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Video: News platform animates Holland MRT pooper story to hilarious effect
Yet another international news platform has kicked into the limelight a negative story about Singapore… a shitty one, in fact. Taiwan-based website and YouTube channel Tomo News recently uploaded a...
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Best of the Ice Bucket Challenge videos out of Singapore so far
First and foremost, here's a backgrounder on social media's latest thang, the Ice Bucket Challenge. Originally, it's a money-or-dare game created by a non-profit organisation in America raising...
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Bosomy beauty Ann Kok tore her shirt and over 4,000 people liked it
Local actress Ann Kok sure knows how to play up her assets. What? We're talking about clothes! On Aug. 16, Kok uploaded on Instagram, a photo of herself wearing a t-shirt with a picture on it,...
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What's the real Singapore about? Douching, apparently
We've seen some pretty bizarre stuff on citizen journalism site The Real Singapore, but this one takes the cake. Seriously, it just grabs the rainbow cream pie off the wooden crate stand of a hipster...
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17-year-old arrested for throwing bicycle from height in Telok Blangah
A 17-year-old teen has been arrested for throwing a bicycle from height at 19 Telok Blangah Crescent. The rash act was committed around noon on Aug. 17 and the suspect was arrested the next day,...
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Singapore is on BBC Travel's list of most visited cities
BBC Travel has listed Singapore as one of the world's most visited cities, probably the youngest when compared to other entries like Bangkok, Dubai, London and Paris. The article by Lindsey Galloway...
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Help fund The Substation's birthday makeover — it's worth every cent
The Substation is holding their annual anniversary celebration SeptFest next month, this time with a necessary twist. For their 24th birthday, the pioneering contemporary arts centre wants to repair...
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Malaysia militants aimed to create Islamic State across SE Asia, including...
Photo: Deputy chief of the Malaysian police counter-terrorism division Ayob Khan Mydin at an interview in the Royal Malaysian Police headquarters in KL; AFP / Mohd Rasfan Malaysian police have foiled...
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Ayumi Hamasaki in Singapore for first international A-Nation festival
One of Japan's top summer music festivals A-Nation is happening outside of the country for the first time and long-time superstar Ayumi Hamasaki is one of the headliners. Other confirmed acts, all...
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Singaporeans get some of the least sleep in the world: Jawbone study
Singaporeans are some of the most sleep-deprived people in the world, according to a Jawbone study. The statistics are are derived from the usage of UP by Jawbone, a digital wristband that tracks your...
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SCDF responds to property agent who complained about inconveniently parked...
A Singapore property agent has been receiving flak online for posting a photo of an ambulance van parked at a sheltered drop-off point to Facebook. Accompanying the photo uploaded on Aug. 19 was a...
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Four new arrests linked to loansharking activites island-wide
Police have arrested four men aged between 32 and 55 years old for their suspected link to loansharking activities. In the first arrest case, three men were picked up for assisting loanshark...
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Less immigration offences, more contraband smuggling in first half of 2014
Contraband cigarettes hidden in a modified Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) tank of a car; ICA The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) recently announced a 22 percent decrease in Immigration...
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NUS establishes professorship in Social Sciences honouring first Singapore...
At the National Day Rally last Sunday, Singapore’s Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong announced the launch of the Yusof Ishak Professorship in Social Sciences by National University of Singapore (NUS)....
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NUS jumps 23 places to 111th in world university academic ranking
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has moved up 23 places from 134th to 111th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by the Centre for World-Class Universities (CWCU), which lists...
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Groupon Singapore co-founder launches Airclick to help you find the perfect...
It is not uncommon to hear complaints from your friends who are getting married that it is hard finding a trustworthy photographer for the big day. You might never need a photographer until your...
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Zouk to have Jiak Kim lease extended till 2017
Fans and clubbers — Zouk is staying at its Jiak Kim Street location... at least for a couple more years. The Singapore Land Authority (SLA), Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Urban Redevelopment...
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Singtel, Samsung, Ericsson launch world's fastest mobile service for...
Samsung GALAXY S5 4G+; SingTel Singtel announced on Aug. 19 that they've rolled out their street-level coverage for 4G LTE-Advanced services to more than 55 percent of the island. Faster and more...
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Local directing hotshots to work on feature film for Singapore's 50th
Seven top local filmmakers are working together on a feature film dedicated to Singapore, which turns 50 next year. According to TODAY, this is the first time award-winning directors Boo Jun Feng,...
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80-year-old father-in-law arrested for Tampines woman's death
Photo: A dented black metal road was picked up by CID officers during the ground investigation; TODAY / Don Wong A 54-year-old woman was found dead in a housing unit at Block 440 of Tampines Street 43...
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