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Lifeguard performed obscene act on 15-year-old, gave him disease
On Tuesday, Chew Ee Cheong, a 31-year-old lifeguard, was sentenced to 10 months in jail after admitting to performing oral sex on a 15-year-old student at Bukit Batok Swimming Complex, according the...
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Woman asks to borrow money from Foreign Minister Shanmugam to pay for wedding
In a Facebook post on Monday, Minister of Law and Foreign Affairs K. Shanmugam talked about receiving an email from a lady, requesting money for her wedding. Writing to him as her Member of Parliament...
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Creatory's a festival you can't miss because it has... well,...
This year's been a montage of fairs, markets and festivals for Singapore, but so far they've all been focused on a particular field: alcohol, books, craft, music, food, even fresh food. Some mix two,...
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Whut: 50 Singaporeans turned back from Batam immigration weekly for talking...
It seems about 50 Singaporeans are turned back every week for offences like talking loudly and using the phone while queueing up at immigration before entering Batam. According to The New Paper (TNP),...
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Google partnering with Singtel to build $300m underwater cable across Pacific...
Google is partnering with five Asian telecom firms to build a $300 million underwater cable across the Pacific Ocean in a bid to meet surging Internet use. The project, named FASTER, would see the...
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Almost half of Singapore investors find CPF insufficient for retirement:...
A whopping 47 percent of Singaporean investors surveyed in new Manulife research feel that their Central Provident Fund (CPF) account will not be sufficient to cover retirement expenses. 44 percent...
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Singapore's first satellite estate Queenstown to be remembered despite...
Civic group My Community and the Queenstown Citizens' Consultative Committee (CCC) has officially announced the My Queenstown Heritage Blueprint 2020, which aims to commemorate the history and...
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Local startup Grain now delivers healthy meals in CBD
Grain, the company we wrote back in May which started as a subscription based healthy food service, has just relaunched as an on-demand service allowing anyone to order directly from their website...
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Candy Crush maker acquires local gaming startup for up to USD90m
The creator of worldwide hit game Candy Crush, King, has bought over Non-Stop Games, the first time a local gaming startup has been acquired by a foreign company. A financial report on King's website...
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Man arrested for outrage of modesty at Chua Chu Kang
A 30-year-old man was arrested on Monday for molesting a woman in a lift at a residential block in Chua Chu Kang Central. On July 24, officers from the Jurong Police Division received a report from a...
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Grammy Award-winning Snarky Puppy playing in Singapore this October
Instrumental fusion band Snarky Puppy will be performing at the Kallang Theatre on Oct. 23. The Grammy Award winning quasi-collective based in New York City has performed at multiple festivals held in...
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More 'green cars' will roam Singapore's streets with new...
Homegrown Greenlots, global provider of open-standard technology solutions for electric vehicle networks, has just announced that it is working with BMW Group Asia to provide Singapore’s first electric...
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No huge fire in Singapore yesterday despite intense orange glow across the sky
Photos of an intense orange glow spread across the sky in the eastern and north-eastern parts of Singapore were uploaded to social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter yesterday evening, by...
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Art Coco: The man behind Bangkoker's iconic t-shirts
Presented by Art Coco is a Coconuts TV series that profiles the creative personalities shaping Southeast Asia's up-and-coming contemporary art scene. The latest Art Coco episode features Oopatham...
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Theatre Review: Cavalia
“Mesmerising”, “enthralling” and “enchanting” could all be used to describe Cavalia, but the experience is best summed up by the oohs and ahhs that sweep across the audience with each new act. Created...
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Meth the drug of choice for new abusers in Singapore
A drug situation report for the first half of 2014 released by Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) reveals that methamphetamine or ‘Ice’, is the most commonly abused drug among new abusers here. With 67...
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Navy serviceman gets letter of encouragement from Arsenal manager
Ever wondered how it’d be like receiving something in the mail from your 'favouritest' idol? Well, navy serviceman Jason Chee knows how it feels. An avid Arsenal supporter since 14-years-old, Chee...
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Singtel Q1 net profit down 17 percent
Singapore Telecom (SingTel) said Thursday its financial first quarter net profit fell 17.4 percent from the year before due to the absence of one-time gains and weaker currencies of the countries in...
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Couple fakes attack so dad will discuss their relationship
A woman and her boyfriend are currently being investigating for attempting to deceive the authorities. A man had made a police report about receiving a threatening call from his daughter's mobile...
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Manchester United and Liverpool may meet in Kallang next year
English football rivals Liverpool and Manchester United might play against each other at the brand spanking new Singapore National Stadium. According to this The New Paper report, CEO Hub Philippe...
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