trading on the Singapore stock exchange on Tuesday, with the company seeking to tap Asian investors following a massive gas deal with China. The Singapore Exchange...
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