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Singapore, Japan apply to run Super Rugby team
Super Rugby organisers SANZAR have confirmed their competition is set to expand into Asia with Japan and Singapore vying for the licence to run a team in 2016. The two countries best met the criteria...
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Brands in Singapore come under fire amid Gaza conflict
At least two international brands in Singapore are facing online vitriol for their supposed roles in the Israel-Palestine conflict in the Gaza Strip. The online attack began about a week ago for...
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Save the date, horse lovers — 'Cavalia' opens next month
Theatre spectacular Cavalia: A Magical Encounter Between Human and Horse opens Aug. 12 at Bayfront Avenue. In a nutshell, the 90-minute production spotlights the beautiful human-horse relationship...
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Verbal abuse of civil servants is not right: Shanmugam
Singapore's Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam has reminded Singaporeans that while civil servants are expected to treat the public with courtesy, the same should be applied to them. On...
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Videos: Singapore football sons live up to their name at World Youth Cup
Ilhan Fandi and Ryan Marc Tan are surely living up to their reputation as the sons of local football greats at the world's largest youth tournament, the Gothia Cup. Representing the country as part of...
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The Little Drom Store opening at SOTA building in August
The Little Drom Store is reopening the doors to their physical shop mid-August at level two of the School of the Arts (SOTA). The local favourite knick knacks store had had a store in Ann Siang Hill...
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MH17: Full statement by Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) released an official statement today with regards to the downed Malaysian Airlines jet that has shaken the world, a mere months after MH370 went missing...
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Insensitive? 'The New Paper' uses superstition to package MH17 story
Singapore tabloid The New Paper has been known to churn out some controversial headlines, but today's might've just driven that campaign home. Splattered across an entire page is a visual illustrating...
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MH17: Shock, sorrow in Asia at loss of Malaysia plane
The loss of a second Malaysia Airlines plane within six months left Asia-Pacific nations shocked and saddened Friday, prompting calls for a full investigation and a day of mourning in Australia. All...
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MH17: Global anger intensifies, Singapore demands ‘full and transparent...
Anger deepened around the world Friday with the United States demanding an "unimpeded" international inquiry after a Malaysian passenger jet was apparently shot down by a missile strike in...
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MH17: Why were commercial planes still flying over Ukraine?
The downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet over rebel-held eastern Ukraine has raised questions over why the company persisted in flying in conflict-zone airspace that many other Asian carriers had...
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NLB halts destruction of ‘pro-gay’ children’s books
Singapore on Friday stopped its national library from destroying two children's books with gay themes following an outcry over literary censorship in the tightly regulated city-state. Information...
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Google Doodle commemorates Mr. Zubir Said, composer of Singapore national anthem
If Mr. Zubir Said were still alive, he'd be 107 today. To commemorate, Google.sg has put up an illustration paying tribute to the highly respected musician and creator of the Singapore national anthem...
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Philippines builds indoor stadium comparable to Singapore's
Photo: The general view of world's largest indoor stadium erected by a politically-influential religious sect Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) in Bocaue town, Bulacan province, north of Manila, on...
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Brazil national football team coming to Singapore?
After a humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals and an overall loss in their host country, Brazil is ready to pick themselves up again. They've fired downed coach Luiz Felipe...
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Suspected Singaporean human trafficker arrested in Manila
55-year-old Singaporean Yvonne Phua is being held by the Philippine authorities under the suspicion she's working with a couple there to illegally recruit domestic helpers. She was arrested during a...
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Commonwealth Games: Singapore confident of topping in table tennis
Photo: Feng Tianwei celebrating in a match against Japan for the London 2012 Olympic Games; AFP Feng Tianwei insists Singapore can be confident of repeating their dominance of New Delhi in the table...
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85-year-old man dies of dengue
An 85-year-old Chinese man, who lived at Joo Chiat Lane, has died of dengue. In a statement released yesterday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) revealed the man...
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Former Liverpool players to take on Singapore's football heroes in...
Steve McManaman, Michael Thomas, Robbie Fowler and more of the Liverpool Football Club's (FC) former players will be challenging some of Singapore's household names at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Nov....
View ArticleJakarta governor with common touch triumphs in Indonesia elections
In a symbolic victory against Indonesia's military "corruptocrat" old guard, self-made and straight-talking Joko Widodo will now lead Southeast Asia's largest country. Read our letter from Jakarta by...
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