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Reflect upon issue and context before commenting: Singapore Kindness Movement
The Singapore Kindness Movement, which to the surprise of many was the main driver of the much criticised Eville exhibition at the Singapore Night Festival over the weekend, has urged the community to...
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Watch: This Indian film is set in Sydney, but that's Singapore
When Sagar was aired on Vasantham recently, viewers were flabbergasted to see that the 2012 film, supposedly set in Sydney, was actually shot in Singapore. In the opening sequence for the song...
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Genius tries to bribe police with cigarettes after arrest
Police not only apprehended two men for brawling near Kim Chuan Road last Sunday, Aug. 31, they were even offered a bribe by one of the suspects. The 44-year-old apparently presented the officer duo...
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Chillax Market launching permanent space at The Grandstand in October
One of the rising stars of Singapore's pop-up outdoor market scene is going permanent. In October, the Chillax Market will launch its 6,900 sq. f. space on the third floor of The Grandstand in Bukit...
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Man dresses up as Rilakkuma, proposes to girlfriend at cat cafe
This marriage proposal got a little weird at first, but turned out sweet in the end. In a Rilakkuma-themed event held at Bugis’ The Cat Cafe, Alvin proposed to his girlfriend of 11 years wearing a...
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Brit funnyman Bill Bailey to premiere standup comedy show here in November
Comedy fans rejoice - foremost British comic, actor and musician Bill Bailey will be bringing his brand of offbeat, intelligent humour to Singapore come Nov. 17 in a premiere of his new live show...
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MOE wants more scientific minds in secondary schools
The Singapore Science Centre and the Ministry of Education (MOE) have established a new initiative to bring applied learning in science to local secondary schools: the Science, Technology, Engineering...
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Raise yourselves up for Secret Garden's greatest hits concert in November
Irish-Norwegian duo and Eurovision winner Secret Garden are performing a concert in Singapore on Nov. 6 that will feature all of their greatest hits. Consisting of renowned Irish violinist Fionnuala...
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Local women break silence on 'Chinese privilege'
On Aug. 31, Singapore-born-and-bred Surekha A. Yadav's commentary titled "Is Singapore a racist country?" ran in The Malay Mail. In it, Yadav talks about a "persistent and pervasive Chinese...
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Cool Beans: Starhub and Xbox team up for robust entertainment package
Microsoft’s next-generation gaming console the Xbox One is still not available for purchase in Singapore today even though it was officially launched in May last year. Now we know exactly why....
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Zuji survey reveals odd little insecurities of Singapore travellers
Singaporeans are quite a jittery, anxious bunch, according to a survey conducted by online travel agency Zuji Singapore. Almost half of the 1,629 Singapore-based travellers surveyed have revealed that...
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Chekkit: Vulcan Post is going to Cupertino for Apple's event and...
Sexy Singapore tech blog Vulcan Post got the coveted invitation to attend Apple's mysterious big event in Cupertino on Sept. 9. Mysterious because... well, there's no info on the card... and not so...
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$950m Jurong Island rock caverns now open
Singapore officially owns Southeast Asia’s first commercial underground liquid hydrocarbon storage facility with the recent opening of the Jurong Rock Caverns. According to various media reports,...
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Mooncakes of the world, and how to gorge on them without feeling (too) guilty
Mooncakes are taking over your life again. You can taste them in your cupcakes and ice-cream, you gotta pass them to see the pretty lights in Chinatown and Gardens by the Bay, and there're even back...
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Coconuts Hot Spot: Saha Signature Indian Restaurant & Bar
Tanjong Pagar is not short on choices. There's Korean barbecue, Italian comfort food and dandy boozy fun to be had, and in spades. There's so much happening there in fact, that often you don't plan...
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WATCH: This guy finally proposed to his girlfriend of almost 14 years......
Another couple is in the spotlight today (or at least they will be after everyone's seen this story), not only for keeping their relationship together for more than a decade, but also for taking it to...
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Triple-bill instrumental rock experience at Hood Bar this Saturday
Three Southeast-Asian veterans of the instrumental rock realm come together to Hood Bar and Cafe on Sept. 6 for an explorative evening of progressive soundscapes in 3:THESHOW. Malaysian post-rock...
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6 Singapore restaurants serving homegrown food
We’ve all heard the benefits of eating local: reduced carbon footprint, fresher food and support for the local economy. But it can take lots of time and effort to source and cook farm-to-table meals....
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Big firms foregoing business in Hong Kong in favour of Singapore
Hong Kong is becoming less appealing to multinational firms, and this means good news for Singapore. According to a report on CNBC, firms are seeing more stability in Singapore than Hong Kong,...
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Singapore overtakes Bangkok as Asia’s most popular destination
According to global hospitality and leisure distributor GTA, Singapore has seen an increase in the number of rooms booked in the first six months of 2014, successfully overtaking Bangkok as the biggest...
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