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Maori All Blacks playing friendly in Singapore in November
The famous "haka" war cry (watch it below) will soon be heard in Singapore when the Maori All Blacks arrive here to play against the Asia Pacific Dragons. The friendly game will be held at the National...
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Sports Hub screening World Cup semis and finals
Photo: Germany's and Brazil's flags are displayed next to the FIFA flag at The Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on Jul. 7, on the eve of the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final; AFP / Odd Andersen World...
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SKL0 mods OSIM uDiva massage chair into ultimate lazy man throne for charity
Artist Samantha Lo, better known as SKL0 or Sticker Lady after her high-profile brush with the law in 2012, has been hard at work. Other than painting tattoo-style watercolours and sculpting toys, the...
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Video: 8 friends you encounter when fasting in Ramadan
From now till Jul 27, Muslims in Singapore and around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by observing a dawn-to-dusk fast — that means no drinking, eating, smoking, not even sucking on a...
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Finally — an NDP music video that gives us the right kinda feels
Someone finally got it right. Looking in, modern-day Singapore seems like it has everything. But if there's any one time that the city needs to feel passion and patriotism, it is now. In terms of...
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SIA reminds passengers flying FRA-JFK to keep mobile phones switched on
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) have issued an advisory reminding passengers travelling their SQ26 flight to keep their mobile phones on during security screening. Failure to switch them on to prove their...
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Brace yourselves, Home Club regulars: Canvas Singapore opens this month
Before most of the Home Club faithful have finished mourning the closure of the venue, its spiritual successor Canvas Singapore will open its doors later this month with a soft launch on July 18 and a...
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Singapore anti-gambling ad falls flat after Germany win
An anti-gambling advert which featured a man putting his son's life savings on Germany winning the World Cup was widely panned by Singaporeans online Wednesday after it was shown during Brazil's...
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Football Kakis: Singapore resident holds 'World Cup screenings' for...
Football makes the world go round. It's apparent in Brazil and and also is in Singapore, the 6th nation most concerned about the World Cup. Patwant Singh of Channel NewsAsia watched this morning's...
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Geek Alert: Fill-the-bag deal at Paradigm Infinitum's warehouse sale...
Comic and game store Paradign Infinitum (PI) is holding a warehouse sale on Saturday, Jul. 12 at noon. There, you can attempt to stuff a plastic bag with graphic novels and game card sleeves, and if...
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Singapore concerned over returning Syrian jihadists
Photo: Civil war in Syria attracting an increasing number of jihadists from abroad; AFP Singapore on Wednesday expressed concern at the risk of militant attacks posed by local and foreign jihadists...
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New centre in Singapore focused on creative writing mastery
Centre 42 was officially launched on Jul. 7 at no. 42 Waterloo Street by the National Arts Council (NAC) in a ceremony attended by Singapore's Minister for Culture, Community & Youth (MCCY) Mr....
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World Cup boosts TV sales in football-mad Southeast Asia
Sales of flat panel televisions across Southeast Asia rose sharply in May as demand soared in the football-crazy region ahead of the World Cup, a report said Thursday. Nearly 957,000 units were sold...
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Singapore to stop issuing $10,000 note to deter money laundering
Singapore's central bank said Thursday it would stop issuing $10,000 notes to help deter money laundering, with critics complaining the note is the bill of choice for bribe-payers in neighbouring...
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Video: NCPG, here's something you can use when you finally pull that...
We don't know what their arrangement with mioTV is, but the Singapore National Council for Problem Gambling (NCPG) seriously needs to find a way to ax that public service ad that's been running all...
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Pirate Bay will soon be inaccessible in Singapore as government passes new law
In an ongoing effort to curb online piracy in Singapore, the country has just passed new amendments to its Copyright Act, which allows rights holders to apply to the courts for injunctions demanding...
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NLB cuts two children's titles that 'don't promote family...
On Jul. 8, the National Library Board (NB) removed two children's titles from their shelves following a complaint made by a member of the public, who claimed they 'don't promote family values'. And...
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NLB maintains 'pro-family stance', will not re-instate withdrawn...
It seems three, not two books have been taken off the shelves for not being 'family-friendly'. And Tango Makes Three and The White Swan Express made the local headlines on Jul. 7 when it was made known...
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Ermagad: Even Jimmy Fallon's spoofed the anti-gambling ad
Boy, does the local custom production scene need a jig or what? After the Singapore Tourism Board's Filipino-targeted TVC and an internal Young PAP video got called out for being lame and not much...
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GrabTaxi launches luxury car service in Singapore, charges flat fee
GrabTaxi, a popular taxi booking mobile app in Southeast Asia, has launched GrabCar, a luxury car service not unlike Uber. The complement, which allows customers to use the existing GrabTaxi app to...
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