'Guardians of the Galaxy' cast coming to Singapore in two weeks
Stars of new Marvel movie Guardians of the Galaxy (GotG) Zoe Saldana (Gamora) and Dave Bautista (Drax the Destroyer), together with director James Gunn, will be making appearances in Singapore From...
View ArticleStephen Wang: There' something very cool about people saying, 'I'm a Coconuts...
Earlier this year at tech startup conference Echelon, the man best known for co-founding online networks Rotten Tomatoes and Alivenotdead Stephen Wang, talked to Coconuts Singapore about the makings of...
View ArticleJapanese golf course operator tees up for IPO in Singapore
A Japanese golf course operator said Monday it is planning a public listing in Singapore, aiming to raise up to SGD782 million (USD626 million) through an initial public offering. Accordia Golf Trust...
View ArticleHappening This Weekend: 90% off Dr Denim, Jeffrey Campbell, Sifr, Superga and...
Percentile, a mega sale featuring brands stocked in Singapore's multi-label stores, is back this weekend at the *SCAPE Ground Theatre. From Jul. 12 — 13, noon — 8pm, you can enjoy up to 90% off over...
View ArticleNo happy ending for Filipino who thought she'd found her dream man in MRT
In December last year, we reported that a Harlene Azuela was looking for her "dream man", someone she'd spotted in the MRT, and later, having dinner at Piedra Negra on Haji Lane. Her story and video...
View Article2NE1's Dara was in Singapore recently for a concert, but that's not all she did
Last weekend, K-pop girl group 2NE1 performed a solo concert in Singapore, part of their second world tour, All or Nothing. But member and self-proclaimed 'director of communications' Sandara Park...
View ArticleCameroon FA to probe World Cup fix claim
Photo: Singaporean Wilson Raj Perumal at the Lapland district court in Rovaniemi, June 9, 2011. He was at the centre of a match-fixing investigation that rocked the Finnish football league, and was...
View ArticleSingapore gambler denies World Cup fixing link
Photo: Singaporean Wilson Raj Perumal at the Lapland district court in Rovaniemi, June 9, 2011; AFP / Kaisa Siren Notorious Singapore match-fixer Wilson Perumal on Tuesday denied he had predicted the...
View ArticleSIA to stop transporting shark fins
With effect from Aug. 1, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will no longer accept the carriage of shark fin. This was revealed by the airline's vice-president of public affairs Nicholas Ionides, to the South...
View ArticleFIFA lets Cameroon lead in matchfixing probe
Photo: Portuguese referee Pedro Proenca Oliveira Alves Garcia (R) issues a red card to Cameroon's midfielder Alexandre Song (L) after a challenge on Croatia's forward Mario Mandzukic (out of frame)...
View ArticleSingapore's internet speed among fastest in Asia
Singapore's internet speed is among the fastest in Asia, according to Akamai's latest quarterly State of the Internet report. The United States based online content delivery network has placed...
View Article38-year-old fined for Man City-Arsenal coffee shop clash
38-year-old Lim Leng Hwee has been fined $4,000 for attacking Roger Lian Yong Hong with a metal pole and hitting his head, causing swelling and a cut on his forehead. Lian, a Manchester City fan, had...
View ArticleBest location ever for Krispy Kreme's third outlet in Singapore
Photo: Queue at the opening of Krispy Kreme's second Singapore outlet at Raffles Place. The doughnut company's flagship is at Tangs Orchard; Singapore Krispy Kreme Facebook It's a bird, it's a plane,...
View ArticleSingapore Changi Airport releases video preview of Terminal 4
The Singapore Changi Airport has been hard at work churning out updates for the, well, @fansofchangi. On top of announcing the opening of the city's third Krispy Kreme outlet, the award-winning...
View Article"Wow, really?" Tan Ngiap Heng responds to 'The Wire' journalist that wanted...
The lax use of creative property continues to be a point of discussion in Singapore. On June 30, performing arts visual extraordinaire Tan Ngiap Heng posted a screenshot of his online conversation...
View ArticleCoconuts Hot Spot: Potato Head Folk
When even the most eclectic establishments seem to draw their ideas from a contrived guide to being quirky, it’s easy to get a bit cynical every time a new “creative” café or cocktail bar opens up. But...
View ArticleEpicurean Market at Marina Bay Sands back in September
Photo: Chef Nancy Silverton of Mozza at Epicurean Market 2013 Marina Bay Sands' (MBS) celebrity-studded food and wine fair is back, this time in the midst of the F1 Grand Prix flurry. Happening Sep....
View ArticleLaunching Tomorrow: Fly Entertainment strips down karaoke bar to bare minimum
Many of you probably don't know it yet, but local entertainment magnate Irene Ang has stripped down her upper class karaoke bar concept at 95 Club Street and turned it into a whole new thing. A whole...
View ArticleVideo: Flying airplanes never looked so amazing
A year ago, runway photographer Milton Tan, a self-confessed fantasy landscape lover, produced a time-lapse film called Air Traffic, featuring airplanes flying to and from the Singapore Changi Airport....
View ArticleNo proof Perumal fixed Cameroon-Croatia game: FIFA
Photo: Cameroon's Alex Song being carded by the referee at June 18's game, a move Der Spiegel said Perumal had predicted; AFP / Emmanuel Dunand FIFA said Wednesday it had received no evidence of...
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