You can meet the man behind Tiong Bahru's 'hipster bakes'
Fans of local artisan pastry joint Tiong Bahru Bakery are often found confessing their love for their café of choice all over Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, raving about their buttery croissants,...
View ArticleReady your reservations chops — Restaurant Week is back
Online restaurant guide DiningCity has vowed to make fine dining affordable again with the return of Singapore Restaurant Week from Oct. 25 – Nov. 2. Special three-course lunches and dinners at...
View ArticleTanah Merah MRT station getting new platform for faster commute to Changi...
Photo: Artist impression of new platform at Tanah Merah MRT station By 2024, commuters heading towards Changi Airport can look forward to a shorter waiting time at Tanah Merah station when a new...
View ArticleFour-in-one depot in Changi by 2024
Photo: Artist impression of four-in-one depot at Changi A first in the world train-cum-bus depot will be established in Changi by 2024. The depot will span across an area equivalent to 60 football...
View ArticleCollide with Howie Day at Hood Bar and Café this September
Pop-rock singer-songwriter and heartthrob Howie Day will be making his long-anticipated Singapore debut on Sept. 7. Catch him live at Hood Bar and Café together with special guests local pop-rock...
View ArticleLose your phone at the dinner table and get 20% discount at Mr Punch
This may be hard to believe, but not too long ago, we all sat at dining tables holding each other's attention instead of our phones. We also actually ate our food instead of taking photos of it. One...
View ArticleYou knew this was coming — Hello Kitty Run happening in November
The world's most popular cat is bringing her 40th birthday bash to Singapore on Nov. 1, in the form of the Hello Kitty Run, for which 15,000 fans have already signed up. While pre-registration for the...
View ArticleVideo: 10 ways to double confirm you're an expat in Singapore
Coconuts Singapore has teamed up with Obnoxious Expats to produce and release a series of videos designed to inform and annoy. To start, they've come up with a list of habits you can check against...
View ArticleAs it turns out, you can charter MRT trains for yourself
Chartered buses - no problem. Chartered trains - wait, you can actually do that? In a surprisingly extravagant measure of utter one-upmanship, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) has actually chartered...
View Article'Messiah' hacker not that 1337 anymore
James Raj Arokiasamy, the alleged 'Messiah' hacker, must have pissed off a lot of people - he was dealt with an additional 105 charges on top of his current 57 indictments in court on Monday....
View ArticleThe Counterfeit Protest: Hong Kong's pro-Beijing rally against Occupy...
Presented by Hong Kong loves protests. Whether it’s for democracy, for a new public TV channel, against mandatory “patriotism” education in schools, or even, against another protest. Yup, on Aug. 17,...
View ArticleUpper Thomson hit-and-run driver arrested
A 33-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a hit-and-run accident that happened along Thomson Road. On Saturday, Aug. 16 at about 1:55am, a female pedestrian was hit by a...
View ArticleVideo: Incredible footage of 1960s Chinatown
Chinatown today may be a seamless hybrid between old-world charm and yuppie watering holes, but back in the '60s it was straight up old-school as seen in this rare 35mm film footage by archivists...
View ArticleSingapore embraces information age for 50th birthday
To celebrate the nation’s jubilee next year, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) and innovation community UP Singapore have issued an open invitation for all to tell the Singapore Story using hard...
View ArticleMore foreigners turn their backs on Singapore luxury property
The proportion of more expensive private homes priced above the $2 million mark purchased by the top four groups of non-Singaporean buyers fell to 13 percent in H1 2014 compared to 21 percent in the...
View ArticleFashion TV Beach Festival back this weekend at Tanjong Beach Club
Love parking in front of the TV watching runway shows? Take the couch out into the sun at the second edition of Fashion TV Beach Festival, which is happening on Aug. 30 at the Tanjong Beach Club in...
View ArticleTokyu Hands opening outlet in Orchard Central too
Photo: Tokyu Hands outlet in Kyoto; Tokyu Hands Facebook According to Japanese lifestyle website the Wahu Times, Tokyu Hands will open another outlet at Orchard Central in November, two months after...
View ArticleSingapore multi-disciplinary artist Juliana Yasin dies
Singapore’s visual arts community is mourning the loss of Juliana Yasin, who died today after a long fight against cancer. Born in 1970, Juliana studied at Lasalle College of the Arts before receiving...
View ArticleKenko Reflexology & Fish Spa joining designer names at Marina Bay Sands...
Oriental spa chain Kenko Reflexology & Fish Spa is opening their seventh outlet, at the The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands (L1-15) in October. Kenko's known for adopting unique methods to regular...
View ArticleWinnie euthanised, only one white tiger left at Singapore Zoo
Fans of the Singapore Zoo’s white tiger exhibit will be saddened to know that a second tiger had to be put down earlier this month. Winnie, one of the two white tigers at the exhibit, was euthanised on...
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